Overview - As Good as It Gets

Overview

Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer of romantic fiction, is rude to everyone he meets, including his gay neighbor, Simon. After Simon is brutally attacked and hospitalized, Melvin finds his life turned upside down when he has to look after Simon's dog. In addition, Carol, the only waitress at the local diner who will tolerate him, leaves work to care for her chronically ill son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.

Cast

• Name: Jack Nicholson

  Character: Melvin Udall

  Popularity: 4.0381

  

• Name: Helen Hunt

  Character: Carol Connelly

  Popularity: 2.1484

  

• Name: Greg Kinnear

  Character: Simon Bishop

  Popularity: 1.4284

  

• Name: Cuba Gooding Jr.

  Character: Frank Sachs

  Popularity: 1.3572

  

• Name: Shirley Knight

  Character: Beverly Connelly

  Popularity: 0.7287

  

• Name: Jesse James

  Character: Spencer Connelly

  Popularity: 0.6693

  

• Name: Yeardley Smith

  Character: Jackie Simpson

  Popularity: 1.0309

  

• Name: Lupe Ontiveros

  Character: Nora Manning

  Popularity: 0.5398