As Good as It Gets positive review based on 77 reviews. Metacritic, a web site that evaluates films by averaging their overall critical response, gave the film a metascore of 67, signifying generally favorable reviews. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and was nominated for and received many film awards, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture and a Golden Globe award for Best Picture-Music or Comedy. As Good as It Gets As Good as It Gets is a 1997 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by James L. Brooks. It stars Jack Nicholson as a misanthropic and obsessive-compulsive novelist, Helen Hunt as
The Cat and the Canary (1939 film) The Cat and the Canary (1939 film) The Cat and the Canary is a 1939 American horror comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard. It is a remake of the 1927 silent film "The Cat and the Canary", which was based on the 1922 play of the same name by John Willard. Universal Home Entertainment released the film on DVD in 2010 as part of the "Bob Hope: Thanks for the Memories Collection" and again in 2011 individually as a part of their "Universal Vault Series" on Amazon.com. Cyrus Norman was a millionaire who lived