If you loved As Good as It Gets, try Cyrano de Bergerac

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Cyrano de Bergerac has roughly 5.0× fewer votes than As Good as It Gets — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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As Good as It Gets

1997 · dir. James L. Brooks

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Cyrano de Bergerac

1990 · dir. Jean-Paul Rappeneau

What they share

Theyboth carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Comedy / Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to As Good as It Gets, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Cyrano de Bergerac is

Here's a big-nose-guy-loves-beautiful-woman story that is not, in fact, Roxanne. Cyrano is in love with his cousin, but his outsized schnoz keeps him from declaring himself. Instead, he funnels his love through a handsome but tongue-tied cadet. At least it's got Gerard Depardieu.

If you loved As Good as It Gets, try Cyrano de Bergerac

As Good as It Gets

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What they share

What Cyrano de Bergerac is

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