Directed by:
James L. BrooksCinematography:
John BaileyComposer:
Hans ZimmerCast:
Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding Jr., Skeet Ulrich, Shirley Knight, Yeardley Smith, Lupe Ontiveros, Bibi Osterwald, Jaffe Cohen (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Curmudgeon Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson) is a neurotic romantic writer who enjoys insulting his neighbour, artist Simon Bishop (Greg Kinnear), and being rude to waitress Carol (Helen Hunt) at his local restaurant. However, when Simon is hospitalised, it falls to Melvin to look after his pet dog, Verdell. An emotional thaw begins to set in, and when Carol misses stints at the restaurant due to her son’s asthma, Melvin pays for him to have proper medical attention. A budding romance with Carol is threatened, however, by Melvin’s obsessive neuroses. (Via Vision Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Jack Nicholson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/390/164390374_6b48ce.jpg)
Jack Nicholson
USA
Best movies:
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
The Shining (1980)
The Departed (2006)
![Helen Hunt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/420/164420106_26fca8.png)
Helen Hunt
USA
Best movies:
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Cast Away (2000)
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
![Greg Kinnear](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267645_583635.jpg)
Greg Kinnear
USA
Best movies:
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Brian Banks (2018)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
![Cuba Gooding Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/996/163996806_92a595.jpg)
Cuba Gooding Jr.
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009) (TV movie)
![Skeet Ulrich](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/850/164850045_5d00ab.jpg)
Skeet Ulrich
USA
Best movies:
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Into the West (2005) (series)
Scream (1996)
![Shirley Knight](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/396/396150_6afe70.jpg)
Shirley Knight
USA
Best movies:
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) (TV movie)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
![Yeardley Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272421_66081e.jpg)
Yeardley Smith
France
Best movies:
Bart Wars: The Simpsons Strike Back (1999) (video compilation)
The Simpsons: Heaven and Hell (2002) (video compilation)
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV (1998) (video compilation)
![Lupe Ontiveros](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/150/678/150678528_a8a286.jpg)
Lupe Ontiveros
USA
Best movies:
As Good as It Gets (1997)
El Norte (1983)
Bound by Honor (1993)
![Bibi Osterwald](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/458/160458998_724659.jpg)
Bibi Osterwald
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Bank Shot (1974)
Jaffe Cohen
Best movies:
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Hanging Up (2000)
Religion, Inc. (1989)
![Brian Doyle-Murray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/713/162713525_34e76e.jpg)
Brian Doyle-Murray
USA
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Kristi Zea
USA
Best movies:
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Annie Maginnis Tippe
Best movies:
As Good as It Gets (1997)
![Patricia Childress](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/532/163532749_c5375e.jpg)
Patricia Childress
USA
Best movies:
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Dead Man's Walk (1996) (series)
Rebel Highway (1994) (series)
Rebekah Johnson
USA
Best movies:
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Latter Days (2003)
Liberty Heights (1999)
![Missi Pyle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273745_7852a3.jpg)
Missi Pyle
USA
Best movies:
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Gone Girl (2014)
Big Fish (2003)
![Leslie Stefanson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/813/159813636_c34f06.jpg)
Leslie Stefanson
USA
Best movies:
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Unbreakable (2000)
The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)
Tara Subkoff
USA
Best movies:
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Freeway (1996)
American Pie (1999)
![Shane Black](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/824/162824145_ccb76c.jpg)
Shane Black
USA
Best movies:
Predator (1987)
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Night of the Creeps (1986)
![Peter Jacobson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/378/162378281_30e209.jpg)
Peter Jacobson
USA
Best movies:
As Good as It Gets (1997)
The Lost Room (2006) (series)
Private Parts (1997)