Jack Nicholson

The Departed

Crime/Drama/Thriller

Release Date and Country: 2006, United States, Hong Kong

Director: Martin Scorsese

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson...

Movie or TV Series Plot: An undercover state cop who has infiltrated an Irish gang and a mole in the police force working for the same mob race to track down and identify each other before being exposed to the enemy, after bo...

Something's Gotta Give

Comedy

Release Date and Country: 2003, United States

Director: Nancy Meyers

Cast: Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Amanda Peet...

Movie or TV Series Plot: Harry Langer (Jack Nicholson) is an older gentleman in his sixties with a penchant for younger women. Marin (Amanda Peet), his current girlfriend, is another one significantly outside his age bracket....

As Good as It Gets

Comedy/Drama

Release Date and Country: 1997, United States

Director: James L. Brooks

Cast: Helen Hunt, Jack Nicholson, Greg Kinnear...

Movie or TV Series Plot: Successful trashy romance writer Melvin Udall lives alone in his Manhattan apartment. With nothing else to do, he makes life difficult not only for his neighbors, but for everyone he meets. He is rude...

Mars Attacks!

Comedy/Sci-Fi

Release Date and Country: 1996, United States

Director: Tim Burton

Cast: Jack Nicholson, Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Jessica Parker...

Movie or TV Series Plot: Mars Attacks is a satire of the Science Fiction genre. In the movie a fleet of Martian spacecraft surround the world's major cities, and all of humanity waits to see if the alien visitors follow throu...

A Few Good Men

Crime/Drama/Thriller/...

Release Date and Country: 1992, United States

Director: Rob Reiner

Cast: Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore...

Movie or TV Series Plot: Neo military lawyer Kaffee defends Marines accused of murder; they contend they were acting under orders. ...

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Drama

Release Date and Country: 1975, United States

Director: Miloš Forman

Cast: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Sydney Lassick...

Movie or TV Series Plot: Randle P. McMurphy is sent to a psychiatric hospital to be evaluated to determine if his mental level is below average. In reality, however, McMurphy is merely a shrewd con man who penetrates the oppr...

Chinatown

Film-noir

Release Date and Country: 1974, United States

Director: Roman Polanski

Cast: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Hillerman...

Movie or TV Series Plot: The cult detective film by the famous director Roman Polanski marked a turning point in the world of cinema and is often considered one of the key films of the noir genre. Private investigator Jake G...