You make me want to be a better man

[@prabirroy8463]

One of the best compliments ever- "Don't be pessimistic. It's not your style".

[@chrismcbee4653]

Perhaps the best compliment a man ever gave a woman.

[@chessenthusiast]

Back when movies were original, unique, and self-contained. No overused formulae, no cookie cutter story, no extended universe, no rebooting or requeling. A compelling story with real characters, it says what it has to say, and it’s over. Gotta love it.

[@50Nobody50]

While I def do second all of this, I won't do you the disservice of saying I would NOT be all in for a Mr Yudall extended universe. Neurotics Assemble!! How do I write a hero so well? Well, first, I think of a villain.... I mean Captain Amazing is already in it. yeah, and edit because I forgot to compliment your pic and handle, as I don't get the chance for a chess shout out very often.

[@kobusdutoitbosman6240]

This is such a BRILLIANT movie Wow and WOW, SJOE again ‼️‼️ 🥂 🪖

[@kobusdutoitbosman6240]

i can watch this a zillion times and each is better than the first…👊‼️🔥🥂

[@stgildas1]

The older you get, the better this film is.x

[@rochestas]

Every time I watch this movie, I forget what a brilliantly rare gem it is.

[@NiVi192]

No, when you (re)watch it, you remember that. 😊 ... God, I'm a pedantic little nerd!!!

[@JiveDadson]

What's the movie's name?

[@rochestas]

@@JiveDadson As Good as It Gets (1997) 😊 It’s wonderful, and I couldn’t recommend it more!

[@ankurshah23]

I have this rule of not rewatching most movies (except if I need my kids to watch something from my childhood) no matter how much I like them. I am about to break that rule after about 14-15 years

[@michaelhughes8413]

I feel the same

[@TheJetstream10]

Melvin is a complicated and flawed man suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, probably Narcissitic Personality Disorder and some other behavioral issues, but somethings have touched him and moved him beyond his routines that were propping up his life but never allowing him to grow. He was caged and trapped and angry about it all. But then he takes in a little dog and the dog opens him up to the possibility that he can love and grow and he sees Helen, who was once confined to his compulsive disorder in a box, and she breaks into his world, his life, and he falls in love with her and by the end she comes to love him. Who knows if they succeed, they have a lot going against them as a couple, but a lot going for them too. Wonderful film.

[@carolinebond5615]

NPD is too loosely used nowadays. Probably more like on the spectrum ..... asperges? It's a neuro issue not a mental health/ personality disorder. (Obvs accepting the OCD diagnosis asca given). The problem is / for us on the receiving end .... narcissism, autism, adhd or just general jerk off'ery, it is soooo hard to deal with what can be extremely hurtful, mean, selfish behaviour. It sucks regardless of the source causation.

[@rcslyman8929]

@@carolinebond5615 NPD as a diagnosis isn't likely overused. Narcissist as a descriptor is extremely overused, at least amongst the "dating coach" community. While I can't speak to the diagnosis part in Melvin's case, the descriptor is highly accurate. The world around him is there to serve him as he needs, everything (and everyone) else is just filler. I mean, he pays for a home care nurse to take care of his waitress' sick son just so that she can come back to work and wait on him. That's way outside the realm of OCD.

[@hexistenz]

I can’t imagine forgetting what an absolute masterpiece this movie is. Ever. I couldn’t tell how many times I’ve watched it. Or how many dozens of times I’ve watched this particular scene. And every time. Every. Time. It gets me. Every. Single. Time. It’s in every aspect of the scene. The writing. The acting. The facial expressions. The voices. The music. The fact that, half a second before he says it, the volume gets taken down. Just 1 notch. But just that one notch, that focuses the attention just that much more on the words. Perfect. His voice. When he says it, his voice, his intonation changes. There’s no sarcasm in it. No defensiveness. No subterfuge. Just openness. He says it, he means it fully. Perfect. Her face, when what he’s said really sinks in. Just perfect.

[@lulukatty6624]

Song name plz

[@YouDontWantItWithMe]

I love how you type. It's nice to see someone type with that kind of romantic flair. You get it!! And yes, this movie is unbelievably special

[@jimtruscott5670]

@hexistenz Absolutely a masterpiece, the best ever in its genre. It’s not just unforgettable, I feel I have to revisit it about every month !👌😁

[@hexistenz]

@@YouDontWantItWithMe well, it is one of the all-time most romantic movies. To me it is, at least. It inspired me, I guess ☺️

[@hexistenz]

@@jimtruscott5670 it really is, one of the best ever. Not schmalzy, not ridiculously romantic, but very, very romantic nonetheless. Can’t say I rewatch it every month, but certainly a few times a year though. And it get me every single time 🤩

[@allwrighty100]

This is one of the films that I wish I could watch for the first time AGAIN. It's great every time I watch it but the first time it really blew my mind.

[@sibionic]

An old friend made me watch this film in one one the unhappiest periods of my life, I'm not sure how therapeutic it was but I've always loved it.

[@ThongTran]

how could you say no to this line. Great actor and great music. Their eyes, their faces.

[@Fedkar]

I clicked on the thumbnail and immediately closed the video as i saw a Nicholson there. Such a moron and such a bad actor

[@jkrasney1]

Helen Hunt is an astonishing actress in this movie.

[@ptommo1543]

Seriously. Mind blowing. 😊

[@raajashtaputre2803]

This movie is filled with some great comeback lines.. and this one is a real gem.

[@jimtruscott5670]

Helen Hunt is not a classic Hollywood beauty, not gorgeous and voluptuous but to me she is simply beautiful,beautiful, beautiful. So appealing, she touches deeply. And a phenomenal actress, as good as they get.

[@stingfan16ify]

I would disagree slightly, at least. I think she is above average in looks, and has a totally underrated body. I would be proud to have her on my arm and show her off.

[@jimtruscott5670]

@@stingfan16ify My sense of her beauty derives partly from the physical aspects but to me in addition she projects a beautiful, alluring, fascinating personality. Like you I would be more than proud to have dinner with her and participate in any other date .

[@thehammer9599]

@@jimtruscott5670she’s playing a role, calm down.

[@paulcronin3626]

Maybe you should mr American psycho.​@@thehammer9599

[@redshark618]

The first line is hilariously brutal but also true. Her beauty relaxes the dress code because she looks classy in anything

[@randyw.9916]

Jack Nicholson is such an incredible actor. He can make you loathe him and then love him a minute later.

[@freestyler01282]

One of the most romantic lines I've ever heard a man say to a woman💕

[@VikingMan44]

Really? The whole thing feels like he is 2 steps short of chasing her down the hallway of an old creepy hotel with an axe.

[@kaydee4296]

Holy Smokes..If that line doesn't knock your socks off...well..nothing will. 😍

[@EmptyMan000]

Some people have higher sock knocking standards than just an asshole admitting a girl makes him want to be less of one.

[@mf5202]

That is a ridiculously good line, in a movie full of them .

[@jasonjansen9831]

James L. Brooks. He's quite good!

[@glennhosick1514]

Classic.. absolute... classic. I could drown in Helen Hunts beauty. ....

[@Kidgloves1984]

Hands down one of the best films ever..the script is just A+!

[@hockeynutt9434]

I thought this was a very classic movie scene for this scenerio. One of the better ones for sure

[@MercSambo]

Imagine being the guy who gets to make Helen H smile and her eyes light up!

[@marais75012]

See? Good actors, great writing, the right background music - there you have it. It's not that difficult!

[@the80sfanatic13]

That is my favorite scene of the whole movie. Jack is awesome.

[@Bwoy99]

It is a great compliment made better by the fact that the audience and the Helen Hunt character didn't see it coming

[@Mftjan2000]

I don't even like Jack Nicholson despite his talent. But when he said this line tears streamed down my face. That is the most powerful complement possible for a man to give a woman. At our best, that is what we are supposed to do! Inspire the best in a man.

[@VJ592]

Only if the man is 6 foot with a strong jawline if not then someone rich and famous like Jack Nicholson. 😅

[@slatsgrobneck7515]

I'd love to be able to say that to a woman.

[@paktype]

This is a great, great movie. Classic Nicholson. He steals every scene.

[@alldaymusicman]

One of my favorite moments of all movies.

[@stingfan16ify]

One of the best lines in cinematic history. Straight to the heart ❤️ .

[@MungekarChetan]

Yes, along with 'You had me at hello'

[@zachariahtitus1210]

Absolutely…and you had me at hello.

[@KHasan-de6yq]

What a beautiful piece of masterclass writing

[@paulbradbury5792]

That compliment is at the root of everything a woman wants to be in a relationship, a fixer, it provides meaning and purpose to a relationship.

[@shahul8222]

Huh Interesting

[@sopherls9762]

I don't think that's the case, for some women maybe, but I for one don't want a relationship where I need to fix someone, that's not what partners should do for each other. That's what shrinks are for. I think partners are there to give comfort and back or boost each other up.

[@Ben-pd2bx]

Yuck, Paul.

[@paulbradbury5792]

Most married men or those in long term relationships I've seen many of them don't do or have any of the things that brought them comfort before the relationship. Most male friends I've had over the years once they got married, they threw out or sold almost all the furniture they owned before the relationship, they don't or rarely ever play video games, they don't stay out late drinking with their buddies, they don't make their own choices, wear the clothes they want, drive the car they want or go on vacations they want. It's because they've been fixed (similar to a dog) to better match to a women's wants and desires. This guy was probably better off not taking antipsychotic medication because most of that medication causes the very thing it promises to avoid. But now to appease her he started taking it again which this may end up killing his creativity which will make him a shitty writer, hell lose his job and his expensive apartment in Manhattan as a result and he'll be homeless or die in a ditch somewhere, meanwhile she will have already moved on to the next rich writer living in Manhattan, or moved back in with her mom which didn't seem like that bad of a situation to be honest

[@Kharnellius]

Women don't want to fix you up. But they really appreciate it if you decide to become a better person because of them. The difference is subtle but there.

[@cranna31]

This and good Will hunting are my favourite film. And both won oscars.

[@jamesschmidt596]

Fantastic Nicholson film, wonderful lines, music kind and gentle to the scenes, what’s up next jack? This film will be hard to top! ❤❤❤❤❤ 5:55

[@Leftysfive93]

Damn. I loved Jack in this. He starts as such a huge prick and ends up being sweet insecure guy in love at the end. Greg Kinnear is incredible too.

[@kepckatherinec805]

Helen Hunt was spectacular in this role.

[@annefitz7346]

And Helen hunt is amazing- as always

[@annehajdu8654]

Greg Kinnear deserved an Oscar for his outstanding work.

[@Jianju69]

When she started playfully dancing with the waiter, I think I fell in love with her a little bit too.

[@kaydee4296]

That was adorable. 😁 (Unless you're a nervous waiter.)

[@westlake3737]

I love the writing in this movie

[@computerjantje]

Carol Connelly is the PERFECT woman. Besides that this film is absolutely fantastic and in my top 10 best movies ever it also shows the, to me, perfect woman. Carol Connelly(Helen Hunt) is so strong that she sometimes can be weak without losing herself. She has principles but is kind and open to another person even when that person is totally different then herself. She is absolutely beautiful and in addition has little sounds of her own. Oh man this it. The perfect specimen :)

[@cloudywithachanceofrainbow5661]

For me that was the best scene of the whole movie......

[@marty9404]

"2 HARD SHELLED CRAB DINNERS" "I'LL TELL YOUR WAITER" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jekajeka9472]

And yelling at the waiter, so New Yorker 😂

[@Jose-se9pu]

One of the best aspects of this movie is how they treat OCD with respect, is not like Melvin fell in love and that cured him, he fell in love, and that made him try to be a better person, starting therapy and taking the medicine, and by the end of the movie, we see it is actually working. Most romantic comedies would have love being some magical cure for any illness, but here they take the time to make it clear that is not the case.

[@amiles777]

that was one of the best compliments ever. You rule Jack!

[@annefitz7346]

Oh but Helen’s facial expression and reaction was mesmerizing

[@fearedgenius7020]

And that, gentlemen, is how you win a woman's heart.

[@EmptyMan000]

Appeals to Ego, the idea that the guy admits he sucks and that including the woman in his life would somehow make him better because she's better than him, how cliche.

[@Cton88]

I told my girlfriend this line and will never forget when I did. I never thought I'd ever tell a woman that, but somehow she makes me better and makes want to be better for her

[@alexisperrottey1640]

beta !

[@jamestucker4800]

@@alexisperrottey1640 not really bro, it depends on the context. If you're a soft guy looking for her validation then that's beta. If you have no attachment to her and enjoy her company and say it, that's a different story

[@alexisperrottey1640]

@@jamestucker4800 ok

[@gerrymaguire3911]

Helen hunt is gorgeous

[@shahul8222]

How is life? Its been 10 years

[@Superfreq69]

I loved this scene .. and this movie. I like when the star struck girl said to Jack, "how do you know women so well?" Jack.. "I start with a man, Then I remove all logic and accountability"

[@viqarkagzi3922]

Jack and Hellen are amazing together in this movie.

[@annehajdu8654]

*Helen

[@marthabaker5216]

This is one of the best movies ever love it

[@ethosterros9430]

Its sad to me cuz everyone is so judgemental of him but he always keeps to himself and minds his own business and hopes for the same from others.

[@robertfurner1729]

i said the same to my wife years ago and it was true, thats what real love is 💕💕💕

[@manikagarwal9264]

Helsn hunt is such a fresh actress .it's a joy seeing her act

[@theresawatkins-lj8pw]

Love this scene & this whole movie!!!

[@MarkyMarkinVA]

"This place, they make me buy a new outfit, but let you in in a house dress." -- so true!!

[@mt.shasta6097]

That is a beautiful, classic "shirtwaist dress."

[@jamesbarbour8400]

Helen Hunt would still look gorgeous in an old bin bag !

[@BipolarBowler]

She should've told him ".. and you make me want to be an older woman." Haha!

[@deelynn8611]

Never saw the movie but....anytime anyone "idealizes" you like that, get ready for their letdown and finally their devaluation. its a narcissist trait. See others flaws and then decide if you can live with them. That's real love.

[@donarthiazi2443]

At the 1:00 mark... that Cheshire cat grin is *CLASSIC Jack Nicholson!!*

[@lynnfindlay1895]

Best scene.. love the entire movie but this is good!

[@martocasp]

My God, how good they are ❤

[@martycech5844]

Stunningly Excellent acting

[@philmenges9887]

Classic movie! While Helen Hunt may have not been so drop-dead gorgeous as, say, Michelle Pfeiffer, she possessed that *classical* beauty -- that would capture the eye of a sculptor. No wonder Greg Kinnear's character was inspired to sketch her in the semi-nude!

[@2riverageo]

Awesome scene.....Great acting.....on both

[@inesputica994]

One of my favorite movies. And this is the best scene in the movie. "You make me want to be a better men" best movie quote

[@The_Kirk_Lazarus]

*man

[@aaroncoulter3462]

"I think of a man, and I take away reason and accountability."

[@kaydee4296]

Say the same thing and apply it to WOMEN.

[@iamalongusername]

I love her dress.

[@thehoosierfortheUK]

Helen Hunt is so beautiful in this, she reminds me of a woman who's one year younger than me who used to be a waiter at chili's and I think about having a baby daughter with her.

[@HumAurTum-sp5sy]

so now ..u hv a bby wid her no ?

[@shahul8222]

We want to know, did you do it? Its been 8 years

[@shinsakutakasugi3362]

You make me want to be a better man. That's maybe the best compliment in my life. 懐かしい青春の一コマ・・・。one of the best films.

[@theplanetruth]

Helen Hunt's hair in this movie was a crime.

[@techna1994]

" you look so sex... you look eh great " haha

[@Roatanmicky]

I'm not a boy and I'm not alone suffering for a love that I've lost or that I never had,.I'm not sad for anything that I can be aware of. I fact, I'm a happy man with a beatiful wife and a gorgeous son. In other words: I'm complete. But, despite all this, every time that I've seen this scene I can't control my heart, my eyes and my tears. I don't know, but I believe these guys are capable to take me to somewhere in my past (or probably on my next life) in which I'm somebody that lives in pain and sorrow. If Jack is just a phenomenal actor, Helen (in this rol) is one of the most beautiful women I never thought existed.

[@kobusdutoitbosman6240]

She is totally underrated, and Jack is a past master here : timeless moments which will endure Great recollections, thank you kindly

[@lennydylan]

Classic line..xx

[@dianam9028]

Great movie...the dog was so adorable!! 🤗

[@popeyethesailorman7850]

"You want me to be a better man, you need me to be a better man"

[@paultruesdale7680]

Very clever

[@MrAkosFintor]

You guys know that this movie is gonna be one of the greatest movies ever made. Give it 40 years.

[@ericfazekas1057]

Sorry MrAkos, the liberals will find too many racial non-inclusive, there weren't enough obese people or people of color or the couple gay people they put in the movie just wasn't enough. They will not make it one of the greatest movies of all time. They're saving that spot for She-Hulk. But I agree with you that it's one of the top 100 movies of all time

[@americanbookdragon]

@@ericfazekas1057 I’m liberal and what you’re saying is rather of absurd. Do you have many conversations with people of differing opinions or is this just things you’ve concluded because the internet told you that’s what liberals believe?

[@ericfazekas1057]

I could say the same of you. I have friends from every walk of life. I don't really have to argue this point. All you have to do is look at every movie and every award show that Hollywood has put out in the last 5 years and you see.

[@ericfazekas1057]

And by the way, I really don't have conversations with racists. So take care

[@michaelreidperry3256]

This is the sweetest freaking movie.

[@WolfTau]

I’m not into Chick Flix’s but this is a great movie.

[@BreconIReviews]

One of THE BEST MOVIES!

[@CorkRef]

Sorry but no..... It's the BEST in my humble opinion..... 😉😁

[@BreconIReviews]

John Linehan Fantastic, it is. My late Father LOVED IT! An added boost, he had a Griffin dog, as well.

[@BreconIReviews]

I don't think I shall ever be able to pick a best movie. Favs, each mean something, individually special, some precious, to me. Many are small films, most, tragically, wouldn't know. One movie that always cracks me up is Four Weddings and a Funeral.

[@CorkRef]

It's Brigadoon.... It's Bloody Brigadoon

[@BreconIReviews]

John Linehan Great also....So many, can't have a fav kid! :)

[@Michael-hv2cj]

Brilliant performance by Helen

[@ptommo1543]

I wonder why they both got Oscars 😊 Just this scene, it’s just the best, the long version messed it up. Best love story ever.

[@porterlockwood2032]

This could have an absolutely fantastic movie if anyone other than Helen Hunt had been cast. So close.

[@Ring0fSaturn]

"Pay me a compliment, Melvin. I need one. Quick." Helen Hunt carries this movie. Jack Nicholson is really just being Jack. Backed into a corner, he comes out with a few gems, but Helen's character comes from a very difficult place and Jack's character is basically a egotistical chauvinist with a minor disability.

[@communication001]

😂 She's not that pretty her acting just makes her magnetic.

[@elsenored562]

Agree completely. Helen Hunt is the real star of this movie, and the four (more famous) male actors just have supporting roles.

[@katherinewilson1853]

@@communication001 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

[@mikewilkins2030]

She is beautiful! A real woman! Even in her 50’s she is beautiful!

[@e.conboy4286]

@@communication001: Whaaaaat? You must be blind! Helen Hunt is gorgeous!

[@Von45Rose]

If only every guy could find the woman that invokes that desire.

[@kaydee4296]

Well, it didn't just happen. He repulsed her at first. He had to overcome a lot of ingrained habits to even try to approach her & kept getting it wrong & she too had to learn how to deal with his idiosyncrasies. And that they even got together was amazing but you can bet life was still going to be a challenge for them. Set in their ways doesn't change overnight.

[@edwardmcdermott9948]

this movie makes me want to be a better man! 🤠☺️

[@garywheeler60]

A pretty girl in a housedress is the sexiest thing on the planet

[@e.conboy4286]

Merle Streep in ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ was lovely in little printed cotton ‘house dresses’ just like my mother wore in the 40s. She was beautiful.

[@jamesbarbour8400]

​@@e.conboy4286 most people only know Meryl Streep from her later movies, and hence a bit older, but when she was younger, she was simply breath taking to look at. The fact that she's also one of the best actresses ever, is the cherry on top.

[@BillMacPerth]

One of the greatest scenes EVER !!!

[@jefferyrbrown]

I don't know why but I seem to always find myself loathing and being impressed by Jack Nickolson in equal measure.

[@christinewhite661]

I watched this movie with my sister; when it originally came out. It was good then. Then, I saw it a second time (when my sister was locked up into a). You get what I mean. It was funny watching it then too.

[@shahul8222]

Wtf

[@martinemontagnac4975]

Comment ne pas tomber raide dingue de cette femme sublimissime!!!!

[@charlenebrowning7949]

I like your dress, I think it's cute and with your beautiful curled hair. I think you look pretty. I was shocked he was so rude to you. I once saw someone that I hadn't seen in a while and they said so I see you're still driving that old car. Men can be rude to our face. Like I have money! Women usually don't have money!

[@robertsayre9341]

Great film.

[@conoroshea4946]

I got paid the best compliment of my life and I've completely forgotten what it was

[@vonrock6862]

Nicholson’s right “Helen’s Perfect “

[@user-qr9uh1fd8g]

She is very beautiful

[@Fernandez218]

lol the "tell you waiter" line gets me 😅😅

[@annehajdu8654]

*your

[@elsenored562]

*Clueless oaf hurts woman's feelings* 2:10 She: "You want to dance?" 2:23 Melvin: "... they let you in, in a house dress." • [Wait for it ... 5:00 ...] • Comeback of the century @ 5:15

[@SamiKrasniqi]

What a great movie ❤️

[@Stillkicking24]

Never got these fancy restaurants.

[@vnanjun1]

Jack's the best!!

[@edwardmcdermott9948]

Hellen , damn girl you're Rock'n it nice really nice!!!!!!

[@user-qr9uh1fd8g]

Helen

[@aslkdjfzxcv9779]

excellent movie.

[@Vvrroommm]

GOTTA WATCH THIS THIS WEEKEND