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CAST & DIRECTOR
Directed by Miloš Forman. With Jack Nicholson, Brad Dourif, Louise Fletcher.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
Chief Bromden, a gigantic Euro-Indigenous American patient at a psychiatric hospital, who presents himself as deaf, mute, and docile. Bromden's tale focuses mainly on the antics of tale focuses mainly on the antics of the rebellious Randle Patrick McMurphy, a petty criminal who, 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.
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RELEASE SNAPSHOT
MoviHero lists November 19, 1975 as the release date for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Miloš Forman is the listed director. The listed cast includes Jack Nicholson as Randle Patrick McMurphy, Brad Dourif as Billy Bibbit, Louise Fletcher as Nurse Mildred Ratched, Danny DeVito as Martini. A trailer and 5 stills are available on this page.
BEFORE YOU PRESS PLAY
Pacing, attention and emotional impact are estimates from the current MoviHero Watch Profile, not verified scene-by-scene reviews.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest runs 2h 15m. Allow extra time for breaks.
The current MoviHero pacing estimate is 4/10: a more patient pace.
The attention estimate is 5/10. Expect to follow the story rather than use it as background viewing.
The emotional-impact estimate is 8/10, suggesting a stronger emotional experience. This does not tell you whether the ending is happy or sad.
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MOVIE RATING
MoviHero Rating: 8.4/10 from 11,938 votes. Updated Nov 4, 2026.
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WHAT WATCHING IT FEELS LIKE
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VIEWER REVIEWS
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“Subject to the silliest of internet theories There are a lot of movie theories but the silliest of all is this nonsense that is all…”
“The spirit of freedom vs. the spirit of legal-ism Set in the early 60s, the story involves R.P. McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) and his arrival at…”
“One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest tells the story of a criminal, Randle Patrick McMurphy (Jack Nicholson), who pleads insanity in the attempt to get…”
““McMurphy” (Jack Nicholson) is a veteran with an attitude who has pled insanity to escape his latest court appearance on a charge of statutory rape.”
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