As Good as It Gets19972h 19mPG-13DramaComedyRomance⭐74%4,159 TMDB ratingsDirected by James L. BrooksA misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.Sign in to add to watchlist & rateShareA comedy from the heart that goes for the throat.TrailerPhotos (1)CastJack NicholsonMelvin UdallHelen HuntCarol ConnellyGreg KinnearSimon BishopCuba Gooding Jr.Frank SachsShirley KnightBeverly ConnellyJesse JamesSpencer ConnellyYeardley SmithJackie SimpsonLupe OntiverosNora ManningSkeet UlrichVincent LopianoHarold RamisDr. BettesLawrence KasdanDr. GreenBibi OsterwaldNeighbor WomanRoss BlecknerCarlBernadette BalagtasCatererJaffe CohenPartygoerLaurie KilpatrickPartygoerAlice VaughnPartygoerBrian Doyle-MurrayHandymanKristi ZeaMother at TableAnnie Maginnis TippeDaughter at TablePatricia ChildressCafe 24 WaitressRebekah JohnsonCafe 24 WaitressMissi PyleCafe 24 WaitressLeslie StefansonCafe 24 WaitressTara SubkoffCafe 24 WaitressShane BlackCafe 24 ManagerPeter JacobsonMan at TableLisa EdelsteinWoman at TableStan BlyCafe 24 CustomerRandall BatinkoffCarol's DateJamie KennedyStreet HustlerJustin HerwickStreet HustlerMaya RudolphPolicewomanJohn F. O'DonohueDetective RayDr. David A. KipperHospital DoctorMary Elizabeth StillNurse ReceptionistChloe BrooksChild at Cafe 24Cooper BrooksChild at Cafe 24Sharon L. AlexanderFemale PasserbyHolly DenysFemale PasserbyAlison RosePsychiatric PatientKathryn MorrisPsychiatric PatientWood HarrisCafe 24 BusboyLinda GehringerPublisherJulie BenzReceptionistAntonia JonesNurseKaitlin HopkinsWoman in LobbyJimmy WorkmanSean from the BakeryDanielle SpencerVeterinarianTodd SolondzMan on BusTom McGowanMaitre'dDanielle BriseboisSingerMatt MalloyMen's Store SalesmanPaul GreenbergBar WaiterKirk RingbergFood WaiterDave HawthorneBartenderDunya DjordjevicArt Dealer (uncredited)Alex BallarFlower Store Customer (uncredited)Jason Thomas CampbellValet (uncredited)Amy AnzelBallet Dancer (uncredited)Eliza HarrisBallet Dancer (uncredited)Eddie L. FauriaNYC Transit Cop (uncredited)Frank SlatenMiffed Party Goer (uncredited)Laura Mayes ByrnesRestaurant Patron (uncredited)Oriana Nicole TavoularisRestaurant Patron (uncredited)Roger FerreiraRestaurant Patron (uncredited)Bronwyn CorneliusBartender (uncredited)Maurice LaMarcheFred Bishop - Simon's Dad on Phone (voice) (uncredited)Ava Lee ScottNew YorkerCrewJames L. BrooksDirectorRay QuirozScript SupervisorWilliam M. ConnorSecond Assistant DirectorAldric La'Auli PorterFirst Assistant DirectorSusan PerlmanOtherShari HangerSecond Second Assistant DirectorMark AndrusScreenplayJames L. BrooksScreenplayMark AndrusStoryMaria KavanaughAssociate ProducerAldric La'Auli PorterAssociate ProducerKristi ZeaProducerDetailsRelease dateDecember 19, 1997Runtime2h 19mDirectorJames L. BrooksBox office$314,178,011RatedPG-13Where to watchRentBuyStreaming data provided by JustWatchMore infoMore like this⭐ 66%View details →The Friend2025⭐ 62%View details →New York Stories1989⭐ 63%View details →Waiting to Exhale1995⭐ 70%View details →The Magic of Belle Isle2012⭐ 67%View details →Great Expectations1998⭐ 85%View details →Forrest Gump1994⭐ 67%View details →Before We Go2014⭐ 62%View details →Your Place or Mine2023⭐ 67%View details →Girlfriends1978⭐ 62%View details →Shadows in the Sun2005⭐ 63%View details →The Yellow Handkerchief2009⭐ 60%View details →Prime2005Sign in to add & rate