All movies starring Jack Nicholson

The Witches of Eastwick (1987) poster

The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted, at a cost, when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.
The Pledge (2001) poster

The Pledge (2001) ★ 6.8

A retiring police detective pledges to catch the killer of a young child.
The Departed (2006) poster

The Departed (2006) ★ 8.5

An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975) poster

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975) ★ 8.7

Genres: Drama
A criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rebels against the oppressive nurse and rallies up the scared patients.
Something's Gotta Give (2003) poster

Something's Gotta Give (2003) ★ 6.7

A swinger on the cusp of being a senior citizen with a taste for young women falls in love with an accomplished woman closer to his age.
The Shining (1980) poster

The Shining (1980) ★ 8.4

Genres: Drama Horror
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.
As Good as It Gets (1997) poster

As Good as It Gets (1997) ★ 7.7

A single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
Wolf (1994) poster

Wolf (1994) ★ 6.2

Publisher Will Randall becomes a demon wolf and has to fight to keep his job.
Mars Attacks! (1996) poster

Mars Attacks! (1996) ★ 6.4

Genres: Comedy Sci-Fi
Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor.
Terms of Endearment (1983) poster

Terms of Endearment (1983) ★ 7.4

Genres: Comedy Drama
Aurora and Emma are mother and daughter who march to different drummers. Beginning with Emma's marriage, Aurora shows how difficult and loving she can be. The movie covers several years of their lives as each finds different reasons to go on living and find joy. Aurora's interludes with Garrett Breedlove, retired astronaut and next door neighbor are quite striking. In the end, different people show their love in very different ways.
About Schmidt (2002) poster

About Schmidt (2002) ★ 7.2

Genres: Comedy Drama
Warren Schmidt (Jack Nicholson) has led a safe, predictable life working in the insurance industry in Omaha, Nebraska for many years, yet now faces retirement. At the same time, he is forced to take a hard look at his wife, his life, and his relationship with his estranged daughter. An often hilarious series of events follow as Schmidt embarks on an unpredictable RV journey to attend his daughter's wedding in Denver, Colorado.
A Few Good Men (1992) poster

A Few Good Men (1992) ★ 7.7

Genres: Drama Thriller
In this dramatic courtroom thriller, LT Daniel Kaffee, a Navy lawyer who has never seen the inside of the courtroom, defends two stubborn Marines who have been accused of murdering a colleague. Kaffee is known as being lazy and had arranged for a plea bargain. Downey's Aunt Ginny appoints Cmdr. Galloway to represent him. Also on the legal staff is LTJG Sam Weinberg. The team rounds up many facts and Kaffee is discovering that he is really cut out for trial work. The defense is originally based upon the fact that PFC Santiago, the victim, was given a "CODE RED". Santiago was basically a screw-up. At Gitmo, screw-ups aren't tolerated. Especially by Col. Nathan Jessup. In Cuba, Jessup and two senior officers try to give all the help they can, but Kaffee knows something's fishy. In the conclusion of the film, the fireworks are set off by a confrontation between Jessup and Kaffee.
Heartburn (1986) poster

Heartburn (1986) ★ 6.1

Genres: Comedy Drama
An autobiographical look at the break-up of Screenwriter Nora Ephron's marriage to Carl "All the President's Men" Bernstein that was also a best-selling novel. The Ephron character, Rachel Samstat (Meryl Streep), is a food writer at a New York City magazine who meets Washington, D.C. columnist Mark Forman (Jack Nicholson) at a wedding and ends up falling in love with him despite her reservations about marriage. They buy a house, have a daughter, and Rachel thinks they are living happily ever after until she discovers that Mark is having an affair while she is waddling around with a second pregnancy.
The Two Jakes (1990) poster

The Two Jakes (1990) ★ 6.1

After the war, L.A. private eye Jake Gittes is hired by realtor Jake Berman. He proves the infidelity of Berman's wife Kitty and sets up a way for her to be caught in the act. At the rendezvous, Berman shoots the co-respondent who turns out to be his business partner. Gittes finds himself in the middle of a complicated web, under pressure from all sides for a wire recording of the fatal encounter. He then realises that the land the partners were developing was once an orange grove connected with a case that he has never quite gotten over.
Hoffa (1992) poster

Hoffa (1992) ★ 6.6

Jack Nicholson's portrait of Teamsters Union leader Jimmy Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend Bobby Ciaro (Danny DeVito). This film follows Hoffa's struggle to shape America's most influential labor union through his countless battles with the RTA. As he fights for workers' rights, Hoffa locks horns with industry management, organized crime and Attorney General Robert Kennedy. In 1975, four years after serving his prison term, Hoffa disappears, in one of America's most fascinating unsolved crime mysteries.