Acting
Jack Nicholson
- Titles
- 130movies22TV shows
- Career
Active from 1958 to 2010, busiest in 1971 and 1987 with 4 main titles each.
- 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
Select a genre to see those titles.
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
111990s
11 titles · average score 63
Velocity (1999)
as Johnny Varron (young) (archive footage)
75
As Good as It Gets (1997)
as Melvin Udall
64
Mars Attacks! (1996)
as President Dale / Art Land
59
Blood and Wine (1996)
as Alex
59
The Evening Star (1996)
as Garrett Breedlove
61
The Crossing Guard (1995)
as Freddy Gale
62
Wolf (1994)
as Will Randall
76
A Few Good Men (1992)
as Col. Nathan R. Jessep
64
Hoffa (1992)
as James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa
48
Man Trouble (1992)
as Harry Bliss
60
The Two Jakes (1990)
as J.J. "Jake" Gittes