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Best Mystery Movies Starring Jack Nicholson

This collection ranks 6 mystery 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. Chinatown tops the list with a 7.9/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1963–2001.

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

  1. 1

    Chinatown

    1974· 2h 10m· en

    7.94.4K
  3. 3

    The Pledge

    2001· 2h 4m· en

    6.61.2K
  4. 4

    The Two Jakes

    1990· 2h 17m· en

    6.0281
  5. 5

    The Shooting

    1966· 1h 22m· en

    6.2133
  6. 6

    The Terror

    1963· 1h 19m· en

    5.2184

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Frequently asked questions

How many mystery movies has Jack Nicholson made?

6 mystery 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 mystery movie?

Chinatown currently holds the #1 position in this collection.

Which Jack Nicholson mystery movie is the most popular?

Chinatown has the largest audience (4,362 votes) among these titles.