Robert De Niro v Jack Nicholson: Overall, who had the better career?

[TCE]

Two of my favourite actors, and two of the best actors ever.

Who had the better body of work?

De Niro


Raging Bull
Taxi Driver
Goodfellas
Casino
The Godfather Part II
A Bronx Tale
Once Upon a Time in America
The Deer Hunter
The Score
Heat
Cape Fear
Analyze This
Analyze That
Meet the Parents
Awakenings
Sleepers
Midnight Run
The King of Comedy
The Untouchables
Meet the Fockers
This Boy's Life
Mean Streets
The Mission
True Confessions
Hide and Seek
The Fan
Jacknife

Nicholson


Chinatown
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The Shining
Five Easy Pieces
The Departed
A Few Good Men
As Good As It Gets
Batman
About Schmidt
The Bucket List
Easy Rider
Hoffa
The Last Detail
The Witches of Eastwick
The Pledge
The Passenger
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Carnal Knowledge
Terms of Endearment
Anger Management
Wolf
Something's Gotta Give
Blood and Wine
Mar's Attacks
Heart Burn
The Crossing Guard
Prizzi's Honor
The Missouri Breaks

 

[Jon Stark]

Jack and it’s not even close. Jack can’t hear you his academy awards are plugging his ears and covering one of his eyes.

 

[Sonny Qc]

I prefer De Niro's movies.

But Jack overall wins this.

Pacino > Jack tho.

 

[Based and White Pilled]

I like de Niro's films better for the most part, but I think Nicholson is the better actor by a wide margin.

 

[LEGS MAHONEY]

De Niro

Never cared for Jack.

 

[Takes_Two_To_Tango]

Tough choice, but I think De Niro takes this one. He's done better movies and has better performances imo.

 

[TribalDrumz]

The Shining is super overrated.

 

[Kraysla]

DeNiro has been in the more legendary movies.

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

Both are great actors and I like both, but would have to go with De Niro overall.

 

[Anung Un Rama]

DeNiro's body of work > and its not even close.

Jack has 2 God Tier movies: Chinatown and Cuckoo's Nest and a lot of very good movies and very good performances.

they're both amazing, but Bob has been more prolific and more diverse (over the span of their careers, now he's kind of a hack).

 

[heavy_hands]

DeNiro wins the body of work by a bit...fav performance- Taxi Driver
Fav performance by Jack- About Schmidt

 

[Liquid Smoke]

Both legends but DeNiro's career is a clear step ahead. I'd rather hang out with Jack though.

 

[Morning Star]

Rather kick it with Jack, but I've seen more of De Niro's bigger movies so I'd probably go with him.

 

[Liquid Smoke]

Jack has 2 God Tier movies: Chinatown and Cuckoo's Nest and a lot of very good movies and very good performances.

IMO Chinatown is overrated. So is the Deer Hunter.

Not bad films, just not on the level of Cuckoo's Nest or Raging Bull.

 

[LHWBelt]

IMO Chinatown is overrated. So is the Deer Hunter.

Not bad films, just not on the level of Cuckoo's Nest or Raging Bull.

Raging bull is overrated

 

[Dinotective]

You gotta be puffing the magic dragon to say Nicholson.

 

[Liquid Smoke]

Raging bull is overrated

 

[Revolver]

De Niro easily.

 

[Anung Un Rama]

IMO Chinatown is overrated. So is the Deer Hunter.

Not bad films, just not on the level of Cuckoo's Nest or Raging Bull.

Cuckoos Nest and Chinatown are 2 of the greatest movies of all time IMO.

 

[Brother Numsi]

I'll roll with Bobby D because he was in two of my greatest movies of all time Goodfellas and Casino

But man, Jack is in a league of his own when it comes to acting.

They're both easily in the Top 10 of GOAT actors