Jack Nicholson
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Filmography
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The Shining
(1980)Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, his wife and young son must live in remote isolation for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within. Based on the classic novel by Stephen King.

As Good as It Gets
(1997)A New York City waitress, a gay painter and a dog help a misanthropic author reach a self-awakening.

The Bucket List
(2007)Two terminally ill men leave their hospital ward and set out to complete a list of things they want to do before they die.

Something's Gotta Give
(2003)In this elegant and touching comedy, Erica has given up on finding romance and it's brought home to her when her daughter arrives with her ageing boyfriend, Harry. Initially they repel each other but slowly they discover a smouldering attraction. But the course of love never did run smooth...

The Pledge
(2001)A recently retired detective cannot get over an unsolved murder case, so he abandons his personal plans and devotes his new life to finding justice.

The Witches of Eastwick
(1987)A trio of bored, sexually repressed New England women, Alex, Jane and Sukie, each of them left to live without their respective husbands, innocently conjures up a mysterious stranger who, they are convinced, will relieve their frustrations.

Ironweed
(1987)Washed-up baseball star Francis Phelan becomes an alcoholic vagabond after the death of his infant son. By chance, he encounters a fellow itinerant drinker and they wax nostalgic about their haunted pasts.

Mars Attacks!
(1996)In this quirky sci-fi comedy, which harks back to sci-fi films of the 1950s and 60s, aliens land on Earth. They are green, garish and cheerful but appearances are deceptive when they disintegrate the entire US Congress, kicking off a bizarre high-tech war that causes chaos.

The Border
(1982)Academy Award® winner Jack Nicholson stars in this gripping drama of a man torn between his career and his conscience. As a border guard involved in drug smuggling along the Rio Grande, Charlie Smith (Nicholson) has crossed the line many times. But when he decides to clean up his act and help unite an "illegal" woman with her baby, he runs afoul of his corrupt department, his greedy wife (Valerie Perrine) and a ruthless neighbor (Harvey Keitel) in this action-packed suspense-thriller.

The King of Marvin Gardens
(1972)The story of how a man’s get-rich-quick scheme—to build a resort with embezzled money from his mobster boss—ends in tragedy for all involved.

The Crossing Guard
(1995)Freddy Gale (Jack Nicholson) wants revenge on John Booth (David Morse), the man who killed his daughter in a drink-driving incident. When Booth is released from prison after six years, Gale makes a failed assassination attempt at the trailer where Booth lives, but vows to return.

Goin' South
(1978)Due to the shortage of available men after the Civil War, a small western town allows a single woman with ulterior motives to save an outlaw from the gallows by simply marrying him.

The Two Jakes
(1990)The sequel to Chinatown (1974) finds Jake Gittes investigating adultery and murder... and the money that comes from oil.

The Wild Ride
(1960)Bad deeds finally catch up with a rebellious beatnik punk who spends his days as an amateur dirt track driver in between partying and troublemaking.

A Few Good Men
(1992)A slick, young Navy lawyer is assigned to investigate a murder case in which two Marines killed a fellow enlisted man, and no one's talking. Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson and Demi Moore star.

Batman
(1989)In Tim Burton's blockbuster hit, the Dark Knight (Michael Keaton) defends Gotham City against corrupt crime boss Carl Grissom (Jack Palance) and the maniacal Joker (Jack Nicholson).

The Missouri Breaks
(1976)This is the rousing story of a wealthy Montana rancher who hires a professional killer to track down a gang of horse thieves.

Ride in the Whirlwind
(1966)When three ranch hands stumble across a dead man and the bandits that killed him, they are framed for murder and hunted by the sheriff.

Anger Management
(2003)Dave Buznik (Sandler)is a conservative, mild-mannered, non-confrontational, quiet guy who, after an airplane altercation, is arrested and sentenced to undergo anger management classes. Unfortunately, the class is instructed by the one man that can make him extremely angry... Dr. Buddy Rydell (Nicholson), the man that got him arrested and who may even need anger management, himself.

Heartburn
(1986)Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson are wonderful together in this lighthearted look at modern romance headed for failure, based on Nora Ephron's best-selling novel. She's a magazine writer who gives up her career for love and family. He's a playboy newspaper columnist who can't quite give up his old tricks. And if that combination doesn't give a relationship Heartburn, nothing will!