Apple TVOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
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
Apple TV
Google PlayBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
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
Apple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film critiques the dehumanizing aspects of institutional control and champions individual freedom against oppressive authority. Its focus on universal themes of liberty and conformity, rather than specific partisan ideologies or solutions, positions it as politically neutral.
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
The film includes a character, Dale Harding, who explicitly identifies as homosexual, depicting his internal struggle within an oppressive institutional setting. His identity is presented as a source of vulnerability and a target for 'treatment,' reflecting societal views of the time. The portrayal is empathetic towards Harding but does not center on or affirm his queer identity, aligning with a neutral impact.
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 film adaptation accurately portrays the races of its main characters as established in Ken Kesey's novel. No character canonically, historically, or widely established as one race is portrayed on screen as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
8.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
8.7
8.4
Critic Ratings
9.3
8.4
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