Cast: Jack Nicholson

Direction Milos Forman

Cast Jack Nicholson · Louise Fletcher · Brad Dourif · William Redfield

Synopsis One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) follows Randle McMurphy, a rebellious convict who fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental institution rather than prison. There, he clashes with the authoritarian Nurse Ratched, who controls the ward with...

Direction Stanley Kubrick

Cast Jack Nicholson · Shelley Duvall · Danny Lloyd · Scatman Crothers

Synopsis Writer Jack Torrance takes a job as a winter caretaker of the Overlook Hotel in the remote Colorado mountains. He moves in, along with his wife Wendy and son Danny, in the hope that the isolation will cure his writer’s...

Direction Roman Polanski

Cast Jack Nicholson · Faye Dunaway · John Huston · Perry Lopez

Synopsis In Chinatown (1974), a Los Angeles private detective, Jake Gittes, is hired to investigate an adultery case but uncovers a far-reaching conspiracy involving water rights, corruption, and murder. As he digs deeper, he becomes entangled with a mysterious woman connected...

Direction Martin Scorsese

Cast Leonardo DiCaprio · Matt Damon · Jack Nicholson · Mark Wahlberg

Synopsis The Departed (2006) follows a gripping tale of deception and loyalty within the Boston police force and the Irish-American mob. A young cop, Billy Costigan, goes undercover to infiltrate the mob, while Colin Sullivan, a mob mole, rises through the...

Direction James L. Brooks

Cast Jack Nicholson · Helen Hunt · Greg Kinnear · Cuba Gooding Jr.

Synopsis As Good As It Gets (1997) follows Melvin Udall, a misanthropic, obsessive-compulsive novelist whose life takes unexpected turns when he is forced to care for his neighbor's dog. His interactions with Carol, a waitress struggling to support her sick son,...

Direction Jim Gable

Cast Mick Jagger · Keith Richards · Charlie Watts · Ronnie Wood

Synopsis The Rolling Stones perform an acoustic, "stripped down" show, mixing their popular and more obscure material.

Direction Jan Harlan

Cast Tom Cruise · Woody Allen · Stanley Kubrick · Shelley Duvall

Synopsis Narrated by Tom Cruise, "Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures" goes through each one of his movies and talks to various participants about their memories of working with Kubrick. For those who know very little about Kubrick, the documentary is...

Direction Alex Stapleton

Cast Roger Corman · Jack Nicholson · Joe Dante · Irvin Kershner

Synopsis A documentary on DIY producer/director Roger Corman and his alternative approach to making movies in Hollywood.

Direction Ted Demme · Richard LaGravenese

Cast Martin Scorsese · Francis Ford Coppola · Robert Altman · Peter Bogdanovich

Synopsis The 1970s was an extraordinary time of rebellion, of questioning every accepted idea: political activism, hedonism, protests, the sexual revolution, the women's movement, the civil rights movement, the music revolution, rage and liberation. Every standard by which we set our...

Direction Michelangelo Antonioni

Cast Jack Nicholson · Maria Schneider · Jenny Runacre · Ambroise Bia

Synopsis David Locke (Jack Nicholson) is a frustrated and disillusioned war correspondent and TV journalist who is in Africa to cover a Civil War, unable to find the war he's been asked to cover, takes the risky path of co-opting the...

Direction Don Roy King

Cast Vanessa Bayer · James Belushi · Win Butler · Fred Armisen

Synopsis Saturday Night Live celebrates 40 years in a star-studded 3-and-a-half hour live special featuring appearances from former and current cast members, past hosts and guest stars. Sketches include Justin & Jimmy Cold Open, Celebrity Jeopardy, The Californians/Buh-Bye, Audience Q&A, Digital...

Direction Dennis Hopper

Cast Peter Fonda · Dennis Hopper · Jack Nicholson · Karen Black

Synopsis Easy Rider (1969) follows two free-spirited bikers, Wyatt and Billy, as they embark on a cross-country journey from Los Angeles to New Orleans in search of freedom and the American Dream. Along the way, they encounter a diverse array of...

Direction John Huston

Cast Jack Nicholson · Kathleen Turner · Anjelica Huston · Robert Loggia

Synopsis Prizzi's Honor (1985) follows Charley Partanna, a loyal hitman for the powerful Prizzi crime family, who falls in love with Irene Walker, a mysterious woman he meets at a wedding. Unbeknownst to Charley, Irene is also a skilled assassin hired...

Direction Warren Beatty

Cast Warren Beatty · Diane Keaton · Jack Nicholson · Edward Herrmann

Synopsis Warren Beatty's award winning epic mixes drama and interviews with major social radicals of the period. "Reds" tells the story of the love affair between activists Louise Bryant and John Reed. Set against the backdrop of the tumultuous start of...

Direction Bob Rafelson

Cast Jack Nicholson · Jessica Lange · Anjelica Huston · John Colicos

Synopsis Frank Chambers, a depression-era drifter ends up at a diner owned by Nick Papadakis, who offers Frank a job. Frank accepts the offer, and soon begins an affair with Nick's wife Cora. The adulterous lovers soon plot to kill Nick...

Direction Tim Burton

Cast Michael Keaton · Jack Nicholson · Kim Basinger · Robert Wuhl

Synopsis In Batman (1989), the enigmatic billionaire Bruce Wayne secretly fights crime as the vigilante Batman in Gotham City. When a sinister criminal known as the Joker emerges, chaos ensues as he unleashes havoc with his twisted schemes. As Batman investigates,...

Direction Rob Reiner

Cast Tom Cruise · Demi Moore · Jack Nicholson · Kevin Pollak

Synopsis In A Few Good Men (1992), a young, inexperienced military lawyer, Lt. Daniel Kaffee, is assigned to defend two Marines accused of murdering a fellow soldier at Guantanamo Bay. As Kaffee digs deeper, he uncovers a high-stakes conspiracy involving a...

Direction James L. Brooks

Cast Debra Winger · Shirley MacLaine · Jack Nicholson · Danny DeVito

Synopsis Terms of Endearment (1983) follows the complex, decades-spanning relationship between Aurora Greenway, a sharp-witted and overprotective mother, and her spirited daughter, Emma. The film explores their evolving bond as Emma grows up, marries, and starts her own family, often clashing...

Direction Hal Ashby

Cast Jack Nicholson · Otis Young · Randy Quaid · Clifton James

Synopsis After being convicted of petty thievery, a young sailor finds himself in the care of two escorts assigned to take him to military prison. But the journey turns out to be more leisurely than expected, with several side trips and...

Direction Bob Rafelson

Cast Jack Nicholson · Karen Black · Susan Anspach · Lois Smith

Synopsis Robert Dupea has given up his promising career as a concert pianist and is now working in oil fields. He lives together with Rayette, who's a waitress in a diner. When Robert hears from his sister that his father isn't...