As Good as It Gets

A comedy from the heart that goes for the throat. Brace yourself for Melvin.

Plot Summary

A misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.

new york city

friendship

waitress

single parent

restaurant

lone wolf

dogsitter

road trip

racist

neighbor

author

obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd)

single mother

home invasion

dog

novelist

art dealer

rude

obnoxious

unlikely friendship

hospitalization

painter as artist

generosity

mother son relationship

dog owner

gay artist

unexpected romance

daily routine

child with illness

homophobic