As Good as It Gets vs Wonderful Nightmare
Wonderful Nightmare has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.4/10 for As Good as It Gets). Wonderful Nightmare is the shorter watch at 2h 2m compared with 2h 19m. As Good as It Gets is the older of the two (1997 against 2026). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
As Good as It Gets
Wonderful Nightmare| As Good as It Gets | Wonderful Nightmare | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2026 |
| Length | 2h 19m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | Philippines |
| Director | James L. Brooks | RC Delos Reyes |
| Main cast | Greg Kinnear, Yeardley Smith, Cuba Gooding Jr., Helen Hunt, Skeet Ulrich | Quinn Carrillo, Candy Pangilinan, TJ Valderrama, Denise Esteban, Benj Manalo |
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…
Wonderful Nightmare
It follows a high-flying, career-driven lawyer who dies prematurely due to a clerical error in heaven.
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