One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 | 135 min | Drama
Why it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (93%), audiences adore it (8.4/10), it won 5 Oscars and people are still talking about it. Make plans for this one.
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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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
93% on Rotten Tomatoes, 84 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
8.4/10 from 12K viewers
- AwardsVery strong
8 wins, 4 other nominations — won Academy Award for Best Picture; won Academy Award for Best Director
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$109 million worldwide on a $3 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
1.0 million Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Trailer
Cast & crew
Directed by Miloš Forman
- Jack NicholsonRandle Patrick McMurphy
- Brad DourifBilly Bibbit
- Louise FletcherNurse Mildred Ratched
- Danny DeVitoMartini
- William RedfieldDale Harding
- Scatman CrothersOrderly Turkle
- Christopher LloydMax Taber
- Will SampsonChief Bromden
- Dean R. BrooksDr. John Spivey
- Michael BerrymanEllis