# Mike Nichols's films, ranked

From Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? to Charlie Wilson's War: Mike Nichols's films ordered from Gold Derby and MovieWeb, with The Graduate on top.

- 550 votes · 15 items
- Feb 22, 2022 · N. Clark
- https://even.best/en/l/3457/mike-nichols-s-films-ranked

## Top 15

1. **The Graduate (1967)** (46 · ▲49 ▼3) — Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft; Oscar for Best Director.
2. **Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)** (41 · ▲44 ▼3) — Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton; five Oscars.
3. **The Birdcage (1996)** (35 · ▲37 ▼2) — Robin Williams and Nathan Lane, remake of La Cage aux Folles.
4. **Closer (2004)** (32 · ▲39 ▼7) — Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman and Clive Owen.
5. **Working Girl (1988)** (31 · ▲36 ▼5) — Melanie Griffith as a secretary posing as her boss.
6. **Carnal Knowledge (1971)** (27 · ▲32 ▼5) — Jack Nicholson and Art Garfunkel over two decades.
7. **Charlie Wilson's War (2007)** (26 · ▲31 ▼5) — Tom Hanks as the congressman funding the Afghan war; his last film.
8. **Silkwood (1983)** (25 · ▲31 ▼6) — Meryl Streep as whistleblower Karen Silkwood.
9. **Catch-22 (1970)** (25 · ▲31 ▼6) — Joseph Heller's war satire.
10. **Primary Colors (1998)** (25 · ▲29 ▼4) — John Travolta as a thinly veiled Bill Clinton.
11. **Heartburn (1986)** (22 · ▲28 ▼6) — Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson, written by Nora Ephron.
12. **Postcards from the Edge (1990)** (18 · ▲25 ▼7) — Meryl Streep from Carrie Fisher's novel.
13. **The Fortune (1975)** (16 · ▲19 ▼3) — Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty in a 1920s screwball comedy.
14. **Regarding Henry (1991)** (13 · ▲21 ▼8) — Harrison Ford rebuilds his life after a shooting.
15. **Wolf (1994)** (10 · ▲19 ▼9) — Jack Nicholson as a publisher turning into a wolf.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.