As Good as It Gets (1997)

The structured world of a sour, obsessive-compulsive author crumbles when he's drawn into the lives of a stressed-out single mom and his gay neighbor.

Director: James L. Brooks
Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr., Jack Nicholson, Greg Kinnear, Lupe Ontiveros, Helen Hunt, Skeet Ulrich, Shirley Knight, Yeardley Smith
Runtime: 02h 18m
Type: Movie

As Good as It Gets (1997)

The structured world of a sour, obsessive-compulsive author crumbles when he's drawn into the lives of a stressed-out single mom and his gay neighbor.

Director: James L. Brooks
Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr., Jack Nicholson, Greg Kinnear, Lupe Ontiveros, Helen Hunt, Skeet Ulrich, Shirley Knight, Yeardley Smith
Runtime: 02h 18m
Type: Movie
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