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As Good As It Gets (1997)

Comedy | 139 minutes
3,65 2.562 votes

Genre: Comedy / Drama

Duration: 139 minuten

Country: United States

Directed by: James L. Brooks

Stars: Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt and Greg Kinnear

IMDb score: 7,7 (324.800)

Releasedate: 19 December 1997

As Good As It Gets plot

"A comedy from the heart that goes for the throat. Brace yourself for Melvin."

Melvin Udall lives in the heart of Manhattan. His daily life is an accumulation of habits and obsessions and when this is disturbed he panics. When one day he's served by another waitress and he's taken care of the neighbor's dog he hates, his orderly life comes crashing down. Only if he can show his human side to everyone can he put things back in order.

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Melvin Udall

Carol Connelly

Simon Bishop

Spencer Connelly

Jackie Simpson

Nora Manning

Vincent Lopiano

Dr. Bettes

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IH88

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“You're a disgrace to depression.”

Excellent film about three people who all struggle with their own problems, but are stuck together due to circumstances. The catalyst for this is Melvin, a wonderful role by Jack Nicholson that one moment you sit looking at with vicarious shame, but the next moment manages to move you and make you laugh.

A man with OCD who can't bear the fact that his favorite waitress Carol (Helen Hunt) leaves and does everything in his power to get her back. And then there's Simon (Kinnear), an artist and homosexual who gets Melvin's worst curses thrown at him, but eventually accepts his help. Because Melvin starts out as a rude, headstrong and lonely man, but gets more and more out of his shell because of Simon, Carol and a dog. Perfectly acted by Nicholson. The film gets a bit out of hand at the end, but then you are already completely immersed in the story, and you are captivated by the colorful characters. Beautiful, funny and moving film.

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