Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher are worthy adversaries in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, with Miloš Forman's more grounded and morally ambiguous approach to Ken Kesey's surrealistic novel yielding a film of outsized power.
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Movie Info
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Director -
Milos Forman -
Producer -
Michael Douglas , Saul Zaentz -
Screenwriter -
Lawrence Hauben , Bo Goldman -
Distributor -
United Artists -
Production Co -
Fantasy Films -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Nov 19, 1975, Original -
Rerelease Date (Theaters) -
Jul 13, 2025 -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Nov 30, 2016 -
Runtime -
2h 13m -
Sound Mix -
Mono -
Aspect Ratio -
35mm , Flat (1.85:1)