Jack Nicholson ▲

Apex — One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

26,990 feet (The Death Zone)

12th highest of 105

An enduring, oft-rewatched summit, edging Batman.

The career, climbed — every film on the shared Everest scale; hover for detail

Filmography — by elevation

	Film	Year	Elevation
	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ▲ apex	1975	27,269 ft
	Batman	1989	27,219 ft
	As Good as It Gets	1997	26,645 ft
	About Schmidt	2002	24,821 ft
	Five Easy Pieces	1970	24,697 ft
	Something's Gotta Give	2003	24,540 ft
	Carnal Knowledge	1971	24,224 ft
	The Last Detail	1973	24,100 ft
	Prizzi's Honor	1985	24,023 ft
	The Shining	1980	24,021 ft
	Chinatown	1974	23,708 ft
	The Witches of Eastwick	1987	23,509 ft
	The Pledge	2001	23,356 ft
	The Postman Always Rings Twice	1981	23,312 ft
	The Passenger	1975	23,196 ft
	The Bucket List	2007	22,980 ft
	Wolf	1994	22,918 ft
	Hoffa	1992	22,861 ft
	Mars Attacks!	1996	22,861 ft
	The Border	1982	22,820 ft
	Goin' South	1978	22,769 ft
	A Few Good Men	1992	22,735 ft
	The Crossing Guard	1995	22,727 ft
	The King of Marvin Gardens	1972	22,620 ft
	Ironweed	1987	22,521 ft
	Man Trouble	1992	22,417 ft
	Easy Rider	1969	22,252 ft
	Terms of Endearment	1983	22,099 ft
	Anger Management	2003	22,086 ft
	The Two Jakes	1990	22,012 ft
	Blood and Wine	1996	21,857 ft
	The Missouri Breaks	1976	21,832 ft
	Heartburn	1986	21,637 ft
	Ride in the Whirlwind	1966	21,583 ft
	Hells Angels on Wheels	1967	21,374 ft
	The Departed	2006	21,182 ft
	The Fortune	1975	21,135 ft
	Psych-Out	1968	20,865 ft
	Reds	1981	20,690 ft
	The Shooting	1966	20,665 ft
	How Do You Know	2010	20,558 ft
	The Last Tycoon	1976	20,390 ft
	On a Clear Day You Can See Forever	1970	20,388 ft
	I'm Still Here	2010	20,285 ft
	Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures	2001	20,280 ft
	Untold: Deal with the Devil	2021	20,238 ft
	Broadcast News	1987	20,216 ft
	Tommy	1975	20,197 ft
	Kubrick by Kubrick	2020	20,155 ft
	The Evening Star	1996	20,145 ft
	Corman's World	2011	20,143 ft
	Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir	2012	20,141 ft
	Drive, He Said	1971	20,140 ft
	The St. Valentine's Day Massacre	1967	20,139 ft
	Head	1968	20,139 ft
	Targets	1968	20,139 ft
	Live Aid	1985	20,139 ft
	Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood	2003	20,139 ft
	Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired	2008	20,139 ft
	I Am Divine	2014	20,139 ft
	Breakdown: 1975	2025	20,139 ft
	John Candy: I Like Me	2025	20,139 ft