Acting
Jack Nicholson
- Titles
- 126movies23TV shows
- Career
Active from 1958 to 2010, busiest in 1971 and 1987 with 4 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 50top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
Chinatown90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 69 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
- Crime4.5average 3.7
- Psychological6.3average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Wholesome2.5, average 3.3
- Contemporary Realism4.4, average 5.2
- 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
- Moral Ambiguity 5
- Psychological Drama 5
- Character Study 4
- Coming-of-Age 4
- Slow Burn 4
- Cult Classic 4
- Period Piece 3
- Psychological Tension 3
- Witty Dialogue 3
- Dialogue-Driven 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 HellmanEditorRide in the Whirlwind, Head, The Shooting, Back Door to Hell, Flight to Fury, +1 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
Robert TowneActorChinatown, The Two Jakes, The Last Detail, Drive, He Said
Henry JaglomActorPsych-Out, Drive, He Said, On the tracks of a filmmaker, A Safe Place
Harry Dean StantonActorMan Trouble, The Missouri Breaks, Ride in the Whirlwind, Rebel Rousers
Mike NicholsDirectorWolf, Carnal Knowledge, Heartburn, The Fortune- 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
Movies and TV shows
142000s
1 title · average score 87
87
The Departed (2006)
as Costello
1980s
3 titles · average score 82
82
Broadcast News (1987)
as Bill Rorich
84
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
as Frank Chambers
81
The Shining (1980)
as Jack Torrance
1970s
6 titles · average score 84
88
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
as Randle Patrick McMurphy
81
The Passenger (1975)
as David Locke
90
Chinatown (1974)
as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
80
The Last Detail (1973)
as Billy L. 'Badass' Buddusky
85
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
as Robert Eroica Dupea
84
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
as Tad Pringle
1960s
4 titles · average score 82
82
Targets (1968)
as Lt. Andre Duvalier (archive footage) (uncredited)
81
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
TV show · as Marvin Jenkins / Mr. Garland
83
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
as Wilbur Force
83
Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
as Wilbur Force