Jack Nicholson-All His Movies Best to Worst- with Inflated Box Office Results.
84Jack's #12 movie The Shining(Movie Score 57.15)....which is my favorite Nicholson performance.
Jack Nicholson is one of the most accomplished actors to ever appear in movies. He has been nominated twelve times for an Academy Award® for acting(winning three times). He has also picked up seventeen Golden Globe® nominations(winning six times). For a complete list of all his nominations and wins see the second table below. His big break was appearing in 1969's Easy Rider. The part of George Hanson was actually written for another actor, Rip Torn, who dropped out of the film after a disagreement with director Dennis Hopper. Nicholson took over the role, received his first Oscar® nomination and has never looked back. Since Easy Rider, Nicholson has appeared in one classic after another. The 1970s, he appeared in the movies Five Easy Pieces, Carnal Knowledge, Chinatown, and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. The 1980s gave us Terms of Endearment, Reds, Prizzi's Honor, Batman and Broadcast News. The 1990s gave us A Few Good Men and As Good As It Gets. In the 2000s he made fewer movies, but still starred in The Departed and About Schmidt. He is also one of only two actors nominated for an Academy Award® for acting in every decade from the 1960s to 2000s. Can you name the other actor to accomplish this feat? Answered provided later in the hub.
Jack in 1987's Witches of Eastwick...his 12th biggest hit with 129.60 million in 2011 inflated dollars....but it can't crack Jack'sTop Ten Box Office Hits.
Jack Nicholson's Top Ten Box Office Movies in 2011 Inflated Dollars.
Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office(mil)
| Co-Stars
|
|---|---|---|
#1 Batman (1989)
| 503.20 million
| Michael Keaton/Robert Wuhl
|
#2 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
| 422.90 million
| Louise Fletcher/Danny DeVito
|
#3 Terms of Endearment (1983)
| 273.50 million
| Shirley Maclaine/Debra Winger
|
#4 A Few Good Men (1992)
| 271.10 million
| Tom Cruise/Kevin Bacon
|
#5 As Good as It Gets (1997)
| 256.80 million
| Helen Hunt/Greg Kinnear
|
#6 Easy Rider (1969)
| 235.30 million
| Peter Fonda/Dennis Hopper
|
#7 Anger Management (2003)
| 178.90 million
| Adam Sandler/Marisa Tomei
|
#8 Something's Gotta Give (2003)
| 164.60 million
| Diane Keaton/Keannu Reeves
|
#9 The Departed (2006)
| 159.80 million
| Leonardo DiCaprio/Matt Damon
|
The Shining (1980)
| 134.40 million
| Shelly Duvall/Catman Strothers
|
Jack in his #10 film according to critics and audiences....1970's Five Easy Pieces.
Jack Nicholson's Top Ten Movies based on critics and audience voting.
Movie Year
| Critics Audience Score
| Co-Stars
|
|---|---|---|
#1 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
| 93%
| Christopher Lloyd/Brad Doriff
|
#2 Chinatown (1974)
| 92%
| Faye Dunaway/John Huston
|
#3 The Departed (2006)
| 89%
| Martin Sheen/Matt Damon
|
#4 The Shining (1980)
| 87%
| Directed by Stanley Kubrick
|
#5 Reds (1981)
| 84%
| Warren Beatty/Diane Keaton
|
#6 The Passenger (1975)
| 84%
| Maria Schneider
|
#7 The Last Detail (1973)
| 84%
| Randy Quaid
|
#8 Terms of Endearment (1983)
| 82%
| Jeff Daniels/Danny DeVito
|
#9 As Good as It Gets (1997)
| 82%
| Cuba Gooding Jr./Helen Hunt
|
#10 Five Easy Pieces (1970)
| 80%
| Karen Black
|
This table ranks Jack Nicholson's 48 movies by Movie Score...information can be sorted by any of the category headings.
Rank
| Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (Millions)
| Tickets (Millions)
| Movie Score
| Critics Audienc Score
| Oscar®Noms / Oscar® Wins
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
#1
| One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
| 422.90
| 53.20
| 97.38
| 93%
| 09 / 05
|
#2
| Terms of Endearment (1983)
| 273.50
| 34.40
| 92.44
| 82%
| 11 / 05
|
#3
| As Good as It Gets (1997)
| 256.80
| 32.29
| 90.04
| 82%
| 07 / 02
|
#4
| A Few Good Men (1992)
| 271.10
| 34.09
| 82.98
| 80%
| 04 / 00
|
#5
| Easy Rider (1969)
| 235.30
| 29.60
| 77.81
| 80%
| 02 / 00
|
#6
| The Departed (2006)
| 159.80
| 20.10
| 75.23
| 89%
| 05 / 04
|
#7
| Chinatown (1974)
| 124.00
| 15.60
| 75.00
| 92%
| 11 / 01
|
#8
| Batman (1989)
| 503.20
| 63.29
| 71.74
| 74%
| 01 / 01
|
#9
| Reds (1981)
| 115.30
| 14.50
| 68.96
| 84%
| 12 / 03
|
#10
| Five Easy Pieces (1970)
| 100.20
| 12.60
| 61.94
| 80%
| 04 / 00
|
#11
| Something's Gotta Give (2003)
| 164.60
| 20.70
| 61.84
| 70%
| 01 / 00
|
#12
| The Shining (1980)
| 134.40
| 16.89
| 57.15
| 87%
| 00 / 00
|
#13
| Anger Management (2003)
| 178.90
| 22.50
| 56.79
| 52%
| 00 / 00
|
Rank
| Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (Millions)
| Tickets (Millions)
| Movie Score
| Critics Audienc Score
| Oscar®Noms / Oscar® Wins
|
#14
| About Schmidt (2002)
| 89.00
| 11.19
| 56.47
| 79%
| 02 / 00
|
#15
| Carnal Knowledge (1971)
| 131.20
| 16.50
| 56.19
| 79%
| 01 / 00
|
#16
| Broadcast News (1987)
| 104.10
| 13.10
| 56.16
| 80%
| 07 / 00
|
#17
| Prizzi's Honor (1985)
| 59.60
| 7.50
| 55.29
| 78%
| 08 / 01
|
#18
| Tommy (1975)
| 132.80
| 16.70
| 54.79
| 76%
| 02 / 00
|
#19
| The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
| 129.60
| 16.29
| 52.25
| 69%
| 02 / 00
|
#20
| The Last Detail (1973)
| 46.90
| 5.90
| 49.20
| 84%
| 03 / 00
|
#21
| Wolf (1994)
| 126.40
| 15.89
| 47.73
| 61%
| 00 / 00
|
#22
| The Bucket List (2007)
| 108.10
| 13.60
| 44.19
| 58%
| 00 / 00
|
#23
| On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
| 60.40
| 7.59
| 40.59
| 82%
| 00 / 00
|
#24
| Ironweed (1987)
| 15.10
| 1.89
| 38.98
| 79%
| 02 / 00
|
#25
| Missouri Breaks (1976)
| 57.20
| 7.19
| 35.59
| 69%
| 00 / 00
|
#26
| Mars Attacks (1996)
| 67.60
| 8.50
| 33.84
| 57%
| 00 / 00
|
Rank
| Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (Millions)
| Tickets (Millions)
| Movie Score
| Critics Audienc Score
| Oscar®Noms / Oscar® Wins
|
#27
| Heartburn (1986)
| 54.10
| 6.80
| 33.54
| 61%
| 00 / 00
|
#28
| The Raven (1963)
| 27.80
| 3.50
| 32.86
| 78%
| 00 / 00
|
#29
| The Passenger (1975)
| 15.10
| 1.89
| 32.41
| 84%
| 00 / 00
|
#30
| Hoffa (1992)
| 46.10
| 5.80
| 32.31
| 60%
| 02 / 00
|
#31
| Goin' South (1978)
| 25.40
| 3.20
| 31.68
| 76%
| 00 / 00
|
#32
| The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
| 38.20
| 4.80
| 31.26
| 68%
| 00 / 00
|
#33
| The Border (1982)
| 16.70
| 2.09
| 30.93
| 76%
| 00 / 00
|
#34
| Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
| 12.70
| 1.60
| 29.49
| 77%
| 00 / 00
|
#35
| The Pledge (2001)
| 27.80
| 3.50
| 29.12
| 74%
| 00 / 00
|
#36
| The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
| 9.50
| 1.20
| 24.81
| 66%
| 00 / 00
|
#37
| The Two Jakes (1990)
| 19.10
| 2.40
| 24.31
| 62%
| 00 / 00
|
#38
| The Crossing Guard (1995)
| 1.60
| 0.20
| 22.90
| 69%
| 00 / 00
|
#39
| Ensign Pulver (1964)
| 21.50
| 2.70
| 22.68
| 53%
| 00 / 00
|
Rank
| Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (Millions)
| Tickets (Millions)
| Movie Score
| Critics Audienc Score
| Oscar®Noms / Oscar® Wins
|
#40
| The Fortune (1975)
| 25.40
| 3.20
| 22.04
| 49%
| 00 / 00
|
#41
| Psych-Out (1968)
| 7.20
| 0.89
| 21.90
| 59%
| 00 / 00
|
#42
| The Last Tycoon (1976)
| 9.50
| 1.20
| 21.21
| 54%
| 01 / 00
|
#43
| Hells Angels on Wheels (1967)
| 37.40
| 4.69
| 21.12
| 39%
| 00 / 00
|
#44
| Blood and Wine (1997)
| 1.60
| 0.20
| 20.51
| 61%
| 00 / 00
|
#45
| How Do You Know (2010)
| 30.20
| 3.79
| 19.48
| 42%
| 00 / 00
|
#46
| A Safe Place (1971)
| 8.70
| 1.10
| 17.84
| 46%
| 00 / 00
|
#47
| The Evening Star (1996)
| 23.10
| 2.90
| 17.14
| 40%
| 00 / 00
|
#48
| Man Trouble (1992)
| 8.00
| 1.00
| 12.13
| 32%
| 00 / 00
|
#1 One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest(Movie Score 97.38)
The Best of Jack Nicholson.
Nicholson won his first Academy Award ® for playing R.P. McMurphy in 1975's Best Picture Oscar® Winner....One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. His performance in this movie is ranked second on my Best Movie Performances Ever hub. Classic scenes are everywhere in this movie....but I would say that the imaginary baseball game has to be my favorite. This movie is Nicholson's biggest box office hit and earned the highest critic/audience score of all his movies. Look for Danny DeVito and Christopher Lloyd as fellow mental patients. Movie is one of three movies to win the Big Five major Academy Awards®. The other two.....1934's It Happened One Night and and 1991's Silence of the Lambs.
#2 Terms of Endearment(Movie Score 92.44)
The Best of Jack Nicholson.
Nicholson won his second Academy Award® in 1983's Terms of Endearment. Terms of Endearment also won the Best Picture Oscar® and Best Actress Oscar® for Shirley MacLaine. Nicholson played former astronaut Garrett Breedlove, who moves in next door to Shirley MacLaine. The movie is Jack Nicholson's 3rd biggest box office hit with 273.50 million in 2011 inflated dollars.
#3 As Good As It Gets(Movie Score 90.04)
The Best of Jack Nicholson.
Nicholson won his third and so far final Academy Award® for 1997's As Good As It Gets. He played Melvin Udal, an author who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder, who falls in love with Helen Hunt and unwillingly befriends Greg Kinnear. Helen Hunt won the Best Actress Acadmey Award® for her role. It is Nicholson's 5th biggest hit at the box office. Verdell the dog steals the show...in my opinion. As Good As It Gets is Nicholson's third performance with a score over 90, so far he is the only actor/actresses to have three 90+ point performances.
#4 A Few Good Men(Movie Score 82.98)
The Best of Jack Nicholson.
I can not believe that it has been almost twenty years since 1992's A Few Good Men. The movie was directed by Rob Reiner and co-starred Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon and Keifer Sutherland. Nicholson played Colonel Nathan R. Jessep, who gave us the line..."You can not handle the truth" which was voted as the #29 best movie quote by the American Film Institute. A Few Good Men comes in as Nicholson's 4th biggest box office hit. He received both Oscar® nominations and Golden Globe nominations for this role......he lost to Gene Hackman in Unforgiven.
The other actor to be nominated for an Academy Award® for acting in every decade from the 1960s to 2000s....is...... Michael Caine ...I wonder if either will get another nomination before 2019 gets here.
#5 Easy Rider(Movie Score 77.81)
The Best of Jack Nicholson.
Easy Rider was one of the biggest box office hits of the 1960s. It's 2011 inflated box office gross is 235.30 million, which is good enough to be Nicholson's sixth biggest box office hit. That being said...this is one very difficult movie to watch in 2011.
Better candidates to be ranked #5....The Departed(won Best Picture Academy Award)....Chinatown(a great detective story)......Batman(his biggest hit)....or my favorite The Shining(a movie I can watch over and over...Here's Johnny)
Jack Nicholson Academy Award®/Golden Globe® nominations and wins.
Movie/Year
| Academy Awards®
| Golden Globes®
|
|---|---|---|
Easy Rider(1969)
| Nominated Best Supporting Actor
| Nominated Best Supporting Actor
|
Five Easy Pieces(1970)
| Nominated Best Actor
| Nominated Best Actor
|
Carnal Knowledge(1971)
| No Nomination
| Nominated Best Actor
|
The Last Detail(1973)
| Nominated Best Actor
| Nominated Best Actor
|
Chinatown(1974)
| Nominated Best Actor
| Winner Best Actor
|
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest(1975)
| Winner Best Actor
| Winner Best Actorr
|
Reds(1981)
| Nominated Best Supporting Actor
| Nominated Best Supporting Actor
|
Terms of Endearment (1983)
| Winner Best Supporting Actor
| Winner Best Supporting Actor
|
Movie/Year
| Academy Awards®
| Golden Globes®
|
Prizzi's Honor(1985)
| Nominated Best Actor
| Winner Best Actor
|
Ironweed(1987)
| Nominated Best Actor
| Nominated Best Actor
|
Batman(1989)
| No Nomination
| Nominated Best Actor
|
For A Few Good Men(1992)
| Nominated Best Supporting Actor
| Nominated Best Supporting Actor
|
Hoffa(1992)
| No Nomination
| Nominated Best Actor
|
As Good As It Gets(1997)
| Winner Best Actor
| Winner Best Actor
|
About Schmidt(2002)
| Nominated Best Actor
| Winner Best Actor
|
Somethings Got To Give(2003)
| No Nomination
| Nominated Best Actor
|
The Departed(2006)
| No Nomination
| Nominated Best Supporting Actor
|
So what the heck are Movie Scores?
Essentially you take the reviews of the experts like Roger Ebert and Leonard Maltin, the scores from Rotten Tomatoes, the public opinion votes from Yahoo Movies and IMDB, and the box office information from Box Office Guru and Box Office Mojo. Movie Score takes all of these options and creates a mathematical equation that generates a score from 1 to 100. The higher the score the better the movie.
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Jack Nicolson is currently ranked 11th on my Greatest Movie Actors/Actresses Table..he is right behind John Wayne(10th) and ahead of Gregory Peck (12th).
The Worst of Jack Nicholson.
The Bronze: How Do You Know(Movie Score 19.48)...I still can not figure out why this movie did some poorly last Christmas....Nicholson had worked with James Brooks(the director) before and each of those movies were well received....plus it had co-stars Owen Wilson, Reese Witherspoon and Paul Rudd....what went wrong?
RunnerUp: The Evening Star(Movie Score 17.14)...the sequel to Terms of Endearment.....horrible reviews and pretty much ignored at the box office
Winner: Man Trouble(Movie Score 12.13)....earned the lowest critic/audience score of all his movies(32%) .....and could not manage to gross over 10 million in 2011 inflated dollars....put it all together and you have his worst movie
1971's A Safe Place scored low enough to make the worst of list....but......he only did the part as a favor to a friend and his payment for doing the part.....a new color television set.
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Oh my, yes!! You just hit a home-run with this one. One of my favorite actors. I've never seen Jack Nicholson in a movie I didn't like. I tend not to enjoy fantasy, I even loved "Wolf". This is a keeper so I can make it my mission to watch every single movie.
voted up/very useful and bookmarked
Great information on my favorite actor. I did not realize that he has so many Golden Globe nominations.
Now that is an impressive Top 10 for Jack. Jack to me is the definition of cool, I would move The Shining up to at least number 10, and move Five Easy Pieces down some. Granted I love the chicken salad sandwich speech in five easy pieces, but I think the rest of that movie is just a little bit BORING. Great hub Cogerson
Wow I just read that he did a movie, A Safe Place, for a color tv set, that is kinda cool too. I have never heard of that movie though.
Jack ceases to amaze me in every movie I've seen of his. Postman Always Rings Twice was the first movie and I was hooked from there. Terms Of Endearment awwwww..... I learned alot about OCD from As Good As It Gets! I intend to make a Bucket List one day, Jack and Morgan awwwwww....
I could go on but it's obvious Jack is the man!!! Fantastic Hub :) You got my vote!!
Nicholson is amazing. One of the all-time greatest actors. Of the actors living today, I'd say he and the great Gene Hackman are the finest. (At one time I would have included DeNiro, before he made a mockery of his legend). I think he was cheated out of a fourth oscar for "About Schmidt". My favorite Nicholson performance was as Jake Gittes in "Chinatown".
Peace,
Rob
Love love love so many of his movies....there was a tribute to him and of his films and characters--I've heard that he refused to let them focus on "As Good As It Gets" or use that distinguishing music (oboe?) that runs through it. He was mad that they added on the OCD part of Melvin' s character, he wanted him to just be a douchebag but necessarily insane, whatever that may mean.
Love the Shining...
Whatever happened to that little boy "Danny" who played Jack's son. "Creepy"
Voted up !
What a wonderful useful HUB for Jack Nicholson - he has certainly made lots of movies. I thought he was so good in A FEW GOOD MEN...that is a great movie for all the actors. Not sure how old he is today but he has given us many hours of entertainment. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK COGERSON...
Mentalist acer....good points I am sure lots of people have different Jack favorites.....thanks for commenting
Thank you Fay....Jack has a great top 20.....thanks for the compliment
Nicholson fan....yep he has 17 golden globe nominations...I think only Streep has him best
Shaun.....yep he did A Safe Place for a new color TV set....if you saw the trailer you might think that was too much....it looks like a crazy movie with Orson Wells too
Thanks for the compliment Sunshine625....Jack has a bunch of great movies...thanks for the suggestion of doing him....I had been thinking about him for awhile....but your suggestion got me motivated to finish the hub
Hey Rob...thanks for reading and commenting....I agree he is one of the better actors out there...I wonder how many movies he has left in him...according to IMDB he does not have a single movie in production.....I think it is time to do a Gene Hackman hub
Taylorwise....I did not know that about Jack and As Good As It Gets....I guess the studio wanted there to be a reason he was such a jerk.....an illness kinda makes it acceptable...lol
hey b4murray....according to IMDB...the child actor that played the boy....was named Danny Lloyd.....and only appeared in one movie....The Shining.....he actually has one other credit and that was a tv movie made in 1982.....I guess he probably is a plummer or a doctor by now...thanks for reading and commenting
BERN1960 ...Jack Nicholson will turn 74 on April 22nd.....I do believe he only has a few movies left in him....as he has been talking about retirement...thanks for the compliment
Liked him ever since "Easy Rider." His voice seems more strained now that seductive, but he can still act.
My favorite is #17 Prizzi's Honor, I love the ending when they both try and kill each other, and Jack is just a little better.
I was thinking Eastwood, but saw that it was Caine.
So many great movies. I need to make it a point to watch a more of his movies, as I have only seen 4 out of the top 10. That being said The Departed was AWESOME. But my favorite performance from Jack has to be as the Joker in Batman. Thanks for the list.
GO ICEMONKEYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jeff May....I agree his voice has changed over the years....I always find it sad when I realize that stars I have grown up with are nearing the end of the line....people like Jack, Gene Hackman, Michael Caine...thanks for reading and commenting
LodgeRul34....I love the ending of Prizzi's Honor as well....
BryRog....after seeing Heath Ledger as the Joker....it makes Jack's joker seem very sane....your are welcome for the list
"I'm just your average horny little devil" Jack Nicholson in The Witches of Eastwick, one of my guilty pleasure favourites.
Three Oscars eh? I'm not surprised. Great actor. Cuckoo's Nest deserves to be on top, I thought The Departed was a little overrated but I'm glad Scorsese finally got his Oscar. And Chinatown should be higher on the moviescore. In my opinion Terms of Endearment shouldn't be in the top 10 let alone no.2!
Okay the Joker... hmmm I liked Heath Ledger's cackling young psycho in Dark Knight but I enjoyed Jack's Joker a lot more and I liked Tim Burton's two gothic Batman movies more than Chris Nolan's flashy reboot, maybe I'm showing my age here. :)
Another corker of a hub Cogerson. Voted up and informative. :)
Thank you Steve......my wife loves Terms of Endearment...so I have had the joys of watching it numerous times....Jack's part is awesome...but the wife loves the mom/daughter love/hate part....I found a great photo of Jack and Witches...that I could not find room for on the hub....but it is how I imagine how Jack's real life is too....thanks for commenting
Actually after posting that comment...I was like just post the photo...Jack has had such a hard life in the movies
Hoho a very nice picture chosen there Cogerson. I might use that on my forum if you don't mind? :)
Found it at RottenTomatoes.com....Jack Nicholson....and there are two types of photos....professional and community....we are allowed to post community photos here at hub pages....so post away
Great hub, he has so many great movies, I was well into the twentys before I started saying, "bad movie", I agree with you that he does not have many movies left in him
Hey YankeesRule....he is lots of quality movies...thanks for the comment
I'm a huge Jack fan. How could I have missed so many of his movies? (Kids, work, etc., etc., I guess.) I saw Easy Rider at a midnight show when I was in college and loved it, but I think you're right that I'd have a different reaction now. Chinatown is probably my all-time favorite movie. Some other favorites: One Lew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Departed, Five Easy Pieces, As Good As It Gets.
Hey Brianlokker....I have seen Easy Rider twice now.....the first time was about twenty years ago....and even then I thought "why was this movie so big"....most recently I watched in about 2 years.....and other when Jack is on screen...the rest of the time....it is a pretty unwatchable movie.....your favorites you listed are all classics...thanks for reading
voted up and awesome! i am a big fan of jack...more especially his roles in the shining and the witches of eastwick! great table you made...wow super detailed and accurate! great job, as always. :)
Thanks for the compliment kittythedreamer....I watched a behind the scenes special feature of filming of The Shining....Jack was so damn cool.....running with Kubrick's punches....back then and now you could tell that he knew how lucky and great his life was and is.....I like that in a celebrity...thanks for reading and commenting
Absolute best actor ever! I can't believe there's a couple movies on this list I haven't seen...have to add them to my future rent list. Thanks!
Hey theherbirehippi thanks for reading my Jack hub.....it is hard to argue that Jack is not one the best actors ever....nobody can match his Oscar wins....I just watched How Do You Know.....and he was the best part in that movie as well....it would have been so much better if they would have concentrated on his character.
Jack Nicholson is one of my favorites! I haven't seen quite a bit of his movies though, better get started!
Welcome back yenajeon....it has been awhile...glad to see you back on hubpages...thanks for reading my hub
Incredible research. I am big Jack fan and enjoyed the hub. I hope Jack will give us at least another 10years of great performances.
Thank you The Musiconomy.....I also would like to see another 10 years from Jack.....since 2003 he has only made 3 movies.....and he has no movies listed currently on IMDB....he might join Gene Hackman in retirement. Thanks for stopping by.
Another one I'm a big fan of, just for his perfect choice of his roles he's played over the years they seemed to be just right for him and him alone to be playing. Another actor I'm afraid our younger generations will be lost on however.
I agree Fluffy77.....his older movies are classic but I know my teenagers think a movie made before 2010 is a waste of time to watch.....my 18 year old always asks...."Hey pops tell me a good movie to watch tonight"....I always suggest One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest....and after two years of recommending the movie he has yet to watch it.....American Pie 43 also gets picked ahead of classic Jack....time marches on.
Great job! I love The Shining! It's one of those that I watch again and again!
Thanks for reading my Jack hub....I agree 100% with you about The Shining, I have seen the movie a dozen times and it still can give the creeps....Nicholson is awesome in the movie.....the thing I was think about when watching the movie....is maybe this time Scatman Crothers can save the day....in the book his character is the final hero....in the movie he arrives and dies....maybe one day he will be the hero....lol
...well who dosen't have a favorite Jack movie - lol - I always loved Antonio's The Passenger - and The Last Detail (filmed in Canada where I live) - and of course that classic film as directed by his buddy Sean Penn, The Pledge - in his career there is a young Jack, a middle-aged Jack and now the older Jack who prefers to kick back and watch his beloved Lakers courtside - and oh yeah one more favorite and perhaps the definitve Jack performance - Five Easy Pieces. Love your hubs - you really do such a great job ......
Hey epigramman.....thanks for the compliment.....good points on the stages of Jack.....I would say early Jack....my favorite would be Cuckoo's Nest.....middle-aged Jack...would be Witches of Eastwick.....and older Jack would be As Good As It Gets......I just say The Passenger and it was pretty good...although left lots of things unexplained....Last Detail is very good as well....Randy Quaid steals the show in that one....I watched How Do You Know recently...and I found watching him he was difficult...as age and the weight gain made me think of Brando more than classic Jack...thanks for stopping by
Love it. First time I saw Cuckoo's Nest it wowed me, especially Jack's performance there. His agility to play a role like that in Good as it Gets and Shining shows the Versatility of a true star. Quality hubs, man. Thanks!
ps - oddly, Reds is my favorite jack performance, despite the movie being mostly Keaton and Beatty. he's a very understated jack/
Thanks for the comments mattdigiulio....Jack is awesome in all the movies you mention....and I know what you mean about Reds....in a movie that is 9 hours long(lol) could Beatty not have given Jack more scenes/lines....he is by far the best part of that movie. Thanks for checking out my Jack hub.
I was talking about Postman Always Rings Twice today and I had to make sure I gave it a shout-out in this hub...I did 3 months ago...I need to find that movie on VHS. Keep on hubbin' cogerson!!
The nice part of these hubs....they will always being waiting for you when you come across or see one of the stars movies...Postman...did not fare very well on the charts....#32.....I remember people talking about the movie ....but I guess not many went to the theater to see it...thanks for checking out the hub again.
The kitchen scene is enough to make fans come back for an encore presentation. Just saying.
True...I think that is what everybody was talking about back then....thanks Sunshine625....did you notice I forget to use your name again in the return comment...please accept my apologizes.
No I didn't notice! WWF distracted me! Haha! Apology accepted :))
Cogerson....Jack is the KING, in my book. So much so, I can see his movies over and over again, with as much interest and enjoyment each time. Yes, there are my favorites, like Cuckoo's Nest and Good as it gets...but he never made a bad movie....OR...used his magic to make a bad movie, Great! Thanks for the stats!!! Up & awesome
Hey fpherj48....King Jack sounds like a great title for him...thanks for stopping by and checking out this hub that is filled with great movies.
As promised in my response to your comment on my Sayers hub, I am visiting your Nicholson hub.
First of all, of his nominated films -regardless of Oscar vs. Golden Globe- I have seen 5 of them: Five Easy Pieces, Chinatown, Terms of Endearment, Batman and About Schmidt.
Why Batman, you may ask? I had hoped that they would have Adam West appear in a cameo. Wrong! I haven't bothered with any of the other batman films.
Why not Easy Rider? Just haven't seen it yet, but I do plan to see it. Why not One Flew Over the Cookoo's Nest Too disturbing. I may see it eventually, but I'm not ready for it yet.
Okay, to return to Movie Scores: I have seen 4 of his top ten movies. I've mentioned them already.
I have seen 8 of his top 25, and 11 in total. That is 32% of his best films only. Overall, that is only 23% of his films. The lowest on the movie score list is Ensign Pulver at 39.
However, considering my view of films made before I was born, I must look at the years they were made.
Before I was born in 1976: Of the 11 films I've seen 5 of them were made before I was born, for 45% of the films I've seen.
So, what are the eleven films I've seen?
Terms of Endearment-saw this at a friend's house. Well made, but a bit too emotional for me to see a second time.
Chinatown-my favourite of Jack's films. Not a big surprise there. A color film noir, it is one of the few Polanski films I'm willing to watch. I can't resist a film noir. I can't really find a fault with it except I wish someone other than Polanski had played the character that cuts Jack's nose.
Batman-already discussed
Five Easy Pieces-my number two pick. I love the music in the film and the importance of music in this film. Contrast the music scenes with everything else for a powerful juxtaposition.
The Shining-the only King film I've deliberately watched (I saw another at a party). Because he is a writer it intrigued me even though I am not a fan of horror films made after the studio system ended in general. (I haven't seen Misery, by the way, in reference to writers and King, not Jack.)
The Witches of Eastwick-bizarre
On A clear Day You Can see Forever-oh, look a musical I've seen what a surprise
Mars Attacks-what I see because I'm with others and end up outnumbered. yuck.
little Shop of Horrors-he was a bit too convincing as a man who goes to the dentist because he loves pain. Oh, look, another musical! That makes, what, 3 films with music as a main or secondary theme? I've seen this on stage, too.
Ensign Pulver-it's funny, but because of the name I thought that this was going to star Jack lemmon. Noooooo. No relation between the two Ens. Pulvers either. oh, well.
oh, and note to Epi: I didn't see it because it was rated badly, but The Pledge was partially filmed here in Chilliwack.
Hey Flora thanks for visiting my Nicholson hub....after looking at my hub....I decided to give it an update since you commented....so the Top Ten Box Office Hits table and the Top Ten Critics table finally made it to his hub...as well as all the proper trademarks....and of course a summary for the good people at hub pages....thanks for the motivation in getting this done.
To your comments. (1) I think an Adam West cameo would be awesome...I just can not see Christopher Nolan doing that...West might have to wait until the next reboot.
(2) Whenever you watch Easy Rider be prepared for a long grueling movie experience..Jack is easily the best part of the movie...but he only has about 25 minutes in the movie...it's like someone on heavy drugs made the movie....oh wait....they were on heavy drugs when they made the movie. As for One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest....it is one of the best movies I have ever seen....you need to see it.
(3) Terms of Endearment...once again Jack is the best part....just fast forward through all the drama and watch Jack at his best.....Chinatown is another classic...the great John Huston makes a great bad guy.
(4) Five Easy Pieces is a classic...I love the ending of him on the truck playing the piano....and of course the classic chicken sandwich scene in the cafe.
(5) I agree Mars Attacks is a waste of talent....and he is great and believable in the original Little Shop Horrors.....although I think Murray is funnier in the remake.
(6) I have not seen On a Clear Day You Can See Forever or Ensign Pulver.
(7) Other than Cuckoo's Nest....I would recommend The Bucket List(he makes a great team with Freeman) and Goin' South....yes it is a western....but it has some funny moments....and a great supporting cast....John Belusi, Christopher Lloyd, Danny Devito and Mary Steenburgen in her first role...plus Jack directed....
As always I have greatly enjoyed your comments and thoughts.
Okay, then I will check out The Bucket list and Goin' South next. I do enjoy courtroom dramas, so I will probably check out A few Good Men as well. I will get to Cookoo's Nest. I will. Just maybe not in the next 12 months. It's the electroshock therapy scenes I don't want to see.
A Few Good Men is another quality movie. The shock treatment is not a huge part of Cuckoo's Nest...but it is in the movie.....Kirk Douglas said his greatest regret in his career was not playing Nicholson's part in the movie....at least it got his son Michael an Oscar.
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Mentalist acer Level 6 Commenter 13 months ago
As expansive as Jack's achievements are,I'm sure there are as many differences of favorite movies of his as there are pi equasions,but I'm a "cuckoo's Nest" and "Shining" Fan,thanks for the heads up Cogerson.;)