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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
The Magic of Belle Isle

The Magic of Belle Isle

2012★ 7.0

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.

In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, who help reignite his passion ...

#4
Same Kind of Different as Me

Same Kind of Different as Me

2017★ 6.8

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

International art dealer Ron Hall must befriend a dangerous homeless man in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife, a woman whose dreams will lead all three of them on t...

#5
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 ...

#6
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...

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