A comedy from the heart that goes for the throat. Brace yourself for Melvin. 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 breakfast.
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
James L. Brooks
Director, Screenplay
Mark Andrus
Screenplay, Story
7.4
Rating3970
Votes4.71
Popularity2880
Recommend50M
Budget314M
Revenue628%
ReturnTop Billed Cast
View full cast
Jack Nicholson
Melvin Udall
Helen Hunt
Carol Connelly
Greg Kinnear
Simon Bishop
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Frank Sachs
Shirley Knight
Beverly Connelly
Jesse James
Spencer Connelly
Yeardley Smith
Jackie Simpson
Lupe Ontiveros
Nora Manning
Skeet Ulrich
Vincent Lopiano
Trailer
More videosRecommendations
More:
IMDB
TMDB
Letterboxd
Keywords:
new york city
friendship
waitress
single parent
restaurant
lone wolf
dogsitter
road trip
racist
neighbor
author
obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd)
single mother
home invasion
dog
novelist
art dealer
rude
obnoxious
unlikely friendship
hospitalization
painter as artist
generosity
mother son relationship
dog owner
gay artist
unexpected romance
daily routine
child with illness
homophobic
Procution companies:
TriStar Pictures
Gracie Films
id:2898
imdb:tt0119822
a: