One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
In this clean, orderly, disciplined world, who needs guys like McMurphy? Everybody.
Directed by Miloš Forman
Produced by Fantasy Films
A darkly comic drama about rebellion and human dignity in an oppressive institutional system, centered on the bonds forged between misfits against an authoritarian force.
A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.
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Is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 90% of films.
Is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Does One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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