After breaking out of a cancer ward, two terminally ill men (Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman) head off on a road trip with a list of things they want to do before they die, including racing cars, eating giant plates of caviar and gambling in Monte Carlo. Directed by Rob Reiner. With Sean Hayes and Rob Morrow. Categories: Adventure, Comedy, Crime. Year: 2008.
Jack Nicholson in The Bucket List
Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is assigned to go undercover to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Costello (Jack Nicholson). While Billy is quickly gaining Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate, is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit. Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Anthony Anderson, Alec Baldwin and Kevin Corrigan. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Jack Nicholson in The Departed
After a misunderstanding on an airline flight, mild-mannered Dave Buznik (Adam Sandler) is sentenced to undergo anger management. Things go from bad to worse for Dave when his therapist, Dr. Buddy Rydell (Jack Nicholson), shows up to live in his home. Known for his unorthodox methods, Buddy sets out to help Dave get in touch with his emotions by turning his life into a living nightmare. Directed by: Peter Segal. With Marisa Tomei, John Turturro, John C. Reilly, Kevin Nealon and Allen Covert. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2003.
Jack Nicholson in Anger Management
Harry Langer (Jack Nicholson) is an aging music executive with a taste for younger women. With his latest trophy girlfriend (Amanda Peet), things get a little awkward when Harry suffers a heart attack at her mother's (Diane Keaton) home. Left in her care, Harry begins to fall in love with the accomplished older woman and a strange love triangle takes shape. Directed by Nancy Meyers. With Keanu Reeves, Frances McDormand and Jon Favreau. Categories: Comedy, Romance, Drama. Year: 2003.
Jack Nicholson in Something's Gotta Give
Jack Nicholson stars as a police officer in a small town who is about to retire. Just before he works his final day, a 7-year-old girl is found murdered. He promises her mother that he will find out who killed her. But as he continues to work on the case, even after he leaves the force, one of his former colleagues (Aaron Eckhart) questions whether his interest in this case is as innocent as it appears. Directed by Sean Penn. With Dale Dickey. Categories: Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2001.
Jack Nicholson in The Pledge
Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson), a cranky, obsessive-compulsive writer, is entrusted with a dog after his gay artist neighbor (Greg Kinnear) is mugged and beaten. With his daily routine already dangerously off course, Melvin finds that Carol (Helen Hunt), the only waitress who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son. Eventually, the three become unlikely friends and Melvin learns to love and respect other people. Directed by James L. Brooks. With Cuba Gooding Jr.. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 1997.
Jack Nicholson in As Good as It Gets
Lt. Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) and Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway (Demi Moore) are military defense lawyers assigned to defend two U.S. infantrymen accused of the murder of another soldier. Kaffee and Galloway must crack the impenetrable Col. Nathan R. Jessep (Jack Nicholson), the commanding officer who supposedly gave the order that lead to the soldier's death, amidst a storm of military intrigue and tight-lipped hostility between the men on trial and the lawyers trying to defend them. Directed by Rob Reiner. With Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Pollak and J.T. Walsh. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1992.
Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men
Gotham City teems with corruption and decay, made worse by the presence of the Joker (Jack Nicholson), a deformed psychopath who wishes only to kill. Ready to take him on is Batman (Michael Keaton), the alter-ego of billionaire Bruce Wayne. With reporter Vicky Vale (Kim Basinger) hot on the case and threatening to win his heart, Batman must put everything on the line to keep the Joker from taking out the entire city. Directed by Tim Burton. Categories: Action, Thriller, Crime, Fantasy. Year: 1989.
Jack Nicholson in Batman
Alexandra Medford (Cher), Jane Spofford (Susan Sarandon) and Sukie Ridgemont (Michelle Pfeiffer) are three beautiful unmarried women living in a quiet New England town who are desperate for excitement. Things begin to change when the mysterious Daryl Van Horne (Jack Nicholson) rolls into town and promises the women riches and power if they're willing to pay the price. Soon, the ladies realize that they must use their growing magical abilities to break Van Horne's control of their lives. Directed by George Miller. With Veronica Cartwright and Richard Jenkins. Categories: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Based on a Novel. Year: 1987.
Jack Nicholson in The Witches of Eastwick
Aurora (Shirley MacLaine) and Emma (Debra Winger) Greenway are mother and daughter, each trying to live their lives with the support and love of the other. Through times of trouble and joy, the two women provide a touching picture of family at its best and worst. Directed by James L. Brooks. With Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Jeff Daniels, John Lithgow and Lisa Hart Carroll. Categories: Romance, Comedy, Drama. Year: 1983.
Jack Nicholson in Terms of Endearment
After hearing radical American journalist John Reed (Warren Beatty) give a lecture, writer Louise Bryant (Diane Keaton) flees her unhappy marriage to follow the Communist activist. After becoming involved in labor and political disputes in the US, the couple travels to Russia when John is assigned to cover the Russian Revolution. Inspired by the Communist victory, John and Louise return to the US, hoping to lead a revolution of their own. Directed by Warren Beatty. With Edward Herrmann, Jack Nicholson, Paul Sorvino, Maureen Stapleton, M. Emmet Walsh and Gene Hackman. Categories: Biography, Drama, Romance. Year: 1981.
Jack Nicholson in Reds
Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson), a frustrated writer and recovering alcoholic, takes a job as the caretaker of an isolated hotel in order to do some writing. Accompanied by his wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall), and clairvoyant son, Danny (Danny Lloyd), Jack comes to learn the hotel's sinister history as he slips slowly into madness. When a storm cuts off communication with the outside world, Wendy tries to protect herself and Danny from a maniacal Jack, while Danny contends with horrific visions of a bloody slaughter. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. With Scatman Crothers. Categories: Horror, Thriller, Based on a Novel. Year: 1980.
Jack Nicholson in The Shining
Randle Patrick McMurphy (Jack Nicholson), a criminal pretending to be crazy, is sent to a mental asylum, where he hopes to serve out the rest of his term away from the harsh realities of prison life. Instead, he must contend with Nurse Mildred Ratched (Louise Fletcher), a stern, oppressive tyrant who has forced her patients into dejected submission. Rebellious by nature, McMurphy becomes a figurehead for his fellow patients and challenges Ratched's authority every chance he gets. Directed by Milos Forman. With William Redfield, Dean R. Brooks, Michael Berryman, Danny DeVito and Christopher Lloyd. Categories: Cult Classics, Drama, Based on a Novel. Year: 1975.
Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
David Locke (Jack Nicholson), a depressed, jaded television reporter, assumes the identity of a recently deceased gun smuggler while researching a documentary in a North African country. The switch is Locke's last desperate attempt to escape his old life, and he leaves Africa intent of keeping the dead man's appointments, no matter the consequences. Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. With Maria Schneider. Categories: Drama. Year: 1975.
Jack Nicholson in The Passenger
Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) is a private detective working the case of a murdered engineer. Hired by Evelyn Mulwray (Faye Dunaway), the dead man's wife, Gittes uncovers a real-estate conspiracy involving millions of dollars in undeveloped land. During his investigation, Gittes gets mixed up with Noah Cross (John Huston), the murdered man's one-time business partner and a powerful suspect in this murky case. Directed by Roman Polanski. With Diane Ladd and Perry Lopez. Categories: Politics, Cult Classics, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1974.
Jack Nicholson in Chinatown
Directed by Dennis Hopper. With Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson and Peter Fonda. Categories: Adventure, Crime, Drama. Year: 1969.
Jack Nicholson in Easy Rider