As Good as It Gets

Genre: Comedy

Worldwide gross$314M

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.

🏆 Won 2 Oscars. 38 wins & 54 nominations total

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director

James L. Brooks

Cast

Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear

Released

25 December 1997

Runtime

2h 19m

Certificate

PG-13

IMDb rating

7.7 / 10

Votes

336,211

Metascore

67

Rotten Tomatoes

86%

Box office

$148,478,011

Budget

$50,000,000

Edition

Base