Both Gran Torino and As Good As It Gets see grouchy, curmudgeony old men getting lessons on life from people who they have always despised.

One stars Clint Eastwood, the other Jack Nicholson – both scored big at the box office.

The IMDB synopsis for Gran Torino:

“Disgruntled Korean War vet Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, a young Hmong teenager, who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: his 1972 Gran Torino.”

The IMDB synopsis for As Good As It Gets:

“A single mother/waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is in an accident.”