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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
· Movie
· 133 min
A
MEANRANK
89/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #12
- IMDb #26
- Google retired #127
- Rotten Tomatoes #149
- Metacritic #157
- Letterboxd #66
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #772
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #41
- Metacritic Critics #460
- Metacritic Audience #42
- Douban #51
- Kinopoisk #36
- AlloCiné #23
- Trakt #55
Every rating
84–96
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 84, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 96.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A rebellious criminal pleads insanity to avoid prison labor and is sent to a mental institution. He quickly clashes with the oppressive and cold-hearted Nurse Ratched who runs the ward. His charismatic, free-spirited behavior challenges her authority and inspires the other patients to question their own submissive existence, sparking a battle of wills.
Details
- Director
- Miloš Forman
- Writers
- Bo Goldman, Lawrence Hauben
- Based on
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
- Studio
- Fantasy Films
- Released
- 19 November 1975
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $3.0M
- Box office
- $109.0M
- Awards
- 34 wins, 10 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (34) →
Awards & nominations
See all 44 →13 major awards won · 34 wins from 44 nominations across 23 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1975 | Best Director | Miloš Forman | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1975 | Best Actor | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1975 | Best Actress | Louise Fletcher | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1975 | Best Screenplay – Adapted from Other Material | Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1975 | Best Picture | Michael Douglas and Saul Zaentz | Winner |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 1975 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Miloš Forman | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1975 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1975 | New Star of the Year – Actor | Brad Dourif | Winner |
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Golden Globe Awards
6 nominations, 6 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Louise Fletcher | Winner |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Miloš Forman | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Winner | |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman | Winner |
| New Star of the Year – Actor | Brad Dourif | Winner |
Academy Awards
9 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actor | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
| Best Actress | Louise Fletcher | Winner |
| Best Director | Miloš Forman | Winner |
| Best Picture | Michael Douglas and Saul Zaentz | Winner |
| Best Screenplay – Adapted from Other Material | Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Haskell Wexler and Bill Butler | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Richard Chew, Lynzee Klingman and Sheldon Kahn | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Jack Nitzsche | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Brad Dourif | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Miloš Forman | Winner |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium | Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman | Winner |
César Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special | Jack Nitzsche | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
8 nominations, 6 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Brad Dourif | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Louise Fletcher | Winner |
| Best Direction | Miloš Forman | Winner |
| Best Editing | Richard Chew, Lynzee Klingman and Sheldon Kahn | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Cinematography | Haskell Wexler and Bill Butler | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman | Nominee |
David di Donatello Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Foreign Actor | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
| Best Foreign Director | Miloš Forman | Winner |
Bodil Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Non-European Film | Miloš Forman | Winner |
Golden Screen Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Screen Awards | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Miloš Forman | Winner |
Kinema Junpo Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Director | Miloš Forman | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Winner |
Nastro d'Argento
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Director | Miloš Forman | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
National Film Preservation Board
1 nomination, 1 won
| National Film Registry | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Jack Nicholson | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hall of Fame – Motion Picture | Winner |
People's Choice Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favorite Motion Picture | Winner |
Sant Jordi Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Actor | Jack Nicholson (also for Carnal Knowledge and The Passenger ) | Winner |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film | Richard Chew, Lynzee Klingman and Sheldon Kahn | Nominee |
Chicago International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best Feature | Miloš Forman | Nominee |