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Best Crime Movies Starring Jack Nicholson

This collection ranks 15 crime movies starring Jack Nicholson. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. The Departed tops the list with a 8.2/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1958–2006.

15 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    The Departed

    2006· 2h 31m· en

    8.216.5K
  2. 2

    Chinatown

    1974· 2h 10m· en

    7.94.4K
  3. 3

    Batman

    1989· 2h 6m· en

    7.28.7K
  4. 4

    The Pledge

    2001· 2h 4m· en

    6.61.2K
  6. 6

    Hoffa

    1992· 2h 20m· en

    6.3364
  8. 8

    The Two Jakes

    1990· 2h 17m· en

    6.0281
  9. 9

    The Border

    1982· 1h 48m· en

    6.0143
  11. 11

    The Fortune

    1975· 1h 28m· en

    5.457

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Frequently asked questions

How many crime movies has Jack Nicholson made?

15 crime movies starring Jack Nicholson carry real rating data in this catalog.

How are these Jack Nicholson films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the best Jack Nicholson crime movie?

The Departed currently holds the #1 position in this collection.

Which Jack Nicholson crime movie is the most popular?

The Departed has the largest audience (16,498 votes) among these titles.