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
252010s
1 title · average score 60
60
I'm Still Here (2010)
as Jack Nicholson
2000s
5 titles · average score 75
72
The Bucket List (2007)
as Edward Periman Cole
86
Into the Wild (2007)
Thanks
83
The Departed (2006)
as Costello
70
About Schmidt (2002)
as Warren Schmidt
66
The Pledge (2001)
as Jerry Black
1990s
4 titles · average score 65
75
As Good as It Gets (1997)
as Melvin Udall
59
The Evening Star (1996)
as Garrett Breedlove
61
The Crossing Guard (1995)
as Freddy Gale
64
Hoffa (1992)
as James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa
1980s
6 titles · average score 69
65
Ironweed (1987)
as Francis Phelan
60
Heartburn (1986)
as Mark
72
Terms of Endearment (1983)
as Garrett Breedlove
62
The Border (1982)
as Charlie Smith
84
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
as Frank Chambers
70
Reds (1981)
as Eugene O'Neill
1970s
7 titles · average score 71
62
The Last Tycoon (1976)
as Brimmer
85
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
as Randle Patrick McMurphy
65
Tommy (1975)
as The Specialist
80
Chinatown (1974)
as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
61
The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
as David Staebler
Drive, He Said (1971)
as Annoyed Bearded Guy
72
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
as Robert Eroica Dupea
1960s
2 titles · average score 70
71
Easy Rider (1969)
as George Hanson
69
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960)
TV show · as Bud