One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Content Warnings

Overall Severity: 🔴 75/100
Total warning time: 10m 25s
Sex/Nudity: 🟡 60/100 (1m 45s)
  • 🟡 50/100 [00:45:30 - 00:46:00] A patient is shown in a revealing outfit, with sexual implications.
  • 🔴 70/100 [01:20:15 - 01:21:30] A scene with sexual content involving a prostitute.
Drug Use: 🔴 80/100 (3m 10s)
  • 🟡 60/100 [00:30:45 - 00:31:20] Patients are shown taking medication, some unwillingly.
  • 🔴 70/100 [01:05:10 - 01:06:30] Characters consume alcohol and appear intoxicated.
  • 🔴 90/100 [01:45:00 - 01:46:15] A character is given electroshock therapy, which is depicted as a form of institutional control.
Violence: 🔴 70/100 (3m 35s)
  • 🟡 60/100 [00:55:20 - 00:56:10] A physical altercation between patients.
  • 🔴 80/100 [01:30:45 - 01:32:00] A character is violently restrained by staff.
  • 🔴 90/100 [01:50:30 - 01:52:00] A disturbing scene involving a character's self-harm.
Strong Language: 🟡 65/100 (1m 55s)
  • 🟡 40/100 [00:15:10 - 00:15:20] Use of mild profanity.
  • 🔴 70/100 [00:40:30 - 00:41:00] Frequent use of strong language by multiple characters.
  • 🔴 80/100 [01:10:15 - 01:11:30] Aggressive verbal exchanges with strong language.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Year: 1975
Certificate: A
Runtime: 133 min
Genre: Drama
IMDB: 8.7
Meta Score: 83
Votes: 918088
Gross: 112,000,000
Director: Milos Forman
Stars: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Michael Berryman, Peter Brocco
Overview: A criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rebels against the oppressive nurse and rallies up the scared patients.

Movie FAQ

Q: What is the plot of 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest'?
A: The movie follows Randle McMurphy (Jack Nicholson), a rebellious criminal who feigns insanity to serve his sentence in a mental institution rather than prison. Once inside, he clashes with the authoritarian Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher) and inspires the other patients to assert their individuality, leading to dramatic consequences.
Q: Who plays the antagonist in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest'?
A: Louise Fletcher plays the antagonist, Nurse Mildred Ratched, a strict and manipulative nurse who maintains oppressive control over the patients in the mental institution.
Q: Did 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest' win any major awards?
A: Yes, the film won all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Jack Nicholson, Best Actress for Louise Fletcher, and Best Adapted Screenplay), a rare achievement in Oscar history.
Q: What is the significance of the title 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest'?
A: The title is derived from a children's nursery rhyme referenced in the film. It symbolizes the fleeting nature of freedom and sanity, as well as the tragic fate of some characters who attempt to escape the oppressive system.
Q: How does the movie end?
A: After McMurphy undergoes a lobotomy and is left in a vegetative state, his friend Chief Bromden suffocates him out of mercy. Chief then escapes the institution by breaking through a window, symbolizing the ultimate act of defiance against the oppressive system.