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
272010s
1 title · average score 53
53
I'm Still Here (2010)
as Jack Nicholson
2000s
3 titles · average score 82
1990s
5 titles · average score 60
57
Mars Attacks! (1996)
as President Dale / Art Land
53
The Crossing Guard (1995)
as Freddy Gale
69
A Few Good Men (1992)
as Col. Nathan R. Jessep
57
Hoffa (1992)
as James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa
65
The Two Jakes (1990)
as J.J. "Jake" Gittes
1980s
5 titles · average score 75
74
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
as Daryl Van Horne
82
Broadcast News (1987)
as Bill Rorich
74
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
as Charley Partanna
65
The Border (1982)
as Charlie Smith
78
Reds (1981)
as Eugene O'Neill
1970s
9 titles · average score 73
88
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
as Randle Patrick McMurphy
81
The Passenger (1975)
as David Locke
67
Tommy (1975)
as The Specialist
90
Chinatown (1974)
as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
80
The Last Detail (1973)
as Billy L. 'Badass' Buddusky
75
Carnal Knowledge (1971)
as Jonathan
53
Drive, He Said (1971)
as Annoyed Bearded Guy
85
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
as Robert Eroica Dupea
35
Rebel Rousers (1970)
as Bunny
1960s
4 titles · average score 65
79
Easy Rider (1969)
as George Hanson
62
Head (1968)
Songs, Writer
54
Psych-Out (1968)
as Stoney
64
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
as Gino, Hit Man (uncredited)