8.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Viewer Rating
8.7
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central conflict, a critique of an oppressive institutional system that dehumanizes individuals, aligns with progressive values of challenging power structures and advocating for the marginalized. The solution, individual rebellion and liberation, reinforces this anti-authoritarian stance.
The movie features a cast that is largely consistent with its period setting and source material, including a prominent Native American character, without explicit DEI-driven race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative critiques institutional power and conformity rather than explicitly targeting traditional identities, focusing instead on themes of individual freedom versus systemic oppression.
Secondary
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest includes Dale Harding, a character implied to be gay, whose effeminate portrayal and initial mockery are present. However, the film's primary focus is on the dehumanizing institutional system, not on affirming or denigrating LGBTQ+ identity, resulting in a neutral net impact.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on mental health institution dynamics and individual rebellion, without touching upon transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film adapts Ken Kesey's novel, maintaining the established gender of all major and named characters from the source material. No character canonically established as one gender in the novel is portrayed as a different gender in the film.
The 1975 film adaptation faithfully portrays the races of its main characters as established in Ken Kesey's novel. There are no instances where a character canonically established as one race is portrayed on screen as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.6
8.4
Critic Ratings
9.3
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