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
112000s
11 titles · average score 69
72
The Bucket List (2007)
as Edward Periman Cole
86
Into the Wild (2007)
Thanks
47
Killers Kill, Dead Men Die (2007)
as The Killer
My Spy Family (2007)
TV show
83
The Departed (2006)
as Costello
62
Anger Management (2003)
as Dr. Buddy Rydell
67
Something's Gotta Give (2003)
as Harry Sanborn
70
About Schmidt (2002)
as Warren Schmidt
Nudes in the News (2002)
TV show · as Warren Schmidt (archive footage)
66
The Pledge (2001)
as Jerry Black