

As Good as It Gets
DirectorJames L. Brooks
“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.
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Cast

Jack Nicholson
Melvin Udall

Helen Hunt
Carol Connelly

Greg Kinnear
Simon Bishop

Cuba Gooding Jr.
Frank Sachs

Shirley Knight
Beverly Connelly

Jesse James
Spencer Connelly

Yeardley Smith
Jackie Simpson

Lupe Ontiveros
Nora Manning

Skeet Ulrich
Vincent Lopiano

Harold Ramis
Dr. Bettes

Lawrence Kasdan
Dr. Green

Bibi Osterwald
Neighbor Woman
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