Acting
Jack Nicholson
- Titles
- 129movies22TV shows
- Career
Active from 1958 to 2010, busiest in 1971 and 1987 with 4 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 50top 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
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 12
- Social Commentary 8
- Psychological Drama 5
- Moral Ambiguity 5
- Cult Classic 4
- Slow Burn 4
- Character Study 4
- Coming-of-Age 4
- Dialogue-Driven 3
- Bittersweet 3
- New York Setting 3
- Period Piece 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
László KovácsCinematographerEasy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, Hells Angels on Wheels, Psych-Out, The King of Marvin Gardens, +1 more
Monte HellmanDirectorRide in the Whirlwind, Head, The Shooting, Back Door to Hell, The Wild Ride, +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, Drive, He Said, Rebel Rousers
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- 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
Mike NicholsDirectorWolf, Carnal Knowledge, Heartburn, The Fortune- SSam O'SteenEditorChinatown, Wolf, Carnal Knowledge, Heartburn
Movies and TV shows
302000s
3 titles · average score 82
1990s
2 titles · average score 77
77
as Melvin Udall
77
as Col. Nathan R. Jessep
1980s
6 titles · average score 78
75
as Joker / Jack Napier
82
as Bill Rorich
75
as Charley Partanna
77
as Garrett Breedlove
79
as Eugene O'Neill
81
as Jack Torrance
1970s
7 titles · average score 83
88
as Randle Patrick McMurphy
81
as David Locke
90
as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
82
as Billy L. 'Badass' Buddusky
76
as Jonathan
81
as Robert Eroica Dupea
84
as Tad Pringle
1960s
10 titles · average score 75
79
as George Hanson
82
as Lt. Andre Duvalier (archive footage) (uncredited)
70
TV show · as Tom Murdock
70
as Gino, Hit Man (uncredited)
76
as Rexford Bedlo
TV show · as Jefferson City Coach
81
TV show · as Mr. Garland / Marvin Jenkins
73
as Wilbur Force
70
TV show · as Bud
1950s
2 titles · average score 71
71
TV show · as Martin
72
TV show · as John Stark