One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest depicts how one man’s rebellion against a ruthless system becomes a searing indictment of authority and conformity. Based on Ken Kesey’s novel, it follows R.P. McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) as he feigns insanity to escape prison labor and instead sparks a deeper struggle within a psychiatric institution. Miloš Forman’s 1975 classic won the Big Five Oscars and cemented its status as a cornerstone of 1970s American cinema.