Experience the searing character study Five Easy Pieces, featuring Jack Nicholson in a powerful leading role devised by director Bob Rafelson following his breakout in Easy Rider. Nicholson portrays Bobby Dupea, an iconic, shiftless thirtysomething oil rigger and former piano prodigy, who returns to his upper-middle-class childhood home with his blue-collar girlfriend (Karen Black, in an Oscar-nominated role) to see his estranged, ailing father. Moving in its simplicity and gritty in its textures, this film remains a lasting example of early-1970s American alienation.

Key Features & Content

• Features a new 4K digital restoration with an uncompressed monaural soundtrack.
• Includes one 4K UHD disc presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray disc containing the film and special features.
• Starring Jack Nicholson and Karen Black.
• Directed by Bob Rafelson.
• Run time is 1 hour and 38 minutes.
• Rated suitable for 15 years and over.

Special Edition Contents

• Audio commentary by director Bob Rafelson and interior designer Toby Rafelson.
• Soul Searching in “Five Easy Pieces”: A 2009 program featuring Bob Rafelson.
• BBStory: A documentary about BBS Productions featuring Rafelson, actors Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Ellen Burstyn, and filmmakers Peter Bogdanovich and Henry Jaglom, among others.
• Documentary featuring critic David Thomson and historian Douglas Brinkley.
• Audio excerpts from a 1976 AFI interview with Rafelson.
• Trailer and teasers.
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
• PLUS: An essay by critic Kent Jones and cover art by F. Ron Miller.

Specifications

• Format: 4K UHD & Blu-ray (2 Items)
• Director: Bob Rafelson
• Actors: Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Billy Green Bush, Fannie Flagg
• Language: English
• Run Time: 1 hour and 38 minutes
• Age Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Release Date: June 8, 2026

This Criterion Collection 4K UHD & Blu-ray set offers the definitive presentation of this American classic, complete with extensive bonus materials.