Jack Nicholson
Actor · 91 credits · 60 in highly-rated films
Best known for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Frequent collaborators: Henry Jaglom, Danny DeVito, Bruce Dern, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers
Best Jack Nicholson movies by genre
- Jack Nicholson Drama Movies 43
- Jack Nicholson Documentary Movies 23
- Jack Nicholson Comedy Movies 20
- Jack Nicholson Crime Movies 15
- Jack Nicholson Romance Movies 14
- Jack Nicholson Thriller Movies 13
- Jack Nicholson Music Movies 7
- Jack Nicholson Mystery Movies 6
- Jack Nicholson Horror Movies 5
- Jack Nicholson Western Movies 5
Movies (88 total, ranked by score)
1One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 · ★ 8.4 (11,666 votes)
Drama
2The Departed
2006 · ★ 8.2 (16,498 votes)
Drama, Thriller, Crime
3The Shining
1980 · ★ 8.2 (19,267 votes)
Horror, Thriller
4Chinatown
1974 · ★ 7.9 (4,362 votes)
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
5A Few Good Men
1992 · ★ 7.6 (4,281 votes)
Drama
6Batman
1989 · ★ 7.2 (8,722 votes)
Fantasy, Action, Crime
7As Good as It Gets
1997 · ★ 7.4 (4,191 votes)
Drama, Comedy, Romance
8The Bucket List
2007 · ★ 7.2 (4,186 votes)
Drama, Comedy
9Terms of Endearment
1983 · ★ 7.1 (852 votes)
Drama, Comedy
10Easy Rider
1969 · ★ 7.0 (2,188 votes)
Adventure, Drama
11Something's Gotta Give
2003 · ★ 6.6 (1,813 votes)
Drama, Comedy, Romance
12Five Easy Pieces
1970 · ★ 7.1 (608 votes)
Drama
13The Last Detail
1973 · ★ 7.0 (416 votes)
Drama, Comedy
14Broadcast News
1987 · ★ 6.8 (474 votes)
Comedy, Romance
15Mars Attacks!
1996 · ★ 6.4 (6,003 votes)
Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
16Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
2001 · ★ 7.4 (201 votes)
Documentary
17The Passenger
1975 · ★ 7.2 (548 votes)
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
18About Schmidt
2002 · ★ 6.9 (1,387 votes)
Drama, Comedy
19Reds
1981 · ★ 6.9 (380 votes)
Drama, History, Romance
20Tommy
1975 · ★ 6.5 (378 votes)
Drama, Music
21The Witches of Eastwick
1987 · ★ 6.5 (1,578 votes)
Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
22Carnal Knowledge
1971 · ★ 6.6 (232 votes)
Drama, Romance, Comedy
23The Pledge
2001 · ★ 6.6 (1,243 votes)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
24Anger Management
2003 · ★ 6.2 (3,497 votes)
Comedy
25Kubrick by Kubrick
2020 · ★ 7.3 (51 votes)
Documentary, History
26Making 'The Shining'
1980 · ★ 7.1 (114 votes)
Documentary
27Prizzi's Honor
1985 · ★ 6.4 (435 votes)
Romance, Comedy, Crime
28Hoffa
1992 · ★ 6.3 (364 votes)
Crime, History, Drama
29The Missouri Breaks
1976 · ★ 6.5 (253 votes)
Western, Drama
30The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981 · ★ 6.5 (564 votes)
Crime, Romance, Drama
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 28, 2026.