Acting
Jack Nicholson
- Titles
- 130movies22TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19582010
- Leading roles
- 50top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
The Shining89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 68 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical4.0average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.8average 3.7
- Nostalgia4.7average 3.6
- Melancholy5.7average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism4.2average 3.3
- Crime4.5average 3.7
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
- Pathos5.8average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism4.4, average 5.2
- Wholesome2.5, average 3.3
- Tech & Humanity0.9, average 1.6
- Fantasy1.1, average 1.8
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 12
- Social Commentary 8
- Moral Ambiguity 5
- Psychological Drama 5
- Character Study 4
- Coming-of-Age 4
- Slow Burn 4
- Cult Classic 4
- Psychological Tension 3
- Witty Dialogue 3
- Period Piece 3
- Bittersweet 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Bob RafelsonActorThe Postman Always Rings Twice, Five Easy Pieces, Blood and Wine, Man Trouble, Head, +2 more
Monte HellmanDirectorThe Terror, Ride in the Whirlwind, Head, The Shooting, Back Door to Hell, +2 more
László KovácsCinematographerEasy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, Hells Angels on Wheels, Psych-Out, The King of Marvin Gardens, +1 more
Danny DeVitoActorOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Mars Attacks!, Terms of Endearment, Hoffa, Goin' South
Bruce DernActorThe Trip, Psych-Out, The King of Marvin Gardens, Rebel Rousers, Drive, He Said
Harry Dean StantonActorThe Missouri Breaks, Man Trouble, Ride in the Whirlwind, Rebel Rousers
Henry JaglomActorPsych-Out, Drive, He Said, A Safe Place, On the tracks of a filmmaker
Robert TowneActorChinatown, The Two Jakes, The Last Detail, Drive, He Said- SSam O'SteenEditorChinatown, Wolf, Carnal Knowledge, Heartburn
Richard MarksEditorAs Good as It Gets, How Do You Know, Terms of Endearment, The Last Tycoon- CCarole EastmanWriterFive Easy Pieces, Man Trouble, The Fortune, The Shooting
Hans ZimmerComposerAs Good as It Gets, Something's Gotta Give, How Do You Know, The Pledge
Movies and TV shows
95Upcoming
1 titles
as The Joker
2020s
2 titles
as The Ramp
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010s
2 titles · average score 57
53
as Charles
60
as Jack Nicholson
2000s
11 titles · average score 69
72
as Edward Periman Cole
86
Thanks
47
as The Killer
TV show
83
as Costello
62
as Dr. Buddy Rydell
67
as Harry Sanborn
70
as Warren Schmidt
TV show · as Warren Schmidt (archive footage)
66
as Jerry Black
1990s
11 titles · average score 63
as Johnny Varron (young) (archive footage)
75
as Melvin Udall
64
as President Dale / Art Land
59
as Alex
59
as Garrett Breedlove
61
as Freddy Gale
62
as Will Randall
76
as Col. Nathan R. Jessep
64
as James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa
48
as Harry Bliss
60
as J.J. "Jake" Gittes
1980s
16 titles · average score 70
73
as Jack Napier / The Joker
65
as Daryl Van Horne
65
as Francis Phelan
as Narrator (voice)
60
as Mark
as Narrator (voice)
65
as Charley Partanna
72
as Garrett Breedlove
62
as Charlie Smith
84
as Frank Chambers
70
as Eugene O'Neill
89
as Jack Torrance
1970s
17 titles · average score 66
60
as Henry Moon
65
as Tom Logan
85
as Randle Patrick McMurphy
73
as David Locke
55
as Oscar 'Dix' Sullivan
80
as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
72
as SM1 Billy 'Bad Ass' Buddusky
61
as David Staebler
67
as Jonathan
51
as Mitch
as Annoyed Bearded Guy
72
as Robert Eroica Dupea
1960s
29 titles · average score 60
71
as George Hanson
62
Songs, Writer
54
as Stoney
59
Writer
63
as Billy Spear
53
as Burnett
51
as Lt. Andre Duvalier
64
as Rexford Bedlo
51
Screenplay
45
as Johnny Varron
1950s
6 titles · average score 64
64
TV show · as Tony Morgan
70
TV show · as Martin
53
as Jimmy Wallace
71
TV show · as John Stark
62
TV show · as Bob Doolin
TV show · as Musician's Son