One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest Reviews and Ratings



  • March 31, 2009
    this is an incredible, must see film. whatever is holding you back from watching this you MUST throw that out the window and see this. this is jack nicholson's best role, even better than the joker. the cast is perfect, the plot is perfect, everything is perfect. its easy to unde...( read more)rstand why this is one of the greatest films of all time
  • March 29, 2009
    robert pattinson likes it i like it
  • March 27, 2009
    Una gran actuación y un simbolismo notable en esta movie. De verdad el final es hermoso, triste, alegre y desconcertante, todo a la vez...muy recomendable sobretodo en estos dias...
  • March 25, 2009
    "What do you think you are, for Chrissake, crazy or somethin'? Well you're not! You're not! You're no crazier than the average asshole out walkin' around on the streets and that's it."

    Ranked 33 on AFI top 100, was as high as 20 in 1998.

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nes...( read more)t is about a con looking to escape jail time by getting himself checked into a mental hospital. His rebellious demeanor and crazy antics win over the respect and admiration of his fellow patients but stirs up the wrath of the oppressive nurse who runs the ward.

    Cuckoos Nest took home 5 Oscars in 1976 including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. All absolutely deserving....

    None more so than Jack Nicholson for his portrayal as R.P. McMurphy. It was quite possibly his greatest role of all time, even better than his performance as The Joker.

    This film will make you laugh and smile, but yet it is also heart-wrenching and tragic. It's an eye-opening film into the inhumane treatment of those deemed "mentally ill." This film shows us that a lot of these people don't have "problems," they're just different from the norm and they have difficulty fitting in with the rest of society. That doesn't make them "ill" nor does it justify them being locked up in a ward being fed happy pills all day. Condemning people because they're different is the essence of fascism.

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a brilliant eye-opening masterpiece with some truly inspiring performances. Everyone should see this film...
  • March 20, 2009
    This is a fantastic movie.

    The Chief was my favorite... loved the basketball scenes.
  • March 18, 2009
    very good movie. Jack Nicholson is indeed a good actor. sad ending
  • March 18, 2009
    I like Jack Nicholson, What can I say. I saw this mvie years ago and have never been able to forget it. An true actor in action. Check it out.
  • March 17, 2009
    Jack and the crew were absolutely fantastic in this
  • March 16, 2009
    Directed by: Milos Forman
    Starring: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Brad Dourif, Christopher Lloyd, Danny DeVito

    The Review:

    This movie looks usual,but deep down inside, there's something extraordinary. With a marvelous performance from both Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher ...( read more)and also Milos Forman great directing plus unexpected wonderful ending, this movie simply one og 70's best movie.
  • March 14, 2009
    Fantastic film that holds up extremely well and may always do so. Tour-de-force from Nicholson, Fletcher and Dourif!!!
  • March 14, 2009
    Probably my #1 favorite. Has everything I like in a movie.
  • March 12, 2009
    I know, I cant believe I haven't seen this yet
  • March 11, 2009
    Excellant storyline, great acting, good visuals, but predictable and depressing.
  • March 11, 2009
    One of the best of ever
  • March 9, 2009
    So strong and emotional. Just the gallery of amazing and well-shaped characters was enough to put it into classics category. Jack Nicholson is great, once again.
  • March 8, 2009
    STUPID,STUPID,STUPID
  • March 7, 2009
    It didn't really catch my attention. Jack Nicholson, as interesting of a character as he may be, just wasn't enough.
    The ending was just sad and unsatisfying.
  • March 7, 2009
    An absolute classic of a movie, easily the best performance of Jack Nicolson's career.
  • March 4, 2009
    in comparison to the book, this movie was disappointing. Jack makes a great psycho though. that's why it stays at 4
  • March 4, 2009
    Jack nicholson is fantastic and he definitely made this film what it is. Superb.
  • March 4, 2009
    One flew over the cuckoo's nest is regarded as classic by many expert movie goers, and I agreed with them. This movie has it all, a heart warming story, fantastic actors, humor and a powerful ending. What's make it far superior is, it was made in 1975 and still hold a unique qual...( read more)ity.

    The brilliant Jack Nicholson stars as RP McMurphy, a chaos creating man but with free spirited personalities. He is unique, he is brave and he defends what's right. The movie starts when he arrived at the mental asylum, after convincing guards that he's crazy enough to need psychiatric care and is sent to a hospital. He glued well in his current situation, and well maybe enjoyed their companies. The companies deranged from voluntarily to permanent. The movie builds up its tension in it second part as McMurphy influenced the other patients to stand up for what is right, against the evil and creepy Nurse Ratched. Things go uncontrolled on Christmas Eve, and there will be no tomorrow it seems for the residents of the asylum.

    It's a brilliant film that deserved its praised well, good things people know what they are voting for (In IMDB).

    McMurphy: What do you think you are, for Chrissake, crazy or somethin'? Well you're not! You're not! You're no crazier than the average asshole out walkin' around on the streets and that's it.

    10/10
  • March 3, 2009
    "I must be crazy to be in a loony bin like this"

    10/10

    Jack Nicholson embodies a lovable mental institution patient in this film which examines the power struggle between the administration and the inmates.

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest holds up extremely well to this ...( read more)day and has not lost any of it's impact with time. The film questions what sanity truly is and explores it through the conflicts between those in power and those under power.

    Endearing, heartwarming and saddening. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest looks inside mental asylums and breaks many of our perceptions.
  • March 1, 2009
    Run away,pls! zai zhe ge moive de end,wo shi hen yi wai ,mei you xiang dao ta hui become zhe ge yang zi ,fa ren shen si de dian ying!
  • March 1, 2009
    the directing was perfect.. so was jack..
  • February 28, 2009
    Once a decade a movie comes out, that moves, sways, and touches your very soul, This is that movie for the 70's, and i love it.
  • February 28, 2009
    interesting, a bit brutal for my taste, I can't appreciate the violence, read the book
  • February 27, 2009
    It's a classic for a reason
  • February 26, 2009
    Deem it's a good movie.
  • February 25, 2009
    Jack's finest moment, aside from "the shining", is seen in this movie, "one flew over the cuckoo's nest" is a film that's unforgettable, controversial, and a true masterpiece. One of the best endings in film history
  • February 24, 2009
    One of the best movies I have watched.
  • February 23, 2009
    Classic!!! the way he act is just ... theres no word for it.
    One of my favorites ^^
  • February 21, 2009
    The best movie of all time. Like Juicy Fruit, "My Favorite."
  • February 20, 2009
    JACK NICHOLSON AT HIS BEST. END OF.
  • February 16, 2009
    Manages to be a comedy, a horror and a tragedy without forcing the movie to become muddled. As poignant today as it was when it was released.
  • February 14, 2009
    I actually know a guy who looks like Chief.
  • February 10, 2009
    i've seen it in theatre...
  • February 9, 2009
    jack's a good crazy man :-)
  • February 7, 2009
    harsh at times but it suffices!
  • February 7, 2009
    This is an old film but has certainly lasted the test of time and should be a must see for any new generation, i had the pleasure of watching this film at school as subject material. Jack Nicholson is a sane man brought into a mental institution for irratic behaviour, as his pass...( read more)es on he makes friends with many of the strange and colourful characters in the asylam, things start to take a turn for the worse as he is subjected to many of the shocks and tortures which are custom to many asylums of that time. An absolute masterpiece, with heart wrenching drama and lots of laughs
  • February 5, 2009
    "If he's crazy, what does that make you?" Brilliant cinema.
  • February 3, 2009
    My all-time favorite performance of good ol' Jack as a free-spirited mental patient.
  • February 1, 2009
    Interesting to see how badly patients were treated from sheer ignorance of mental illness. I liked the movie, but I'm not sure how it's ranked so high overall.
  • January 29, 2009
    fantastic nicholson stuff. gripping, intense, funny, sad, great epic film
  • January 28, 2009
    It's so sad at the end :(

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One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest Summary