Jack Nicholson
| Year | Movie | Function | Role |
| 2011 | Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel | actor | Himself |
| 2010 | Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story | actor | David Staebler (archive footage) |
| 2010 | Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story | actor | David Staebler (archive footage) |
| 2009 | Kambakkht Ishq | actor | Himself |
| 2008 | Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired | actor | Himself / Jack Gittes (archive footage) |
| 2008 | The 80th Annual Academy Awards | actor | Himself - Presenter |
| 2007 | The Bucket List | actor | Edward Cole |
| 2007 | The Bucket List | actor | Edward |
| 2007 | The 79th Annual Academy Awards | actor | Himself - Presenter: Best Picture |
| 2006 | The Departed | actor | Frank Costello |
| 2006 | The 78th Annual Academy Awards | actor | Himself - Presenter: Best Picture |
| 2005 | Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - Pts 1-3 | actor | Himself |
| 2005 | Inside Deep Throat | actor | Himself (archive footage) |
| 2003 | Something's Got to Give | actor | Harry Sanborn |
| 2003 | Cher: The Farewell Tour | actor | Daryl Van Horne (archive footage) |
| 2003 | Anger Management | actor | Dr. Buddy Rydell |
| 2002 | The Kid Stays in the Picture | actor | Himself (archive footage) |
| 2002 | About Schmidt | actor | Warren Schmidt |
| 2001 | The Pledge | actor | Jerry Black |
| 2001 | Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies | actor | Lt. Andre Duvalier (archive footage) |
| 1997 | As Good As It Gets | actor | Melvin Udall |
| 1996 | The Evening Star | actor | Garrett Breedlove |
| 1996 | Mars Attacks! | actor | President James Dale / Art Land |
| 1996 | Blood and Wine | actor | Alex Gates |
| 1995 | The Crossing Guard | actor | Freddy Gale |
| 1995 | Rolling Stones - Stripped | actor | Himself |
| 1994 | Wolf | actor | Will Randall |
| 1992 | Hoffa | actor | James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa |
| 1992 | A Few Good Men | actor | Col. Nathan R. Jessep |
| 1992 | Man Trouble | actor | Eugene Earl Axline, aka Harry Bliss |
| 1990 | The Two Jakes | director | |
| 1990 | The Two Jakes | actor | J.J. 'Jake' Gittes |
| 1989 | Batman | actor | Joker / Jack Napier |
| 1987 | Ironweed | actor | Francis Phelan |
| 1987 | Broadcast News | actor | Bill Rorich |
| 1987 | The Witches of Eastwick | actor | Daryl Van Horne |
| 1986 | Sodbrennen | actor | Mark Forman |
| 1985 | Prizzi's Honor | actor | Charley Partanna |
| 1984 | Terror in the Aisles | actor | Jack Torrance (The Shining) (archive footage) |
| 1983 | Terms of Endearment | actor | Garrett Breedlove |
| 1982 | The Border | actor | Charlie Smith |
| 1981 | Reds | actor | Eugene O'Neill |
| 1981 | Ragtime | actor | Pirate at Beach (uncredited) |
| 1981 | ????????? ?????? ?????? ?????? | actor | Frank Chambers |
| 1980 | The Shining | actor | Jack Torrance |
| 1980 | Making 'The Shining' | actor | Himself |
| 1978 | Goin' South | director | |
| 1978 | Goin' South | actor | Henry Lloyd Moon |
| 1976 | The Last Tycoon | actor | Brimmer |
| 1976 | The Missouri Breaks | actor | Tom Logan |
| 1975 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | actor | R.P. McMurphy |
| 1975 | The Fortune | actor | Oscar Sullivan aka Oscar Dix |
| 1975 | The Fortune | actor | Oscar |
| 1975 | The Passenger | actor | David Locke |
| 1975 | Tommy | actor | The Specialist |
| 1974 | Chinatown | actor | J.J. Gittes |
| 1973 | The Last Detail | actor | SM1 Billy 'Bad Ass' Buddusky |
| 1972 | The King of Marvin Gardens | actor | David Staebler |
| 1971 | Carnal Knowledge | actor | Jonathan |
| 1971 | A Safe Place | actor | Mitch |
| 1971 | Drive, He Said | director | |
| 1971 | Drive, He Said | writer | |
| 1970 | Five Easy Pieces | actor | Robert Eroica Dupea |
| 1970 | On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | actor | Tad Pringle |
| 1970 | The Rebel Rousers | actor | Bunny |
| 1969 | Easy Rider | actor | George Hanson |
| 1968 | Head | writer | |
| 1968 | Head | actor | Movie-director at filmshoot in resteraunt (uncredited) |
| 1968 | Psych-Out | actor | Stoney |
| 1967 | The Shooting | actor | Billy Spear |
| 1965 | Ride in the Whirlwind | writer | |
| 1965 | Ride in the Whirlwind | actor | Wes |
| 1964 | Backdoor to Hell | actor | Burnett |
| 1960 | The Little Shop of Horrors | actor | Wilbur Force |
| 1960 | The Wild Ride | actor | Johnny Varron |