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
261990s
2 titles · average score 61
57
as James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa
65
as J.J. "Jake" Gittes
1980s
4 titles · average score 69
59
as Francis Phelan
82
as Bill Rorich
53
as Mark
81
as Jack Torrance
1970s
4 titles · average score 71
56
as Oscar 'Dix' Sullivan
67
as The Specialist
75
as Jonathan
84
as Tad Pringle
1960s
11 titles · average score 65
79
as George Hanson
62
Songs, Writer
54
as Stoney
70
TV show · as Tom Murdock
57
as Yeoman Dolan
51
as Lt. Andre Duvalier
TV show · as Jefferson City Coach
45
as Johnny Varron
81
TV show · as Marvin Jenkins / Mr. Garland
83
as Wilbur Force
70
TV show · as Bud
1950s
5 titles · average score 65
71
TV show · as Martin
53
as Jimmy Wallace
72
TV show · as John Stark
66
TV show · as Bob Doolin
TV show · as Musician's Son