As Good as It Gets vs Sweet & Sour
Sweet & Sour has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7.4/10 for As Good as It Gets). Sweet & Sour is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 2h 19m. As Good as It Gets is the older of the two (1997 against 2021). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
As Good as It Gets
Sweet & Sour| As Good as It Gets | Sweet & Sour | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2021 |
| Length | 2h 19m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | James L. Brooks | Lee Kae-byeok |
| Main cast | Greg Kinnear, Yeardley Smith, Cuba Gooding Jr., Helen Hunt, Skeet Ulrich | Cho Han-cheul, Yoon Byung-hee, Lee Kyung-young, An Kil-kang, Park Cheol-min |
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…
Sweet & Sour
Faced with real-world opportunities and challenges, a couple endures the highs and lows of trying to make a long-distance relationship survive.
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