← Apex Mountain

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

Summit · 28,000Death Zone · 26,247Camp III · 23,500Camp II · 20,500196619962025

Filmography — by elevation

FilmYearElevation
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ▲ apex197527,269 ft
Batman198927,219 ft
As Good as It Gets199726,645 ft
About Schmidt200224,821 ft
Five Easy Pieces197024,697 ft
Something's Gotta Give200324,540 ft
Carnal Knowledge197124,224 ft
The Last Detail197324,100 ft
Prizzi's Honor198524,023 ft
The Shining198024,021 ft
Chinatown197423,708 ft
The Witches of Eastwick198723,509 ft
The Pledge200123,356 ft
The Postman Always Rings Twice198123,312 ft
The Passenger197523,196 ft
The Bucket List200722,980 ft
Wolf199422,918 ft
Hoffa199222,861 ft
Mars Attacks!199622,861 ft
The Border198222,820 ft
Goin' South197822,769 ft
A Few Good Men199222,735 ft
The Crossing Guard199522,727 ft
The King of Marvin Gardens197222,620 ft
Ironweed198722,521 ft
Man Trouble199222,417 ft
Easy Rider196922,252 ft
Terms of Endearment198322,099 ft
Anger Management200322,086 ft
The Two Jakes199022,012 ft
Blood and Wine199621,857 ft
The Missouri Breaks197621,832 ft
Heartburn198621,637 ft
Ride in the Whirlwind196621,583 ft
Hells Angels on Wheels196721,374 ft
The Departed200621,182 ft
The Fortune197521,135 ft
Psych-Out196820,865 ft
Reds198120,690 ft
The Shooting196620,665 ft
How Do You Know201020,558 ft
The Last Tycoon197620,390 ft
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever197020,388 ft
I'm Still Here201020,285 ft
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures200120,280 ft
Untold: Deal with the Devil202120,238 ft
Broadcast News198720,216 ft
Tommy197520,197 ft
Kubrick by Kubrick202020,155 ft
The Evening Star199620,145 ft
Corman's World201120,143 ft
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir201220,141 ft
Drive, He Said197120,140 ft
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre196720,139 ft
Head196820,139 ft
Targets196820,139 ft
Live Aid198520,139 ft
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood200320,139 ft
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired200820,139 ft
I Am Divine201420,139 ft
Breakdown: 1975202520,139 ft
John Candy: I Like Me202520,139 ft