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Nick Nolte

Actor · 77 credits · 60 in highly-rated films

Best known for Warrior (2011)

Frequent collaborators: Sean Penn, Jacqueline Bisset, Frank McRae, Rosanna Arquette, Powers Boothe

Best Nick Nolte movies by genre

Movies (77 total, ranked by score)

  1. Warrior

    2011 · ★ 7.8 (5,104 votes)

    Drama, Action

    1

  2. The Thin Red Line

    1998 · ★ 7.4 (3,397 votes)

    Drama, History, War

    2

  3. Crime 101

    2026 · ★ 7.0 (1,304 votes)

    Crime, Thriller

    3

  4. Cape Fear

    1991 · ★ 7.3 (3,978 votes)

    Drama, Crime, Thriller

    4

  5. Tropic Thunder

    2008 · ★ 6.7 (7,138 votes)

    Action, Comedy, War

    5

  6. Peaceful Warrior

    2006 · ★ 7.5 (488 votes)

    Drama

    6

  7. The Spiderwick Chronicles

    2008 · ★ 6.7 (2,930 votes)

    Family, Adventure, Fantasy

    7

  8. Over the Hedge

    2006 · ★ 6.6 (4,949 votes)

    Adventure, Animation, Comedy

    8

  9. 48 Hrs.

    1982 · ★ 6.7 (1,754 votes)

    Crime, Action, Comedy

    9

  10. Angel Has Fallen

    2019 · ★ 6.6 (3,937 votes)

    Action, Thriller

    10

  11. Lorenzo's Oil

    1992 · ★ 7.1 (579 votes)

    Drama

    11

  12. Gangster Squad

    2013 · ★ 6.4 (4,292 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Action

    12

  13. Run All Night

    2015 · ★ 6.4 (3,014 votes)

    Action, Crime, Thriller

    13

  14. U Turn

    1997 · ★ 6.6 (825 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    14

  15. The Prince of Tides

    1991 · ★ 6.6 (312 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    15

  16. Die My Love

    2025 · ★ 6.1 (614 votes)

    Drama

    16

  17. Under Fire

    1983 · ★ 6.7 (182 votes)

    Drama, War

    17

  18. Hulk

    2003 · ★ 5.6 (6,375 votes)

    Science Fiction, Adventure, Action

    18

  19. Affliction

    1998 · ★ 6.3 (327 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Mystery

    19

  20. New York Stories

    1989 · ★ 6.2 (415 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    20

  21. Noah

    2014 · ★ 5.7 (6,701 votes)

    Drama, Adventure

    21

  22. Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness

    2008 · ★ 6.8 (62 votes)

    Comedy, Documentary

    22

  23. Three Fugitives

    1989 · ★ 6.7 (326 votes)

    Comedy, Crime

    23

  24. Neverwas

    2005 · ★ 6.4 (142 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    24

  25. Nightwatch

    1997 · ★ 6.1 (440 votes)

    Drama, Horror, Mystery

    25

  26. The Company You Keep

    2012 · ★ 6.2 (793 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    26

  27. A Walk in the Woods

    2015 · ★ 6.1 (785 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy, Drama

    27

  28. Q & A

    1990 · ★ 5.9 (201 votes)

    Action, Thriller, Crime

    28

  29. Clean

    2004 · ★ 6.4 (76 votes)

    Drama

    29

  30. Death Sentence

    1974 · ★ 5.7 (11 votes)

    Crime, Thriller, Drama

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.