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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
The Friend

The Friend

2025★ 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.

New York City writer Iris finds her comfortable, solitary life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor bequeaths her a Great Dane named Apollo. The huge dog immedi...

#2
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...

#3
Waiting to Exhale

Waiting to Exhale

1995★ 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.

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 ...

#4
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 ...

#5
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1998★ 6.6

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.

Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and the three individuals who will ...

#6
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 ...

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