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10 Best Movies Like As Good as It Gets

If you loved As Good as It Gets, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
New York Stories

New York Stories

1989★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to As Good as It Gets for fans of Drama & Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Three tales of love, ambition, and neurosis unfold in the city that never sleeps. In "Life Lessons" (Martin Scorsese), a tormented painter channels heartbreak into his art. In "Lif...

#2
Waiting to Exhale

Waiting to Exhale

1995★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to As Good as It Gets for fans of Drama & Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive "good man" to break a string of less-than-stellar lovers. Friends and confidants ...

#3
Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump

1994★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to As Good as It Gets for fans of Drama & Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But ...

#4
Before We Go

Before We Go

2014★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to As Good as It Gets for fans of Drama & Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A chance encounter between two strangers in Grand Central Terminal sparks a life-changing, nighttime sojourn through New York City. They grow into each other's most trusted confida...

#5
Your Place or Mine

Your Place or Mine

2023★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to As Good as It Gets for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When best friends and total opposites Debbie and Peter swap homes for a week, they get a peek into each other's lives that could open the door to love....

#6
Girlfriends

Girlfriends

1978★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to As Good as It Gets for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A photographer and her best friend are roommates. She is stuck with small-change shooting jobs and dreams of success. When her roommate decides to get married and leave, she feels ...

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