Acting
Jack Nicholson
- Titles
- 131movies22TV shows
- Career
Active from 1958 to 2010, busiest in 1971 and 1987 with 4 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 49top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
Chinatown90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 68 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical3.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia4.7average 3.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.7average 3.7
- Melancholy5.7average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism4.2average 3.3
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
- Crime4.4average 3.7
- Psychological6.3average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism4.4, average 5.2
- Wholesome2.5, average 3.3
- Fantasy1.1, average 1.8
- Tech & Humanity1.0, average 1.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 12
- Social Commentary 8
- Moral Ambiguity 5
- Psychological Drama 5
- Coming-of-Age 4
- Character Study 4
- Cult Classic 4
- Slow Burn 4
- New York Setting 3
- Witty Dialogue 3
- Historical Setting 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, The King of Marvin Gardens, +2 more
Monte HellmanDirectorRide in the Whirlwind, The Shooting, Head, Back Door to Hell, The Wild Ride, +1 more
László KovácsCinematographerEasy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, The King of Marvin Gardens, Hells Angels on Wheels, Psych-Out, +1 more
Danny DeVitoActorOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Mars Attacks!, Terms of Endearment, Hoffa, Goin' South
Bruce DernActorThe King of Marvin Gardens, The Trip, Psych-Out, Rebel Rousers, Drive, He Said
Henry JaglomActorPsych-Out, Drive, He Said, On the tracks of a filmmaker, A Safe Place
Robert TowneActorChinatown, The Two Jakes, The Last Detail, Drive, He Said
Harry Dean StantonActorMan Trouble, The Missouri Breaks, Ride in the Whirlwind, Rebel Rousers
Richard MarksEditorAs Good as It Gets, Terms of Endearment, How Do You Know, The Last Tycoon- CCarole EastmanWriterFive Easy Pieces, Man Trouble, The Fortune, The Shooting
Hans ZimmerComposerAs Good as It Gets, Something's Gotta Give, The Pledge, How Do You Know- SSam O'SteenEditorChinatown, Wolf, Carnal Knowledge, Heartburn
Movies and TV shows
161980s
16 titles · average score 70
75
Batman (1989)
as Joker / Jack Napier
On the tracks of a filmmaker (1988)
as Jack Nicholson
66
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
as Daryl Van Horne
58
Ironweed (1987)
as Francis Phelan
Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories (1987)
as Narrator (voice)
82
Broadcast News (1987)
as Bill Rorich
Creepy Classics (1987)
as Rexford Bedlo - (archive footage)
52
Heartburn (1986)
as Mark
The Elephant's Child (1986)
as Narrator (voice)
75
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
as Charley Partanna
77
Terms of Endearment (1983)
as Garrett Breedlove
61
The Border (1982)
as Charlie Smith
67
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
as Frank Chambers
79
Reds (1981)
as Eugene O'Neill
81
The Shining (1980)
as Jack Torrance