A Sad and Beautiful World vs As Good as It Gets
A Sad and Beautiful World has the higher audience score (8/10 against 7.4/10 for As Good as It Gets). A Sad and Beautiful World is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 2h 19m. As Good as It Gets is the older of the two (1997 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Sad and Beautiful World
As Good as It Gets| A Sad and Beautiful World | As Good as It Gets | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 2h 19m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Lebanon | – |
| Director | Cyril Aris | James L. Brooks |
| Main cast | Camille Salameh, Julia Kassar, Mounia Akl, Hasan Akil, Tino Karam | Greg Kinnear, Yeardley Smith, Cuba Gooding Jr., Helen Hunt, Skeet Ulrich |
Synopsis
A Sad and Beautiful World
In this sweeping love story that spans three decades of passion, heartbreak, and hope, Nino and Yasmina find themselves drawn together by a magnetic relationship. As they face an impossible choice between love and survival, they must decide if they want to build a family and chart a path to happiness in Lebanon, despite the tragedies ravaging the country.
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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