List of the best Jack Nicholson movies: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest(1975), The Shining(1980), Chinatown(1974), As Good as It Gets(1997), The Passenger(1975), The Last Detail(1973), Batman(1989), Five Easy Pieces(1970), The Bucket List(2007), About Schmidt(2002), Carnal Knowledge(1971), The Pledge(2001) ... ...
8.7/10
Drama
USA
1975
133 Minutes
Randle Patrick McMurphy
Jack Nicholson Louise Fletcher Brad Dourif William Redfield Michael Berryman Peter Brocco Dean R. Brooks Alonzo Brown Scatman Crothers Danny DeVito Christopher Lloyd
anti-hero nurse native american mentally challenged patient bleak gutsy powerful mental institution oregon boat abuse rebellion conformity mental illness rivalry transformation 1960s
A criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rebels against the oppressive nurse and rallies up the scared patients.
8.4/10
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
1980
142 Minutes
Jack Torrance
Jack Nicholson Shelley Duvall Danny Lloyd Scatman Crothers Barry Nelson Philip Stone Joe Turkel Anne Jackson Tony Burton Lia Beldam Billie Gibson
wife bartender psychic jack torrance chef caretaker chilling suspenseful disturbing creepy overlook hotel colorado violence axe insanity writer's block cabin fever extrasensory perception escape pursuit
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.
8.1/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1974
131 Minutes
J. J. (Jake) Gittes
Jack Nicholson Faye Dunaway John Huston Perry Lopez John Hillerman Darryl Zwerling Diane Ladd Roy Jenson Roman Polanski Richard Bakalyan Joe Mantell
detective widow father sister private investigator wife disturbing sultry suspenseful gritty los angeles chinatown household car construction site corruption murder adultery redemption set-up
A private detective hired to expose an adulterer finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
7.7/10
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
1997
138 Minutes
Melvin Udall
Jack Nicholson Helen Hunt Greg Kinnear Cuba Gooding Jr. Skeet Ulrich Shirley Knight Yeardley Smith Lupe Ontiveros
writer artist neighbor waitress psychiatrist dog quirky emotional new york city apartment diner romance friendship homosexuality confrontation obsessive-compulsive disorder redemption discovery love transformation
A single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
7.6/10
Drama
Italy|France|Spain
1975
119 Minutes
David Locke
Jack Nicholson Maria Schneider Jenny Runacre Ian Hendry Steven Berkoff
reporter arms dealer love interest wife police detective tense brooding africa desert barcelona, spain london gun running assumed identity journalism crime on the run romance transformation pursuit 1970s
A frustrated war correspondent, unable to find the war he's been asked to cover, takes the risky path of coopting the identity of a dead arms dealer acquaintance.
7.5/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1973
105 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Otis Young Randy Quaid Clifton James Michael Moriarty Carol Kane Luana Anders Kathleen Miller Nancy Allen Gerry Salsberg Don McGovern
sailor mother prostitute prisoner petty criminal wild uneasy touching norfolk naval base train new york city brothel male bonding prison navy virginity alcohol road trip adventure
Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way.
7.5/10
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA|UK
1989
126 Minutes
Jack Napier, The Joker
Jack Nicholson Michael Keaton Kim Basinger Robert Wuhl Pat Hingle Billy Dee Williams Michael Gough Jack Palance Jerry Hall Lee Wallace Tracey Walter
batman journalist crime boss villain butler henchman offbeat amusing thrilling alternate reality gotham city mansion cave corruption good vs. evil poison rivalry forbidden love superheroes sacrifice
The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being Jack Napier, a criminal who becomes the clownishly homicidal Joker.
7.5/10
Drama
USA
1970
96 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Karen Black Susan Anspach Billy Green Bush Fannie Flagg Sally Struthers Ralph Waite Helena Kallianiotes Richard Stahl Marlena Macguire Lois Smith
blue-collar worker girlfriend sister father mother rebel quirky gutsy california washington state diner culture clash family class distinctions discovery 1970s
A dropout from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.
7.4/10
Drama, Comedy
USA
2007
97 Minutes
Edward Cole
Jack Nicholson Morgan Freeman Sean Hayes Rob Morrow Beverly Todd Alfonso Freeman Rowena King Verda Bridges
cancer patient billionaire mechanic servant daughter granddaughter inspiring heartwarming amusing uplifting hospital pyramid north pole france himalayas africa dreams old age mortality friendship
Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.
7.1/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2002
124 Minutes
Warren Schmidt
Jack Nicholson Hope Davis Dermot Mulroney Kathy Bates Len Cariou Howard Hesseman June Squibb Harry Groener
orphan insurance salesman salesman daughter retiree widower quirky witty emotional amusing sad heartwarming kansas colorado museum office cemetery death redemption aging
A recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.
7.0/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1971
96 Minutes
Jonathan Fuerst
Jack Nicholson Art Garfunkel Ann-Margret Candice Bergen Rita Moreno Cynthia O'Neal Carol Kane
good guy ladies' man girlfriend wife cool witty offbeat new york city amherst, mass. college apartment sex marriage love love triangle friendship growing up love 1960s
Chronicling the lifelong sexual development of two men who meet and befriend one another in college.
6.8/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2001
124 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Robin Wright Aaron Eckhart Patricia Clarkson Benicio Del Toro Dale Dickey Costas Mandylor Helen Mirren Tom Noonan Michael O'Keefe Vanessa Redgrave
detective serial killer girl witness suspenseful dark mountain restaurant church gas station promises murder mental illness child abuse retirement obsession mystery pursuit 2000s
A retiring police detective pledges to catch the killer of a young child.
6.7/10
Romance
USA
1985
129 Minutes
Charley Partanna
Jack Nicholson Kathleen Turner Anjelica Huston Robert Loggia William Hickey John Randolph Lee Richardson Michael Lombard
hitman godfather cousin assassin cheeky suspenseful spirited brooklyn, n.y. california wedding mafia contract killing family honor romance forbidden love rivalry 1980s
Two professional assassins fall in love.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1987
141 Minutes
Francis Phelan
Jack Nicholson Meryl Streep Tom Waits Carroll Baker Michael O'Keefe Diane Venora Fred Gwynne Margaret Whitton Jake Dengel Nathan Lane James Gammon
baseball player singer wife homeless person bleak witty powerful street albany, n.y. bar factory great depression homelessness alcoholism love regret fall discovery 1910s
An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his home town of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
6.6/10
Crime, Drama
West Germany|USA
1981
123 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Jessica Lange John Colicos Michael Lerner Christopher Lloyd John P. Ryan Anjelica Huston Jon Van Ness
drifter restaurant owner wife prosecutor shocking hedonistic suspenseful sultry road small town diner california infidelity lust murder plot insurance fraud marriage great depression temptation wretched excess
The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.
6.6/10
Comedy, Fantasy
USA
1987
122 Minutes
Daryl Van Horne
Jack Nicholson Cher Susan Sarandon Michelle Pfeiffer Veronica Cartwright Richard Jenkins Keith Jochim Carel Struycken
stranger sculptor journalist music teacher divorcée witch witty fiery hedonistic eastwick new england mansion witchcraft magic seduction female bonding small-town life gossip discovery metamorphosis
Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted, at a cost, when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.
6.5/10
Drama
USA
1972
104 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Bruce Dern Ellen Burstyn Julia Anne Robinson Scatman Crothers Charles Lavine Arnold Williams John P. Ryan Sully Boyar Josh Mostel William Pabst
radio personality con artist brother girlfriend stepdaughter brooding emotional atlantic city, n.j. hotel philadelphia sibling rivalry disillusionment depression brotherhood deception temptation underdog 1970s
A daydreamer convinces his radio personality brother to help fund one of his get-rich-quick schemes.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1982
107 Minutes
Charlie Smith
Jack Nicholson Harvey Keitel Valerie Perrine Warren Oates Elpidia Carrillo Shannon Wilcox Manuel Viescas Jeff Morris Mike Gomez Dirk Blocker Lonny Chapman
border patrol officer wife partner illegal alien baby corrupt cop dark disturbing border texas family home office countryside corruption smuggling drug trafficking theft ambition morality transformation
A corrupt border Agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market.
6.3/10
Drama
USA
1995
114 Minutes
Jack Nicholson David Morse Anjelica Huston Robin Wright Piper Laurie Richard Bradford Robbie Robertson John Savage Priscilla Barnes Kari Wuhrer
father ex-wife ex-convict girlfriend alcoholic stripper brooding melodramatic powerful apartment strip club restaurant school trailer suburb grief obsession drunken driving death of child hit and run
Freddy Gale is a seedy jeweller who has sworn to kill the drunk driver who killed his little girl.
6.3/10
Comedy
USA
1996
103 Minutes
President James Dale, Art Land
Jack Nicholson Glenn Close Annette Bening Pierce Brosnan Danny DeVito Martin Short Sarah Jessica Parker Michael J. Fox Rod Steiger Lukas Haas Natalie Portman
u.s. president first lady congressman scientist military officer alien campy unrestrained playful creative washington, d.c. new york city nevada las vegas kansas alien invasion first contact nuclear war apocalypse world superpowers
Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor.
6.2/10
Comedy, Western
USA
1978
105 Minutes
Director
Jack Nicholson Mary Steenburgen Christopher Lloyd John Belushi Veronica Cartwright Richard Bradford Jeff Morris Danny DeVito Tracey Walter Gerald H. Reynolds Luana Anders
thief deputy lawman boss wife friend hilarious spirited tender texas ranch jail wild west old west redemption second chance gold transformation revenge pursuit
Due to the lack of men after the Civil War, a small western town allows a bachelorette with ulterior motives to save a horse thief from the gallows by marrying him. They must deal with his old gang, the Sheriff, the bank, and each other.
6.0/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA|UK
1996
98 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Stephen Dorff Jennifer Lopez Judy Davis Michael Caine Harold Perrineau Robyn Peterson Mike Starr
adulterer wife safecracker girlfriend son bleak suspenseful chilling gritty yacht miami key largo, fla. debt robbery marriage infidelity family dysfunction jewelry mystery quest
A man who has failed as a father and husband commits a heist to make money for his fledging business, but things become complicated when his wife interferes.
5.9/10
Drama
USA
1971
90 Minutes
Director
William Tepper Karen Black Michael Margotta Bruce Dern Robert Towne Henry Jaglom Michael Warren June Fairchild Don Hanmer Lynn Bernay Joseph Walsh
The star player of a college basketball team starts to go off the rails with an illicit love affair and his roommate going crazy to avoid the war draft.
5.7/10
Comedy
USA
1975
88 Minutes
Oscar
Jack Nicholson Warren Beatty Stockard Channing Florence Stanley Richard B. Shull Tom Newman John Fiedler Scatman Crothers Dub Taylor Ian Wolfe Rose Michtom
heiress husband wife friend con artist cheeky madcap winsome train los angeles beach airplane marriage wealth travel adultery inheritance schemes love rivalry
Two bumbling hustlers in the 1920s attempt to gain the fortune of an heiress. Nothing will stop them, not even murder.
5.1/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1958
62 Minutes
Jimmy Wallace
Jack Nicholson Carolyn Mitchell Brett Halsey
A teenage boy panics and takes hostages when he thinks he's committed murder.
4.5/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1960
63 Minutes
Johnny Varron
Jack Nicholson Georgianna Carter Robert Bean Carol Bigby John Bologni Gary Espinosa Judith Tresize
A rebellious punk of the beat generation spends his days as an amateur dirt track driver in between partying and troublemaking. He eventually kidnaps his buddy's girlfriend, kills a few ... See full summary »
7.7/10
Drama
USA
1992
138 Minutes
Tom Cruise Jack Nicholson Demi Moore Kevin Bacon Kiefer Sutherland Kevin Pollak James Marshall J.T. Walsh Christopher Guest J.A. Preston Matt Craven
lawyer soldier officer engaging patriotic suspenseful courtroom military base law and order military conspiracy mystery transformation pursuit 1990s
Military lawyer Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee defends Marines accused of murder. They contend they were acting under orders.
6.6/10
Western
USA
1967
82 Minutes
Millie Perkins Jack Nicholson Will Hutchins Warren Oates B.J. Merholz Guy El Tsosie Charles Eastman
bounty hunter gunslinger partner woman friend tense gritty mining camp small town desert wild west bounty murder unlikely allies paranoia old west cowboys revenge pursuit 19th century
A mysterious woman persuades two cowboys to help her in a revenge scheme.
6.6/10
Western, Drama
USA
1976
125 Minutes
Marlon Brando Jack Nicholson Randy Quaid Kathleen Lloyd Frederic Forrest Harry Dean Stanton John McLiam John P. Ryan Sam Gilman Steve Franken Richard Bradford
thief land baron daughter bounty hunter farmer gritty offbeat tense railway ranch camp forest montana horse thieves farming old west train robbery love revenge escape
Tom Logan is a horse thief. Rancher David Braxton has horses, and a daughter, worth stealing. But Braxton has just hired Lee Clayton, an infamous "regulator", to hunt down the horse thieves; one at a time.
6.1/10
Drama
USA
1986
108 Minutes
Meryl Streep Jack Nicholson Maureen Stapleton Jeff Daniels Stockard Channing Richard Masur Catherine O'Hara Steven Hill Milos Forman Mamie Gummer Karen Akers
food critic columnist daughter journalist cheeky emotional sad new york city washington, d.c. marriage pregnancy infidelity home repairs sex commitment fall love transformation sacrifice 1980s
She's a magazine writer who gives up her career for love and family. He's a playboy newspaper columnist who can't quite give up his old tricks. And if that combination doesn't give a relationship Heartburn, nothing will.
5.2/10
Fantasy
USA
1971
94 Minutes
Mitch
A strange young woman lives in a fantasy world where she can never grow up.
5.0/10
Horror
USA
1963
81 Minutes
Lt. Andre Duvalier
Boris Karloff Jack Nicholson Sandra Knight Dick Miller Dorothy Neumann Jonathan Haze
french officer beautiful woman baron elderly woman servant spirit eerie brooding offbeat dreamy baltic coast castle countryside beach crypt shack possession witchcraft dark secrets suicide
A young officer in Napoleon's Army pursues a mysterious woman to the castle of an elderly Baron.
Western
1965
83 Minutes
Cameron Mitchell Jack Nicholson Millie Perkins Katherine Squire George Mitchell Rupert Crosse Harry Dean Stanton John Hackett Tom Filer B.J. Merholz
outlaw cattleman rancher robber cowboy sheriff bleak somber intense cabin wild west prairie ranch cattle drives mistaken identity murder on the run robbery old west escape
Two out of three cowboys (Cameron Mitchell, Jack Nicholson) run for their lives after meeting up with outlaws and a lynch-law posse.
Action
1967
95 Minutes
Adam Roarke Jack Nicholson Sabrina Scharf Jana Taylor John Garwood Richard Anders I.J. Jefferson James Oliver Jack Starrett Gary Littlejohn Bruno VeSota
A gas-station attendant (Jack Nicholson) joins a motorcycle gang and moves in on the leader's (Adam Roarke) girlfriend (Sabrina Scharf).
War
1964
68 Minutes
Burnett
Jimmie Rodgers Jack Nicholson John Hackett
lieutenant soldier radio operator guerrilla leader japanese soldier villager suspenseful raw emotional spirited philippines village beach bridge jungle island military intelligence espionage secret mission behind enemy lines
During World War II, three GIs are sent to the Philippines to lay the groundwork for an attack against the Japanese.
Drama
1960
95 Minutes
Weary Reilly
Christopher Knight Jack Nicholson Jay C. Flippen Frank Gorshin Venetia Stevenson Carolyn Craig Robert Casper Dick Foran
8.5/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|Hong Kong
2006
152 Minutes
Frank Costello
Leonardo DiCaprio Matt Damon Jack Nicholson Mark Wahlberg Martin Sheen Ray Winstone Vera Farmiga Alec Baldwin James Badge Dale David O'Hara Mark Rolston
mobster criminal cop informant girlfriend wife dark intense gritty tense suspenseful frightening boston police station bar vehicle city apartment secret hideout crime mafia
An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.
7.4/10
Drama, Comedy
USA
1983
132 Minutes
Garrett Breedlove
Shirley MacLaine Debra Winger Jack Nicholson Jeff Daniels Danny DeVito John Lithgow Betty King Lisa Hart Carroll Huckleberry Fox Troy Bishop
mother daughter professor astronaut touching emotional sad small town midwest family home family romance cancer mother/daughter relationship love growing up 1980s
Follows hard-to-please Aurora looking for love, and her daughter's family problems.
7.3/10
Drama
USA|UK|Canada
1981
195 Minutes
Eugene O'Neill
Warren Beatty Diane Keaton Jack Nicholson Maureen Stapleton Edward Herrmann Jerzy Kosinski Paul Sorvino Nicolas Coster Ian Wolfe Bessie Love MacIntyre Dixon
communist journalist activist playwright politician fascinating intricate moving russia chicago greenwich village portland, ore. communism world war i love revolution discovery fall 1910s
A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia, and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
1969
94 Minutes
George Hanson
Peter Fonda Dennis Hopper Jack Nicholson Antonio Mendoza Phil Spector Mac Mashourian Warren Finnerty Tita Colorado Luke Askew Luana Anders Sabrina Scharf
biker hippie redneck prostitute lawyer cool hedonistic wild highway california new orleans commune road trip america freedom drugs quest discovery adventure 1970s
Two bikers head from L.A. to New Orleans through the open country and desert lands, and along the way they meet a man who bridges a counter-culture gap of which they had been unaware.
Adventure
1966
62 Minutes
Jay Wickham
Dewey Martin Fay Spain Jack Nicholson Vic Diaz Jacqueline Hellman Joseph Estrada
A cache of stolen diamonds leads to tragedy when the valuable cargo changes hands during a flight to the Philippines.
6.3/10
Comedy
USA
1960
70 Minutes
Wilbur Force
Jonathan Haze Jackie Joseph Mel Welles Jack Nicholson Dick Miller Myrtle Vail Leola Wendorff John Herman Shaner Meri Welles
assistant florist dentist patient monster suspenseful quirky store killer plant murder violence insanity rivalry metamorphosis 1960s
A clumsy young man nurtures a plant and discovers that it's carnivorous, forcing him to kill to feed it.
5.4/10
Romance
USA
2010
121 Minutes
Charles
Reese Witherspoon Owen Wilson Paul Rudd Jack Nicholson Kathryn Hahn Mark Linn-Baker Lenny Venito Molly Price Ron McLarty Shelley Conn Domenick Lombardozzi
businessperson athlete baseball player love interest tender lighthearted baseball field apartment street infatuation baseball romance love triangle friendship love pursuit 2010s
After being cut from the U.S.A. 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.
5.0/10
Western
USA
1962
60 Minutes
Will Brocious
Kent Taylor Diana Darrin Jody McCrea Jack Nicholson Gary Snead Robert Sampson Don Orlando Helen Joseph
sheriff waitress prisoner young man lawman love interest thrilling tense small town wild west frontier jail corruption imprisonment jailbreak posse robbery murder escape pursuit
A cowboy rides into a small town that is ruled with an iron fist by a corrupt Sheriff. He becomes involved with a pretty young town girl and some residents who are trying to oust the ... See full summary »
Drama
1960
85 Minutes
Buddy
Jennifer West Richard Evans Warren Parker Ralph Manza Jack Nicholson Jacqueline Schwab Billie Bird William Keen
Unmarried teenage lovers (Jennifer West, Richard Evans) turn to desperate measures after their clandestine tryst results in an unplanned pregnancy.
6.6/10
Horror, Fantasy
USA
1963
86 Minutes
Rexford Bedlo
Vincent Price Peter Lorre Boris Karloff Hazel Court Olive Sturgess Jack Nicholson Connie Wallace William Baskin Aaron Saxon
magician sorcerer wife doctor daughter raven creepy dark campy offbeat castle grief magic secret showdown death love rivalry adventure metamorphosis
A magician, who has been turned into a raven, turns to a former sorcerer for help.
6.4/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1970
129 Minutes
Tad Pringle
Barbra Streisand Yves Montand Bob Newhart Larry Blyden Simon Oakland Jack Nicholson John Richardson Pamela Brown Irene Handl Roy Kinnear Peter Crowcroft
fiancé psychiatrist heavy smoker coquette amusing creative new york city classroom office hypnosis past life regression love triangle discovery transformation 1970s
A troubled young woman who visits a psychotherapist to help her quit smoking undergoes hypnosis and finds herself reliving a tragic Victorian romance from a past life.
Musical
1975
111 Minutes
A. Quackson, Mental Health Specialist
Roger Daltrey Ann-Margret Oliver Reed Elton John Eric Clapton Keith Moon Jack Nicholson Robert Powell Paul Nicholas Tina Turner Barry Winch
deaf mute messiah mother stepfather doctor uncle offbeat outlandish wild england camp mansion religion pinball mother/son relationship abuse trauma psychosomatic illness transformation fall
The Who's rock opera follows a mute, deaf and blind, boy (Roger Daltrey) who becomes a pinball wizard.
7.2/10
Romance
USA
1987
132 Minutes
William Hurt Albert Brooks Holly Hunter Robert Prosky Lois Chiles Joan Cusack Peter Hackes Christian Clemenson Robert Katims Ed Wheeler Jack Nicholson
producer anchorman love interest reporter rival witty emotional washington, d.c. television studio friendship love triangle television loneliness romance quest love discovery 1980s
Take two rival television reporters: one handsome, one talented, both male. Add one Producer, female. Mix well, and watch the sparks fly.
6.0/10
Comedy
USA
1964
104 Minutes
Robert Walker Burl Ives Walter Matthau Tommy Sands Millie Perkins Kay Medford Larry Hagman Gerald S. O'Loughlin Sal Papa Al Freeman Jr. James Farentino
Life becomes so harried after Ensign Pulver's prank, he and the Captain are swept off deck during a storm, ending up on a tropical island, a group of ship wrecked nurses, dancing natives, and one very big case of appendicitis.
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