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
252010s
1 title · average score 52
52
I'm Still Here (2010)
as Jack Nicholson
2000s
5 titles · average score 74
56
The Bucket List (2007)
as Edward Periman Cole
79
Into the Wild (2007)
Thanks
87
The Departed (2006)
as Costello
79
About Schmidt (2002)
as Warren Schmidt
69
The Pledge (2001)
as Jerry Black
1990s
4 titles · average score 61
77
As Good as It Gets (1997)
as Melvin Udall
59
The Evening Star (1996)
as Garrett Breedlove
53
The Crossing Guard (1995)
as Freddy Gale
57
Hoffa (1992)
as James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa
1980s
6 titles · average score 66
58
Ironweed (1987)
as Francis Phelan
52
Heartburn (1986)
as Mark
77
Terms of Endearment (1983)
as Garrett Breedlove
61
The Border (1982)
as Charlie Smith
67
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
as Frank Chambers
79
Reds (1981)
as Eugene O'Neill
1970s
7 titles · average score 72
59
The Last Tycoon (1976)
as Brimmer
88
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
as Randle Patrick McMurphy
69
Tommy (1975)
as The Specialist
90
Chinatown (1974)
as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
61
The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
as David Staebler
53
Drive, He Said (1971)
as Annoyed Bearded Guy
81
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
as Robert Eroica Dupea
1960s
2 titles · average score 74
79
Easy Rider (1969)
as George Hanson
70
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960)
TV show · as Bud