As Good as It Gets (1997)

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A comedy from the heart that goes for the throat.

A misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.

• Released: 1997-12-19
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
• Runtime: 2h 19m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 4,255 votes

Directed by James L. Brooks.

Top cast

• Jack Nicholson as Melvin Udall
• Helen Hunt as Carol Connelly
• Greg Kinnear as Simon Bishop
• Cuba Gooding Jr. as Frank Sachs
• Shirley Knight as Beverly Connelly
• Jesse James as Spencer Connelly
• Yeardley Smith as Jackie Simpson
• Lupe Ontiveros as Nora Manning
• Skeet Ulrich as Vincent Lopiano
• Harold Ramis as Dr. Bettes

Full cast & crew

Where to watch As Good as It Gets

• United States: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on Sony Liv, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Zee5, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; watch free on Crave; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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