Released November 19, 1975, 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' became a huge hit and a major award-winner to boot. Forman's film earned more than $100 million against its $4.4 million budget, was nominated for nine Academy Awards, and won four, including for Best Picture, Director, Actor (for Nicholson's performance as McMurphy) and Actress (for Louise Fletcher as Nurse Ratched), and Adapted Screenplay (by Laurence Hauben and Bo Goldman).
In the mood for a great film? Here's an in-depth list of all the best new movies that were added to Netflix this week.
Why is Nurse Ratched different in the Netflix series? How did Sarah Paulson capture the spirit of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest?
Premiere - A true classic that lives up to the hype. The Shining is Nicholson's most iconic and fun role, this is the greatest performance of his career. He's devious, funny, and inspirational. In short, you actually care about the guy. Director Milos Forman paints a bleak but strangely uplifting portrait of the mid-70s, which was a very confusing time in American history, not unlike where we are now.
