As Good As It Gets

1997
US
139 min
15

Directed by: James L Brooks
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, Cuba Gooding, Jr, Shirley Knight, Skeet Ulrich, Yeardley Smith, Lupe Ontiveros

Neurotic writer Melvin suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder, but compensates for his lonely life by becoming a master of abuse. Carol, the waitress in a local restaurant, is the only person tough enough to take him on. As romantic comedies go, it's an odd pairing, but the match works thanks to a sharply witty script and spot-on performances from Nicholson and Hunt.