As Good as It Gets vs Cousins
Cousins has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7.4/10 for As Good as It Gets). Cousins is the shorter watch at 1h 23m compared with 2h 19m. As Good as It Gets is the older of the two (1997 against 2019). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
As Good as It Gets
Cousins| As Good as It Gets | Cousins | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2019 |
| Length | 2h 19m | 1h 23m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | James L. Brooks | Mauro Carvalho, Thiago Cazado |
| Main cast | Greg Kinnear, Yeardley Smith, Cuba Gooding Jr., Helen Hunt, Skeet Ulrich | Thiago Cazado, Paulo Sousa, Juliana Zancanaro, Denis Camargo, Eduarda Esteves |
Synopsis
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…
Cousins
Lucas is a young man who lives with his religious aunt Lourdes in a quiet country town. He helps his aunt by holding religious meetings with the ladies of the area, in the living room, playing biblical songs on the keyboard. This quiet life will end as soon as the charitable aunt communicates the arrival of another nephew, Mario, just out of jail. The clash of reality between the cousins ends up causing unusual situations, and an unexpected…
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