The film remains as fresh, shocking, depressing and exhilarating as when it was released.

A terrific adaptation of Ken Kensey's 1962 novel (first done as play) that became timelier in the 1970s, positing a free-spirited anti-establishment hero (the excellent Jack Nicholson) against repressive authoritarianism, embodied by Fletcher's nurse.

Ken Kesey's grim satire of institutionalized authority, bracingly filmed by Milos Forman.

A stirring indictment of how we determine who's sane and who's crazy.

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Set in an insane asylum, the film involves the oppression of the individual, a struggle spearheaded by an ebullient Nicholson, turning in a star performance if ever there was one.

A rousing, rock-the-boat feel pulses throughout the film, overpowering its weaknesses.

Without hesitation my No. 1 favorite of all time. At once a comedy and a tragedy, hilarious and heartbreaking, few films have ever achieved such a level of excellence.