Jack Nicholson

Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.

Dir. Stanley Kubrick · With Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd

To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.

Dir. Martin Scorsese · With Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson

A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.

Dir. Miloš Forman · With Jack Nicholson, Brad Dourif, Louise Fletcher

Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.

Dir. Roman Polanski · With Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston

Having witnessed his parents' brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of villains. But when a deformed madman known as 'The Joker' seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld, Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis ever while protecting both his identity and his love interest, reporter Vicki Vale.

Dir. Tim Burton · With Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger

When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway, are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could implicate high-ranking officials such as shady Col. Nathan Jessep.

Dir. Rob Reiner · With Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore

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

Dir. James L. Brooks · With Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear

Wyatt and Billy, two Harley-riding hippies, complete a drug deal in Southern California and decide to travel cross-country in search of spiritual truth.

Dir. Dennis Hopper · With Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson

Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers are worlds apart. At a crossroads in their lives, they share a hospital room and discover they have two things in common: a desire to spend the time they have left doing everything they ever wanted to do and an unrealized need to come to terms with who they are. Together they embark on the road trip of a lifetime, becoming friends along the way and learning to live life to the fullest, with insight and humor.

Dir. Rob Reiner · With Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes

David Locke is a world-weary American journalist who has been sent to cover a conflict in northern Africa, but he makes little progress with the story. When he discovers the body of a stranger who looks similar to him, Locke assumes the dead man's identity. However, he soon finds out that the man was an arms dealer, leading Locke into dangerous situations. Aided by a beautiful woman, Locke attempts to avoid both the police and criminals out to get him.

Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni · With Jack Nicholson, Maria Schneider, Jenny Runacre

A high-strung news producer finds herself in a love triangle between a talented but self-doubting reporter and a charming news anchor who embodies the growing trivialization of news that she is determined to fight against.

Dir. James L. Brooks · With Holly Hunter, William Hurt, Albert Brooks

Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.

Dir. James L. Brooks · With Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson

Robert Dupea spends his days doing various odd jobs, drinking and womanizing until an encounter with his sister makes him revisit his past.

Dir. Bob Rafelson · With Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Susan Anspach

Seymour works in a skid row florist shop and is in love with his beautiful co-worker, Audrey. He creates a new plant that not only talks but cannot survive without human flesh and blood.

Dir. Roger Corman · With Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles

With commentary from Hollywood stars, outtakes from his movies and footage from his youth, this documentary looks at Stanley Kubrick's life and films. Director Jan Harlan, Kubrick's brother-in-law and sometime collaborator, interviews heavyweights like Jack Nicholson, Woody Allen and Sydney Pollack, who explain the influence of Kubrick classics like "Dr. Strangelove" and "2001: A Space Odyssey," and how he absorbed visual clues from disposable culture such as television commercials.

Dir. Jan Harlan · With Tom Cruise, Barbara Kroner, Steven Marcus

Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way.

Dir. Hal Ashby · With Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, Randy Quaid

An aging publisher becomes a demon wolf and, with this newfound youthful vigor, fights to keep his job.

Dir. Mike Nichols · With Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader

Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted, at a cost, when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.

Dir. George Miller · With Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon

A recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.

Dir. Alexander Payne · With Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates, Hope Davis

An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical commitment to the socialist revolution in Russia, his dream of spreading its principles among the members of the American working class, and his troubled romantic relationship with the writer Louise Bryant.

Dir. Warren Beatty · With Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Edward Herrmann

A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in the total annihilation of the U.S. Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.

Dir. Tim Burton · With Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening

Directed and edited by Stanley Kubrick's daughter Vivian Kubrick, this film offers a look behind the scenes during the making of The Shining.

Dir. Vivian Kubrick · With Jack Nicholson, Vivian Kubrick, Terry Needham

A magician who has been turned into a raven turns to a former sorcerer for help.

Dir. Roger Corman · With Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff

Charley Partanna is a hitman who works for the Prizzis, one of the richest crime families in the US. When he sees Irene Walker, it's love at first sight. But he soon finds that she, too, is a killer for hire. Charley can overlook his suspicions, but he can't turn off his heart. And the couple must remember that even if they love each other, the Prizzis love only money.

Dir. John Huston · With Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Robert Loggia

When vigilante land baron David Braxton hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler Tom Logan, Logan's gang decides to get even by purchasing a small farm next to Braxton's ranch. From there the rustlers begin stealing horses, using the farm as a front for their operation. Determined to stop the thefts at any cost, Braxton retains the services of eccentric sharpshooter Robert E. Lee Clayton, who begins ruthlessly taking down Logan's gang.

Dir. Arthur Penn · With Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid

In this surrealistic and free-form follow-up to the Monkees' television show, the band frolic their way through a series of musical set pieces and vignettes containing humor and anti-establishment social commentary.

Dir. Bob Rafelson · With Peter Tork, Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz

A police chief, about to retire, pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer.

Dir. Sean Penn · With Jack Nicholson, Helen Mirren, Aaron Eckhart

The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.

Dir. Bob Rafelson · With Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange, John Colicos

Two lifelong friends navigate complex sexual encounters and emotional entanglements, wrestling with societal norms and personal desires.

Dir. Mike Nichols · With Jack Nicholson, Candice Bergen, Art Garfunkel

When perpetually single, aging music industry exec Harry Sanborn, and his latest trophy girlfriend, Marin, arrive at her mother's beach house in the Hamptons, they find that her mother, playwright Erica Barry, also plans to stay for the weekend. Erica is scandalized by the relationship and Harry's sexist ways. But when Harry has a heart attack while there, and the doctor prescribes bedrest, his only option is to stay at the Barry home. Left in the care of Erica and his doctor, a love triangle starts to take shape.

Dir. Nancy Meyers · With Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves