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A Few Good Men (1992)
Tom Cruise and Demi Moore vs. Jack Nicholson and the U.S. Marine Corps
Classic Line: "I eat breakfast 300 yards from 4000 Cubans who are trained to kill me, so don't think for one second that you can come down here, flash a badge, and make me nervous." Jack Nicholson as Col. Jessep
The Verdict: A must-watch for three reasons: Nicholson, Nicholson and Nicholson. Jack is electrifying as proud, defiant and arguably psychopathic Colonel Jessep. And if his performance is indeed "the truth," then we as a civilized society definitely can't handle it.

A Few Good Men, Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise, 1992, © Columbia/courtesy of the Everett Collection