Movie review score
5

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

R 133 min  -  Drama  -   21 November 1975 (USA)
8.8

Director: Milos Forman

Writers: Lawrence Hauben (screenplay), Bo Goldman (screenplay), and 2 more credits »

Stars: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher and Michael Berryman

 McMurphy has a criminal past and has once again gotten himself into trouble with the law. To escape labor duties in prison, McMurphy pleads insanity and is sent to a ward for the mentally unstable. Once here, McMurphy both endures and stands witness to the abuse and degradation of the oppressive Nurse Ratched, who gains superiority and power through the flaws of the other inmates. McMurphy and the other inmates band together to make a rebellious stance against the atrocious Nurse. Written by Jacob Oberfrank.

 

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