As Good As It Gets

As Good as It Gets

New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.

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Released

25 Dec 1997

Runtime

139 min

Genre

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director

James L. Brooks

Actors

Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear

Awards

Won 2 Oscars. 38 wins & 54 nominations total

IMDb rating

7.7

Box office

$148,478,011

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