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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

Movies (77 total, ranked by score)

  1. Blue Chips

    1994 · ★ 6.1 (213 votes)

    Drama

    31

  2. The Cold Call

    2012 · ★ 5.8 (13 votes)

    Drama

    32

  3. Extreme Prejudice

    1987 · ★ 6.3 (193 votes)

    Action, Thriller, Crime

    33

  4. Who'll Stop the Rain

    1978 · ★ 6.5 (75 votes)

    Crime, Action, Drama

    34

  5. The Deep

    1977 · ★ 6.0 (263 votes)

    Mystery, Thriller, Adventure

    35

  6. Another 48 Hrs.

    1990 · ★ 6.0 (1,017 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Crime

    36

  7. Head Full of Honey

    2018 · ★ 6.4 (88 votes)

    Drama

    37

  8. The Beautiful Country

    2004 · ★ 6.0 (44 votes)

    Drama

    38

  9. Return to Sender

    2015 · ★ 6.1 (1,275 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    39

  10. Down and Out in Beverly Hills

    1986 · ★ 5.9 (288 votes)

    Comedy

    40

  11. Northfork

    2003 · ★ 6.0 (82 votes)

    Fantasy, Drama

    41

  12. Farewell to the King

    1989 · ★ 6.0 (79 votes)

    War, Adventure

    42

  13. Afterglow

    1997 · ★ 6.0 (40 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    43

  14. Winter Kill

    1974 · ★ 7.4 (5 votes)

    Thriller, Mystery, TV Movie

    44

  15. The Good Thief

    2003 · ★ 6.1 (144 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    45

  16. Chicago 10

    2008 · ★ 5.8 (17 votes)

    Documentary, Animation, History

    46

  17. Grace Quigley

    1985 · ★ 6.1 (16 votes)

    Comedy

    47

  18. The Golden Voice

    2025 · ★ 6.0 (8 votes)

    Drama

    48

  19. The Golden Bowl

    2000 · ★ 5.9 (68 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    49

  20. The Runaway Barge

    1975

    TV Movie, Drama

    50

  21. Hateship Loveship

    2014 · ★ 5.8 (156 votes)

    Drama

    51

  22. Nick Nolte: No Exit

    2008 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    52

  23. Cannery Row

    1982 · ★ 5.9 (47 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    53

  24. The California Kid

    1974 · ★ 6.3 (35 votes)

    Action, Thriller, TV Movie

    54

  25. Arcadia Lost

    2010 · ★ 5.2 (6 votes)

    Drama

    55

  26. Heart Beat

    1980 · ★ 5.6 (22 votes)

    Drama

    56

  27. A Magnificent Death from a Shattered Hand

    — · ★ 10.0 (2 votes)

    Western

    57

  28. I'll Do Anything

    1994 · ★ 5.6 (56 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Music

    58

  29. Teachers

    1984 · ★ 5.7 (79 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    59

  30. Arthur

    2011 · ★ 5.5 (802 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    60

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