As Good as It Gets
A comedy from the heart that goes for the throat.
7.4(4,193) 1997-12-19 139 minDramaComedyRomance
A misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
DirectorJames L. Brooks
ScreenplayMark Andrus
ScreenplayJames L. Brooks
ProducerBridget Johnson
ProducerKristi Zea
Original Music ComposerHans Zimmer
ProducerJames L. Brooks
Cast & characters
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
Lawrence Kasdan
as Dr. Green
Bibi Osterwald
as Neighbor Woman
Ross Bleckner
as Carl
Bernadette Balagtas
as Caterer
Jaffe Cohen
as Partygoer
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Laurie Kilpatrick
as Partygoer
Alice Vaughn
as Partygoer
Brian Doyle-Murray
as Handyman
Kristi Zea
as Mother at Table
Annie Maginnis Tippe
as Daughter at Table
Patricia Childress
as Cafe 24 Waitress
Rebekah Johnson
as Cafe 24 Waitress
Missi Pyle
as Cafe 24 Waitress
Leslie Stefanson
as Cafe 24 Waitress
