
As Good as It Gets(1997)
A misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.


“Come to laugh, come to cry, come to care, come to terms.”
Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.

Shirley MacLaine
Aurora Greenway

Debra Winger
Emma Greenway Horton

Jack Nicholson
Garrett Breedlove

Danny DeVito
Vernon Dahlart

Jeff Daniels
Flap Horton

John Lithgow
Sam Burns

Lisa Hart Carroll
Patsy Clark
Betty King
Rosie Dunlop

Huckleberry Fox
Teddy Horton
Troy Bishop
Tommy Horton
Terms of Endearment is a drama, comedy film released in 1983 exploring themes of adultery, based on novel or book, parent child relationship, loss of loved one, houston, texas, cancer. Directed by James L. Brooks, it stars Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson. Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.
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