One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1975

The first movie since It Happened One Night to win all five major Academy Awards (picture, director, actor, actress, screenplay), Cuckoo's Nest still has the ability to entertain and inspire. Implacable rabble-rouser Randle Patrick McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) is committed to an asylum and inspires his fellow patients to rebel against the authoritarian rule of head nurse Mildred Ratched (Louise Fletcher).

If he's crazy, what does that make you?

Winner of 5 Academy Awards

JBscale
90
Superior

Film Detail

Genre
Drama
Length
2 hrs. 13 mins.
US Theatrical Release
November 20, 1975
US Box Office
$112,000,000 (#704 of 7529)
Global Office
$11,930,050 (#3320 of 4484)
Rating
R
Restricted
Language

Collection Detail

Edition
Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
July 15, 2008
Acquired Date
December 25, 2011
Times Seen
4 Times
Last Watched
May 8, 2009

Actors

Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson
Louise Fletcher
Louise Fletcher
William Redfield
William Redfield
Michael Berryman
Michael Berryman
Peter Brocco
Peter Brocco
Christopher Lloyd
Christopher Lloyd
Danny DeVito
Danny DeVito
Brad Dourif
Brad Dourif
Sydney Lassick
Sydney Lassick
Vincent Schiavelli
Vincent Schiavelli
Will Sampson
Will Sampson
Dean R. Brooks
Dean R. Brooks
Alonzo Brown
Alonzo Brown
Scatman Crothers
Scatman Crothers
Mwako Cumbuka
Mwako Cumbuka
William Duell
William Duell
Josip Elic
Josip Elic
Lan Fendors
Lan Fendors
Nathan George
Nathan George
Ken Kenny
Ken Kenny
Dwight Marfield
Dwight Marfield
Ted Markland
Ted Markland
Louisa Moritz
Louisa Moritz
Philip Roth
Philip Roth
Mimi Sarkisian
Mimi Sarkisian
Mews Small
Mews Small
Delos V. Smith Jr.
Delos V. Smith Jr.
Tin Welch
Tin Welch

Directors

Milos Forman
Milos Forman

Producers

Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas
Saul Zaentz
Saul Zaentz

Writers

Lawrence Hauben
Lawrence Hauben
Bo Goldman
Bo Goldman

Awards & Accolades

  • 1975 Golden Globe: Best Motion Picture, Drama
  • 1975 Oscar : Best Actor - Jack Nicholson
  • 1975 Oscar : Best Actress - Louise Fletcher
  • 1975 Oscar : Best Director - Milos Forman
  • 1975 Oscar : Best Picture
  • 1975 Oscar : Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
  • 1997 AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies - Rank: #20
  • 2007 AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies - Rank: #33
  • 2008 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #7
  • 2009 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #9
  • 2010 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #9
  • 2011 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #8
  • 2012 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #8
  • 2013 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #13
  • 2018 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #16
  • 2019 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #18
  • 2022 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #18

Other Recommendations

User Reviews

  • 3.16.2007 by biglummox (10/10)

Ratings

JB Users
100
Flawless
RT Fresh Certified
93%
Tomatometer
120 votes
RT Fresh Certified
96%
Popcornmeter
14,931 votes
METASCORE
84
20 votes
IMDb RATING
8.7/10
1,102,776 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media