As Good as It Gets (1997)

Plot:

A single mother/waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is in an accident. (Note: licensees are to use the embedded videos for preview purposes only and they should obtain full-length versions for their public performance needs.)

Director:James L. Brooks

Starring:Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Skeet Ulrich, Shirley Knight, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Greg Kinnear

PG-13, 1997, TriStar Pictures

As Good as It Gets (1997)

1. Obsessive-compulsive man performs repetitive routine

2. Callous man deeply offends waitress

3. Artist watches people to glimpse their humanity

4. Man helps friends to rob employer

5. Obsessive-compulsive man left with unwanted dog

6. "What if this is as good as it gets?"

7. Woman uses cue cards to give friend bad news

8. Romantic author has poor view of women

9. Sell crazy someplace else

10. Neighbor is poor comfort to suffering man

11. Men describe feelings of depression

12. Daughter gets emotional with shallow mother

13. Woman expresses gratitude for generous gift

14. People share stories of dysfunctional childhoods

15. "You make me want to be a better man"

16. Man tells woman how much she means to him