One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
In this clean, orderly, disciplined world, who needs guys like McMurphy? Everybody.
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb8.6/10· 1.2M votes
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Metacritic84%
TMDb8.4/10· 11K votesWith 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8.6/10 on IMDb and 84/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.
Cast of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Jack Nicholson
as Randle Patrick McMurphy
Brad Dourif
as Billy Bibbit
Louise Fletcher
as Nurse Mildred Ratched
Danny DeVito
as Martini
William Redfield
as Dale Harding
Scatman Crothers
as Orderly Turkle
Christopher Lloyd
as Max Taber
Will Sampson
as Chief Bromden
Dean R. Brooks
as Dr. John Spivey
Michael Berryman
as Ellis
Sydney Lassick
as Charlie Cheswick
William Duell
as Jim Sefelt
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest facts
- Budget
- $3M
- Box office
- $109M
Our take on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Miloš Forman's 1975 classic sends free-spirited McMurphy into a mental ward, where his rebellion against the icy Nurse Ratched becomes a battle for the souls of the patients. Funny, furious and ultimately heartbreaking, it's a defining drama of individuality versus institutional control. If its anti-authority spirit and emotional gut-punch gripped you, seek out dramas about rebels, confinement and the cost of refusing to conform.
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Institutional critique remains socially relevant and thematically powerful
- •Protagonist rebellion against system transcends era-specific entertainment
- •Supporting cast receives unexpected dignity and complex characterization
What the audience disliked
- •Aggressive protagonist antics occasionally overshadow other characters
- •Ending emotional impact depends heavily viewer willingness embracing
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