Jack Nicholson Movies

Jack Nicholson in 1980's The Shining
Jack Nicholson in 1980’s The Shining

Want to know the best Jack Nicholson movies?  How about the worst Jack Nicholson movies?  Curious about Jack Nicholson’s box office grosses or which Jack Nicholson movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Jack Nicholson movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences or which one got the worst reviews? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.

Jack Nicholson (1937-) is one of the most accomplished actors to ever appear in movies. He has been nominated twelve times for an Academy Award® for acting (winning three times). Nicholson has also picked up seventeen Golden Globe® nominations (winning five times). His big break was appearing in 1969’s Easy Rider. The part of George Hanson was actually written for another actor, Rip Torn, who dropped out of the film after a disagreement with director Dennis Hopper.  Nicholson took over the role, received his first Oscar® nomination and has never looked back.

Since Easy Rider, Nicholson has appeared in one classic after another. In the 1970s, he appeared in the movies Five Easy Pieces, Carnal Knowledge, Chinatown, and One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. The 1980s gave us Terms of Endearment, Reds, Prizzi’s Honor, Batman and Broadcast News. The 1990s gave us A Few Good Men and As Good As It Gets. In the 2000s he has made fewer movies, but still starred in The Departed and About Schmidt. His last starring role was in 2007’s The Bucket List and his last appearance on the screen was a supporting role in 2010’s How Do You Know.  Currently he has no new projects listed on IMDb….I hope that does not mean that he has retired.

His IMDb page shows 75 acting credits from 1956-2010. This page will rank 48 Jack Nicholson movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in theaters were not included in the rankings.

Michelle Pfeiffer, Susan Sarandon, Jack and Cher in 1987's Witches of Eastwick
Michelle Pfeiffer, Susan Sarandon, Jack and Cher in 1987’s Witches of Eastwick

Jack Nicholson Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.

Jack Nicholson Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.

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  • Sort Jack Nicholson movies how they were received by critics and audiences.  60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie
  • Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Jack Nicholson movie received.
  • Sort Jack Nicholson movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score.  UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
Jack Nicholson in 1989's Batman
Jack Nicholson in 1989’s Batman

 Jack Nicholson Has 12 Oscar® and 17 Golden Globe® Nominations

1. 1969’s Easy Rider….nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar®

2. 1970’s Five Easy Pieces….nominated for a Best Actor Oscar®

3. 1971’s Carnal Knowledge….nominated for a Best Actor Golden Globe®

4. 1973’s The Last Detail….nominated for a Best Actor Oscar®

5. 1974’s Chinatown….nominated for a Best Actor Oscar®…won Golden Globe®

6. 1975’s One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest…..won Best Actor Oscar® and Golden Globe®

7. 1981’s Reds….nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar®

8. 1983’s Terms of Endearment….won Best Supporting Actor Oscar® and Golden Globe®

9. 1985’s Prizzi’s Honor….nominated for a Best Actor Oscar®….won Golden Globe®

10. 1987’s Ironweed….nominated for a Best Actor Oscar®

11. 1989’s Batman…..nominated for a Best Actor Golden Globe®

12. 1992’s A Few Good Men….nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar®

13. 1992’s Hoffa…..nominated for a Best Actor Golden Globe®

14.  1997’s As Good As It Gets….won Best Actor Oscar®

15.  2002’s About Schmidt….nominated for a Best Actor Oscar®…won Golden Globe®

16. 2003’s Somethings Gotta Give…..nominated for a Best Actor Golden Globe®

17. 2006’s The Departed……nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe®

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77 thoughts on “Jack Nicholson Movies”

  1. Liked him ever since “Easy Rider.” His voice seems more strained now that seductive, but he can still act.

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    1. Jeff May….I agree his voice has changed over the years….I always find it sad when I realize that stars I have grown up with are nearing the end of the line….people like Jack, Gene Hackman, Michael Caine…thanks for reading and commenting

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  2. What a wonderful useful MOVIE PAGE for Jack Nicholson – he has certainly made lots of movies. I thought he was so good in A FEW GOOD MEN…that is a great movie for all the actors. Not sure how old he is today but he has given us many hours of entertainment. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK COGERSON..

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    1. BERN1960 …Jack Nicholson will turn 74 on April 22nd…..I do believe he only has a few movies left in him….as he has been talking about retirement…thanks for the compliment

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  3. Love the Shining…

    Whatever happened to that little boy “Danny” who played Jack’s son. “Creepy”

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    1. hey b4murray….according to IMDB…the child actor that played the boy….was named Danny Lloyd…..and only appeared in one movie….The Shining…..he actually has one other credit and that was a tv movie made in 1982…..I guess he probably is a plummer or a doctor by now…thanks for reading and commenting

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  4. Love love love so many of his movies….there was a tribute to him and of his films and characters–I’ve heard that he refused to let them focus on “As Good As It Gets” or use that distinguishing music (oboe?) that runs through it. He was mad that they added on the OCD part of Melvin’ s character, he wanted him to just be a douchebag but necessarily insane, whatever that may mean.

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    1. Taylorwise….I did not know that about Jack and As Good As It Gets….I guess the studio wanted there to be a reason he was such a jerk…..an illness kinda makes it acceptable…lol

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  5. Nicholson is amazing. One of the all-time greatest actors. Of the actors living today, I’d say he and the great Gene Hackman are the finest. (At one time I would have included DeNiro, before he made a mockery of his legend). I think he was cheated out of a fourth oscar for “About Schmidt”. My favorite Nicholson performance was as Jake Gittes in “Chinatown”.

    Peace,

    Rob

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    1. Hey Rob…thanks for reading and commenting….I agree he is one of the better actors out there…I wonder how many movies he has left in him…according to IMDB he does not have a single movie in production…..I think it is time to do a Gene Hackman page

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