A Dog's Will vs As Good as It Gets
A Dog's Will has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.4/10 for As Good as It Gets). A Dog's Will is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 2h 19m. As Good as It Gets is the older of the two (1997 against 2000). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Dog's Will
As Good as It Gets| A Dog's Will | As Good as It Gets | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 2h 19m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Brazil | – |
| Director | Guel Arraes | James L. Brooks |
| Main cast | Matheus Nachtergaele, Selton Mello, Rogério Cardoso, Denise Fraga, Diogo Vilela | Greg Kinnear, Yeardley Smith, Cuba Gooding Jr., Helen Hunt, Skeet Ulrich |
Synopsis
A Dog's Will
The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary before they are admitted to paradise.
As Good as It Gets
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…
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