Top 10 Jack Nicholson Performances

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10 жыл бұрын

The performances in this video are ranked according to the level of skill, versatility, and role transformation Jack Nicholson displayed. To me, accuracy when making a Top 10/Top 100 all time list is extremely important. My lists are not based on my own personal favorites; they are based on the true greatness and/or success of the person, place, or thing being ranked. If you guys would like to view my other Top 10/Top 100 lists, feel free to check out my KZfaq page and/or my IMDb page at "ChrisWalczyk55."

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@KyleJett 4 жыл бұрын

I love the movies in which he plays characters named Jack.

@lukadautovic3500 4 жыл бұрын

Jacks dead,Now you call him joker.

@asgerhashim3913 2 жыл бұрын

haha yea

@Psyfi85 Жыл бұрын

@@lukadautovic3500 Says this to another Jack. Irl that is.

@psions555 Жыл бұрын

The homophobia from a couple of them too!

@adamghammouri8613 Жыл бұрын

Yess

@arapoteete8237 Жыл бұрын

One of the most inspiring things about JN is that he wasn’t necessarily an overly attractive, masculine macho man. His raw talent got him over. Thanks for sharing this.

@zalybrainlessgenius503 Жыл бұрын

I think about the half of the female population would disagree on the "Jack Nicholson wasn't attractive" thing

@etiennemadore5899 Жыл бұрын

@@zalybrainlessgenius503 because he’s a celeb. If he wasn’t they wouldn’t care

@zalybrainlessgenius503 Жыл бұрын

@@etiennemadore5899 Have you ever heard his voice? :)

@etiennemadore5899 Жыл бұрын

@@zalybrainlessgenius503 he sounds great, but I still believe that people wouldn't care

@kylethechub-gamer67 Жыл бұрын

He was handsome, but it was his charisma that made him attractive

@CameraDev 4 жыл бұрын

Steven King: The Shining is a bad film. Jack: I don’t think that’s true...

@foggymistyhazy 4 жыл бұрын

Jack : I am coming Stephen And i am not Nicholson one ;)

@carlosg2843 4 жыл бұрын

OMG in The Departed he was AWESOME!!!

@retrojohnny1899 3 жыл бұрын

It's not great but Jack's performance was legendary. Really the only good part about it imo

@BenjaminGessel 3 жыл бұрын

You WANT me in that role! You NEED me in that role! 😁😁😁😁

@wyattderp581 3 жыл бұрын

True! YOU CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH!

@z3roo0 5 жыл бұрын

Jack Nicholson is the actor of actors. He makes the others look insignificant compared (even though most of these actors absolutely are not)

@user-hm8ry6zk5l 5 жыл бұрын

Jack Nicholson created new characters in the world of cinema.. Particularly, his roles in Batman (Joker), in the shining, one flew over cuckoo’s nest, the last detail etc... these roles are a school.. Jack Nicholson is a great school..

@rickybozzi91 4 жыл бұрын

I think there's an aura about him... Other actors seem to act better in his company.

@isaywhateveriwantandyougot7421 3 жыл бұрын

That's not really true, the only one who stands out better than him is Tom Hanks

@RoRo-vr6wx 3 жыл бұрын

@@isaywhateveriwantandyougot7421 no dude i its pesci whos better than hanks

@isaywhateveriwantandyougot7421 3 жыл бұрын

@@RoRo-vr6wx I haven't seen Goodfellas yet but the only thing I know Joe Pesci from is Home Alone. Let's just say that that isn't the reputation of an arthouse actor

@ZeroComplaints 3 жыл бұрын

How he manages to shove so much emotion in to just his eyebrows is beyond me

@Dutch_man20 8 ай бұрын

One flew over the Cuckoos Nest is seriously one of the greatest movies ever made. Everybody owes it to themself to see that film

@kevhead1525 6 ай бұрын

I was glad I saw it before reading the book. The movie and Jack are great. The book is even greater.

@taurus6619 6 ай бұрын

agree, my number 1 movie

@Doofus_Rex 4 ай бұрын

Very well observed, Dutchman! I'm shocked and saddened that it's gotten only 43 Thumbs Up. I guess it's because the video was posted so long ago. Or possibly because the movie-watching public doesn't have a long attention span, they're too easily distracted - hey! lookit that squirrel outside!

@Marc-dj5fk 3 ай бұрын

The greatest moment in that movie is Christopher Lloyd's face when the chief breaks out at the end. I love that movie

@ElReyJunky 2 ай бұрын

First movie ever to have my eyes balling out

@eduardomerino8098 3 жыл бұрын

Jack Nicholson is one of the best actors of all time. 🃏 🃏 🃏 🃏 🃏

@cedricbeard4609 2 жыл бұрын

I think he’s the best actor post-Brando, and Brando’s number one imo.

@diegoandresterzaga4380 Жыл бұрын

Both are the Best.

@chodak.black14 4 ай бұрын

THE best

@karenladd1110 Ай бұрын

he is the GOAT

@originalkingalpha5116 14 күн бұрын

@@chodak.black14 Gene Hackman.🏆

@asimzia4009 4 жыл бұрын

Those eyebrows act better than many.

@EetsBack 4 ай бұрын

Better than deniro for sure.

@davidrapp3899 Ай бұрын

@@EetsBack don't go there lol

@EetsBack Ай бұрын

@@davidrapp3899 where? He is seriously overrated. Has the same sourpuss look on his face all the time. Compare him to Gene Hackman or Dustin Hoffman.

@DeadGlassEyes 4 жыл бұрын

"You gotta ask me nicely" - puts on the most serious face in all of human history.

@angelavenable7308 Ай бұрын

Love it!

@mknioui4888 4 жыл бұрын

The joker character took a huge turn in its persona when it's played by Jack Nicholson.

@BenjaminGessel 3 жыл бұрын

Yep. Before Jack, the Joker was all laughs and giggles and cackles and schemes... 😏😏😏😏😏😏

@AdamS235 3 жыл бұрын

truth, Heath Ledger's Joker really seems like a combination of Jack's Joker and Jack Torrance from The Shining.

@pinkfloydmeddle6692 Жыл бұрын

Yep. He really turned the joker into what most people think Heath did

@dennisthemenace855 Жыл бұрын

@@pinkfloydmeddle6692 wrong

@Yesmanpersondude Жыл бұрын

@@dennisthemenace855 Heath literally took inspiration from jack

@leezy3689 4 жыл бұрын

He didn't blink at all in the shining

@user-ks2ef2yn3d 4 жыл бұрын

legend

@benisegel 4 ай бұрын

You can see him blink several times just in this video during the Shining clips. Who you're thinking of is Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs, he is the one who doesn't blink.

@digenhsakritas1337 4 жыл бұрын

One of the best actors of all time...

@DollBabyBrittney 3 жыл бұрын

It’s The Shining for me❤️I freaking love Jack

@Xiaolongbaokid16 3 жыл бұрын

I cracked when he mockingly mimicked the “as soon as possible” line. 😂😂😂

@Magnetar83 Жыл бұрын

Me too 🤣

@Tiberius_Productions 4 ай бұрын

That’s one of the best intentionally funny Nicholson moments ever lol. The Shining has some rare funny moments and I think Jack was the perfect actor to somehow be both funny and terrifying

@keithbond8602 4 жыл бұрын

Jack N only one, so diverse in acting, he can play comedy , horror, thriller, I grew up on his films, a mans man, one guy I would love to have a meal with, jack the lad always for me.

@liamfitzgerald7217 3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget musical. He was in the movie Tommy based on the album by The Who. He even sings in it.

@jameshandley8252 4 жыл бұрын

He blew me away in Departed insane no Oscar nomination he should of won. The shining and one flew over the cuckoos next he was also amazing. I remember being a lil kid around 7 years old and seeing Batman jack as the joker amazed me and kind of got me into movies

@asgerhashim3913 2 жыл бұрын

yea

@amjh4lah809 Жыл бұрын

I mean....he's absolutely brilliant isn't he? Definitely one of the best. Top 5.

@LillyU333 4 жыл бұрын

I would have loved to see him and Al Pacino together, maybe in a gansgters or thriller movie, how come no one brought these two together.

@sen1694 2 жыл бұрын

Probably it's too damn bodacious to handle the two of them. Probably they ran out of dialogues. Probably the outcome of any such movie is too obvious to be a hit that the directors felt no challenge at all. Probably it's too damn hard to do and too damn easy to make a mark in the history of movies

@blackopman100 8 жыл бұрын

How can you forget Chinatown?

@ronaldshank7589 6 жыл бұрын

Nothing from Wolf, either. Tragic.

@williammckenna3903 5 жыл бұрын

Moviemaster21 I like my nose 💗

@ajanthony1356 4 жыл бұрын

should've made it 1 performance per character

@josephtrivers6190 3 жыл бұрын

Also The Passenger.

@joewapniarski 2 жыл бұрын

Or 5 Easy Pieces, or Witches of Eastwick, The Pledge…

@GrainMuncher 4 жыл бұрын

Jack Nicholson was a good choice for the part as the character "Jack Nicholson" in the movie "The Departed"

@mahdibagali4352 3 жыл бұрын

I think it was his last film in which he appeared

@AidenSoukup 3 жыл бұрын

He really did just play himself lol

@cedricbeard4609 2 жыл бұрын

Inaccurate to say he played himself as 99% of high ranking gangsters are sociopaths. He plays a general impression his A “few good men” performance.

@maxximilian90 7 ай бұрын

in my book he is the greatest of all time

@QUEEN-df1mc 2 жыл бұрын

He's a masterpiece.

@athulprasad8077 3 жыл бұрын

The shining was the first jack Nicholson film I watched and became a fan!!!😇

@aadasad2485 Ай бұрын

Redrum Redrum Redrum…😎🇫🇮

@hiphopheaven 4 жыл бұрын

His performances on the shinning should be on the top of the rank.

@vinnycaprezzi4598 3 жыл бұрын

10 best performances imo... 1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 2. The Shining 3. A Few Good Men 4. The Last Detail 5. About Schmidt 6. Chinatown 7. Five Easy Pieces 8. Batman 9. The Departed 10. As Good as it Gets

@teseotorras1315 2 жыл бұрын

Anger management?

@hansolo631 2 жыл бұрын

terms of endearment should be in there

@SapphicTwist Жыл бұрын

1. Five Easy Pieces 2. King of the Marvin Gardens 3. The Two Jakes 4. The Passenger 5. The Last Detail 6. Chinatown 7. The Shining 8. One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest 9. The Departed 10. Terms of Endearment

@Degan1000 5 ай бұрын

Why do people forget his performance in Reds. Oscar nominated and easily one of his best five performances.

@claudial.gonzalez4268 3 ай бұрын

As good as it gets!

@patriot4780 2 ай бұрын

Jack Nicholson does an amazing job of portraying characters who aren’t quite right in the head. I don’t mean that as an insult to Jack, but it is a testament to how gifted he is at acting. It’s highly unlikely that I will ever get to meet him, but if I ever did, I’d love to shake his hand.

@chariazmatic 4 жыл бұрын

DAMN! Jack's got like perfect teeth.

@oncall21 4 жыл бұрын

China Town, Five Easy Pieces, Easy Rider, Terms of Endearment, Prizzi's Honour, etc,.... There are many more performances that deserve to be shared than doubling up on the same films that Jack's been in.

@timmydonlon3458 Жыл бұрын

Agree, him meeting the Dennis hopper and Peter Fonda for the first time in east rider and him drinking the whiskey is brilliant acting.

@kendallevans4079 Жыл бұрын

Agree..."The Shining" is to easy, low hanging fruit. He's got many more subtle, nuanced scenes where it's not all bluster and over the top emotion. Breaking up with Aurora (Shirley Mclaine) in "Terms of Endearment" was so realistic

@jeffbeaman1 Жыл бұрын

ummmmm, the diner scene in Five Easy Pieces, perhaps?

@kendallevans4079 Жыл бұрын

@@jeffbeaman1 Yeah...That was a good one!..."hold it between your knees...!"

@nivrox95 6 ай бұрын

@@jeffbeaman1exactly I didn’t remember what movie it’s from but that’s definitely one his best!

@blissridden 3 жыл бұрын

Jack Napier, jack torrance, jack nicholson. Together as one

@nathanbuis8446 2 жыл бұрын

In the shining when he speaks to the wife. It’s like he fucking means it like he’s had it bottled up and in that scene he was allowed to say something he has always truly wanted to say. His acting is incredible.

@nataliehanke6391 2 жыл бұрын

Hers as well. 👌🏼

@greekgod00 4 жыл бұрын

Prolly the best video I ever watched on KZfaq

@eriklf64 Жыл бұрын

I have only one thing to say: Jack Nicholson is the GOAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Ysoserious1 Ай бұрын

Clint Eastwood has entered the chat

@Exotic3000 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting!

@Davett53 Күн бұрын

6/2024..........Thanks. I was missing hearing Jack's voice. He is unfortunately really old, maybe he is very retired. I haven't seen him out in public in years. His voice was iconic. His acting was always superb. I just needed to hear him speak, rant, shout,....anything. To refresh my memory.

@slurpeegood7549 3 жыл бұрын

one of my favourite actors, i wish he had done more work in the last few years :(

@amilcarvalenca3381 4 жыл бұрын

The Art off acting...those eyes!!

@michaelbailey1578 3 жыл бұрын

His scene at the church from The Witches of Eastwich is my personal favorite. Thanks.

@lewismaddox4132 Жыл бұрын

I liked the ironing board scene. "I couldn't hurt you girls. I love you. Cher; You don't know what love is. Jack; I could learn. You could teach me. How hard can it be?"

@nathanviking 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing actor!

@yessiir9708 4 жыл бұрын

He is my favourite actor

@mindblowingdiscussions2707 Жыл бұрын

His performance in The Departed is a bit underrated. It did blow my mind

@MichaelMyers-pj2uk 2 жыл бұрын

I’m pretty sure this is just footage of Jacks everyday life 🤣🤣

@foggymistyhazy 4 жыл бұрын

*YOU CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH!!*

@larsheihei3683 2 жыл бұрын

Shelley Duvall is so amazing in the Shining.. it's insane how good she is.

@dougwillis3052 Жыл бұрын

how’re you doing? I bring you friendly greetings from Atlanta Georgia

@larsheihei3683 Жыл бұрын

@@dougwillis3052 Oh, thanks... I'm on vacation now. Then I suppose it's back to all work and no play 😅

@larsheihei3683 Жыл бұрын

Ah, sorry: I bring greetings from Gålå, Norway (mountains).

@dougwillis3052 Жыл бұрын

Oh you are welcome, please can we be friends?

@xavierrenegade 8 ай бұрын

Honestly, I think she outacted Jack in some scenes.

@brunoalessandroardito8739 5 жыл бұрын

You missed Easy Rider stoned on weed giving lecture about UFO's

@duganfry3 4 жыл бұрын

Bruno Alessandro Ardito Agree. A missed opportunity of acting greatness at Jack’s infancy.

@guevara.4813 2 жыл бұрын

Been or not, he was so proficient in One Flew Over The Cuckoos' Nest. He was born to act that character. An absolute McMurphy with his hopes and presentation. Yea a Masterpiece..

@buffett1000 2 жыл бұрын

He will remain my favourite actor of all time FOREVER.

@Rshiindvnchry 4 жыл бұрын

I chose jack nicholson over 150 actors

@paulmurdock4691 4 жыл бұрын

5.40 made me ROAR with laughter!

@robertgumpi7235 5 жыл бұрын

Coocoo first. Damn correct.

@lemonli1749 4 жыл бұрын

ugh i love him so much

@maddy1486 5 жыл бұрын

It seems like he is always the angry guy in all the movies he has been in. He is my favorite actor!

@oscarschmitt6048 Жыл бұрын

Stephen King's The shining (1980) with Jack Nicholson and shelley duvall

@claudial.gonzalez4268 3 ай бұрын

Anger Management! Wonderful and so realistic and important to learn from!! And funny!❤❤❤

@claudial.gonzalez4268 3 ай бұрын

Jack makes movies that touch deep the human spirit! ❤❤❤

@oscarschmitt6048 Жыл бұрын

Disney's popeye (1980) with Robin Williams and shelley duvall

@aadasad2485 Ай бұрын

Mr. Jack Nicholson is My Brother From Another Mother!!!👍🏻👍🏻🌹🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 We Are For Sure Sharing The Same Soul!😎🇫🇮

@thedanielgunner 5 жыл бұрын

He has atleast 3 better quotes in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."

@lemonli1749 4 жыл бұрын

also in shining

@ajanthony1356 4 жыл бұрын

funny how he's best piece of acting from the movie was right after the scene in the video

@SaltyCracker1208 3 жыл бұрын

Such an amazing movie

@geotheo1527 2 жыл бұрын

The god!

@serenesweet673 4 жыл бұрын

seeing him with leonardo dicaprio makes me laugh. Two of my faveorite actors together!!!!!

@STWRITES1 23 күн бұрын

I went to USC with Jack's daughter. Introduced to her I could not help but do imitations from "Cuckoo's Nest" about Billy "bird dogging chicks." Jennie just left and my pal Mickey said, "Good job, Travers. You really know how to talk to women."

@paolog7809 2 жыл бұрын

Health Ledger is considered the best Joker but Jack Nicholson will always be my favorite. In fact he was scarier in Batman than in the Shinning

@elementeighty1987 3 жыл бұрын

Chinatown, Wolf and about Schmidt the dear Nadogo part at the end bring tears to my eyes

@mimy6558 7 ай бұрын

Quel acteur, magistral.

@user-gd4vx8hb3n Ай бұрын

I am so sad, so very sad that we do not have an actor like Jack anymore. But I am grateful that he was in my life.

@user-gd4vx8hb3n Ай бұрын

Jack Nicholson is without any doubt the best actor EVER!!!! I am really sad that he doesn't do movies anymore. REALLY sad!!!! He is the GOAT!!!

@Phantom-hy2ix 5 жыл бұрын

:-O Is that Kai Winn from DS9? OMG it is so. Louise Fletcher was a stunner back in the day :)

@sethw997 Ай бұрын

So many great movies. If you look closely on scene #3 you can see the moment that woman starts to like Jack. Right after he hits her with the "You make me wanna be a better man" and they zoom in on her and back to Jack. She softens up and he starts to get a little more color in his face. Friggin fantastic movie 🤌 and that little piano in the background 🥲

@jm9980 15 күн бұрын

Yeah Jack is up there with Al Pacino, Robert Deniro, Senn Penn, Robert Duvall, James Cann, ETC. ETC.

@jillianelise5 2 жыл бұрын

I love this man

@angelavenable7308 Ай бұрын

I love him in A Few Good Men. And The Shining. And Terms of Endearment. And As Good as It Gets. Ahh he’s so awesome.

@darkangel6742 8 күн бұрын

I watched The Raven, with Vincent Price and Peter Lorey, and I was super surprised to see a VERY very young Jack and Shirley Jackson in it. It was before he was in Easy Rider.

@oscarschmitt6048 Жыл бұрын

Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson (Tim Burton's Batman 1989)

@stargirlzx 6 ай бұрын

Two of my personal favorites 5 easy pieces and the scene where he explain freedom over the campfire in easy rider

@benvallentine7197 Жыл бұрын

So the title should be: Top 10 Jack Nicholson Performances in 5 out of the 65 movies he's been in.

@jacknicholson4193 3 жыл бұрын

Yep

@user-gd4vx8hb3n Ай бұрын

One flew over the cuckoo's nest. The best movie EVER!!!

@suzannemostafavifar1686 Жыл бұрын

Any movie he is in, is a watchable movie & will not disappoint. He is a really great actor.

@debraevans3398 Ай бұрын

Jack can play anything!! Truky one of the best actors of all time

@jeromevals31 4 жыл бұрын

Here's Johny!!

@dc_latername9064 Ай бұрын

Hey Jack, if you ever read this, can I share an amazing story with you? One day I was driving home, when all of a sudden the Lord came to me in spirit. I felt very close to Him. I knew if I asked him to play any song on the radio he would, I guess to bless my faith. So I said "ok, Lord play "Come as you are by Nirvana". I turned on the radio and the song started playing right there on the spot, perfectly… I started getting flooded with chills like a waterfall, crying, and trembling. He stayed with me for 10 minutes in my driveway. until I got outta the car. A couple months after that I started getting amazing prayers answered way more often, because it helped me quit doubting when I pray and I was lined up with biblical instructions. It's 6 years later and I still get answered prayers in Jesus name.

@Linda-wd5vz 2 ай бұрын

Jack Nicholson is the best actor ever bar none. I will miss him at the movies

@karenmcginley3529 3 жыл бұрын

I’d marry him in a hot minute. Most beautiful man on the planet x

@PerAnkh418 2 жыл бұрын

That's was Brill. Wish you'd included Easy Rider. That was what first grabbed my attention about Jack.

@andymark949 18 күн бұрын

Folks, Five Easy Pieces was his breakout film. Gotta start at the beginning, so, ENJOY. Don't let it get away.

@Marc-dj5fk 3 ай бұрын

I have a tattoo on my leg of jack in the shining..."i love the little bastard"

@LavaSharkTiff9514 2 жыл бұрын

He's an awesome actor 👏 😀 ❤

@LarsiHansen2784 3 жыл бұрын

Young Jack from the door in The Shining is like Leonardo Di Caprio

@JuanLopez-co2ex 2 жыл бұрын

Is axl roses

@user-pd9rv2sy1e 4 жыл бұрын

5:40😂😂😂my favorite

@HC-zd3gn 4 жыл бұрын

As soon as possible 🤪

@user-pd9rv2sy1e 4 жыл бұрын

H C 😭😂

@cougar-den5439 4 сағат бұрын

My understanding is that #5 went into the Guinness World Book of Records. It took 127 takes to get the shot correct as actress Shelley swung that bat at Jack walking backwards up the stairs. And you think you had a bad day at work...