Jack Nicholson films, ranked by your taste

Actor and director · 32 films on Boxlist

Known for Chinatown, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and The Departed.

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Chinatown
1974 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDB
Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double...
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 · Film
8.4/10 · TMDB
While serving time for insanity at a state mental hospital, implacable rabble-rouser, Randle Patrick McMurphy, inspires his fellow patients to rebel against the authoritarian rule of head nurse, Mildred Ratched.
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The Departed
2006 · Film
8.2/10 · TMDB
To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises...
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The Shining
1980 · Film
8.2/10 · TMDB
Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.
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Joker: Put on a Happy Face
2020 · Film
8.2/10 · TMDB
Featuring interviews with filmmakers and industry legends, discover the origins and evolution of The Joker, and learn why The Clown Prince of Crime is universally hailed as the greatest comic-book supervillain of all time.
A Few Good Men
1992 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.
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The Passenger
1975 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
David Locke is a world-weary American journalist who has been sent to cover a conflict in northern Africa, but he makes little progress with the story. When he discovers the body of a stranger who looks similar to him, Locke assumes the...
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Broadcast News
1987 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Basket-case network news producer Jane Craig falls for new reporter Tom Grunnick, a pretty boy who represents the trend towards entertainment news she despises. Aaron Altman, a talented but plain correspondent, carries an unrequited torch...
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Batman
1989 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis when a deformed madman calling himself "The Joker" seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld.
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Easy Rider
1969 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
A cross-country trip to sell drugs puts two hippie bikers on a collision course with small-town prejudices.
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Terms of Endearment
1983 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.
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The Last Detail
1973 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way.
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About Schmidt
2002 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
66-year-old Warren Schmidt is a retired insurance salesman and has no particular plans other than to drive around in the motor home his wife insisted they buy. He's not altogether bitter, but not happy either, as everything his wife does...
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As Good as It Gets
1997 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who...
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Reds
1981 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical commitment to the socialist revolution in Russia, his dream of spreading its principles...
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Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
2001 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
With commentary from Hollywood stars, outtakes from his movies and footage from his youth, this documentary looks at Stanley Kubrick's life and films. Director Jan Harlan, Kubrick's brother-in-law and sometime collaborator, interviews...
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Prizzi's Honor
1985 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
Charley Partanna is a hit-man who works for the Prizzis, one of the richest crime syndicate families in the country. Unbeknownst to Charley,the Prizzis just hired Irene Walker, a free-lance killer, to eliminate someone who double-crossed...
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Something's Gotta Give
2003 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Harry Sanborn is an aged music industry exec with a fondness for younger women like Marin, his latest trophy girlfriend. Things get a little awkward when Harry suffers a heart attack at the home of Marin's mother, Erica. Left in the care...
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The Witches of Eastwick
1987 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted - at a cost - when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.
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The Pledge
2001 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
A police chief about to retire pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer.
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The Raven
1963 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
A magician who has been turned into a raven turns to a former sorcerer for help.
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Breakdown: 1975
2025 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
In 1975, as America faced social and political upheaval, filmmakers turned chaos into art.
Mars Attacks!
1996 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
'We come in peace' is not what those green men from Mars mean when they invade our planet, armed with irresistible weapons and a cruel sense of humor. This star studded cast must play victim to the alien’s fun and games in this comedy...
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Ironweed
1987 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Albany, New York, Halloween, 1938. Francis Phelan and Helen Archer are bums, back in their birth city. She was a singer on the radio, he a major league pitcher. Death surrounds them: she's sick, a pal has cancer, he digs graves at the...
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Anger Management
2003 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
After a small misunderstanding aboard an airplane escalates out of control, timid businessman Dave Buznik is ordered by the court to undergo anger management therapy at the hands of specialist Dr. Buddy Rydell. But when Buddy steps up his...
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Wolf
1994 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
Publisher Will Randall becomes a werewolf and has to fight to keep his job.
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The Two Jakes
1990 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
This sequel to the classic Chinatown finds private detective Jake Gittes still haunted from the events of the first film. Hired by a man to investigate his wife's infidelities, Jake once again finds himself involved in a complicated plot...
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Hoffa
1992 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
A portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro. The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles with the RTA and President Roosevelt.
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The Bucket List
2007 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers are worlds apart. At a crossroads in their lives, they share a hospital room and discover they have two things in common: a desire to spend the time they have...
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I'm Still Here
2010 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, the film follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets...
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The Last Tycoon
1976 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel is brought to life in this story of a movie producer slowly working himself to death.
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How Do You Know
2010 · Film
5.3/10 · TMDB
After being cut from the USA softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds herself evaluating her life and in the middle of a love triangle, as a corporate guy in crisis competes with her current, baseball-playing beau.
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