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As Good as It Gets, 1997

As Good as It Gets

English

USA

Rating:7.8
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Profile of As Good as It Gets

As Good as It Gets can be described as bittersweet, clever, and sentimental. The plot revolves around an unlikely couple, a single parent, and opposites attracting. The main genres are comedy, romance, and drama. In approach, As Good as It Gets is realistic. It is set, at least in part, in an urban environment. It is located in New York. As Good as It Gets takes place in the 1990s. The movie has received attention for being an Oscar winner, a blockbuster, and critically acclaimed. It is well suited for a date night. Note that As Good as It Gets involves brief nudity and profanity.

Summary of As Good as It Gets

Acerbic and outwardly despicable pulp novelist Melvin Udall lives in a haze of obsessive-compulsive behavior patterns, avoiding cracks in the sidewalk and rigidly adhering to his regimen of daily breakfasts in the cafe where harried single mom Carol Connelly (Helen Hunt) is the only waitress he'll accept. But his ordered, hermetic world falls apart when his neighbor, a gay painter, needs a babysitter for his cherished dog--and only his long-time nemesis Melvin will do. Then, when the waitress's son's serious illness keeps her from work, Melvin realizes how much he needs her after all. Academy Award Nominations: 7, including Best Supporting Actor--Greg Kinnear, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score (Musical/Comedy), and Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. Academy Awards: Best Actor--Jack Nicholson and Best Actress--Helen Hunt.

Details

Language: English
Country: USA
Release date: 19 December 1997
Runtime: 139 min
Awards: Academy Awards

Awards

Jack Nicholson for Best Actor at the 1997 Academy Awards
Helen Hunt for Best Actress at the 1997 Academy Awards

Cast and Crew

Jack Nicholson as Melvin Udall in As Good as It Gets
Jack Nicholson

as Melvin Udall

Helen Hunt as Carol Connelly in As Good as It Gets
Helen Hunt

as Carol Connelly

Greg Kinnear as Simon Bishop in As Good as It Gets
Greg Kinnear

as Simon Bishop

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Clips

As Good as It Gets
As Good as It Gets: Official Trailer

Critics Reviews

The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
The result takes the audience on a screwball odyssey that mixes engaging twists with off-putting turns -- often fun, always watchable, but never quite as good as it could be.
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  • by: Rick Groen
San Francisco Chronicle
The movie often verges on being too much; Brooks' supreme balancing act is to keep it all under control.
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  • by: Ruthe Stein

Users Reviews

This is indeed one of my favorite films. The script gets better and better every time you watch it, and the characters are so richly round that it leaves you wanting more of them when the movie is finished.
  • 05.March.2011
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  • by: djonsird
  • djonsird rated this movie7/10Good
Another movie about an ugly old man bedding a bright, shapely younger woman. But, hey--that's not my complaint. I had a problem with all the other cheap cliches: annoying small dog subplot, goofy non-threatening single gay man, and, most...
  • 09.October.2009
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  • by: elmst528
  • elmst528 rated this movie0/10
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