One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

very strong language, strong violence

Director(s)Milos Forman

Production year1975

Release date14/04/2017

Genre(s)Drama

Approx. running minutes134m

CastJack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Michael Berryman, Peter Brocco, Dean R. Brooks, Alonzo Brown, Scatman Crothers, Mwako Cumbuka, Danny DeVito, William Duell, Milos Forman, Lawrence Hauben, Bo Goldman, Ken Kesey, Dale Wasserman, Michael Douglas, Saul Zaentz, Jack Nitzsche, Haskell Wexler, Sheldon Kahn, Lynzee Klingman, Jane Feinberg, Mike Fenton, Paul Sylbert

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

very strong language, strong violence

A criminal avoids prison by being committed to a mental institution, where he decides to lead a rebellion. Scenes of vio ...

A criminal avoids prison by being committed to a mental institution, where he decides to lead a rebellion. Scenes of violence, suicide and discrimination, as well as rape references, may upset some viewers.

violence

language

sex

discrimination

drugs

sexual violence and sexual threat

suicide and self-harm

disturbing images

very strong language, strong violence

Classified Date:

19/12/2016

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

BFI Films

violence

A man attempts to strangle a woman, with several shots of her struggling to breathe. Another man is suffocated to death. There are also scenes in which patients are retrained and staff punched.

language

There is infrequent very strong language ('c**t'), as well as multiple uses of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker').

sex

There are occasional moderate verbal sex references, as well as sight of a character miming masturbation. At one point, two characters are found in bed together, apparently after sex, with brief buttock nudity.

discrimination

There is some discriminatory behaviour and discriminatory references relating to race, sexuality and mental illness.

drugs

There are verbal references to alcoholism and to 'getting high'.

sexual violence and sexual threat

There are verbal references to the statutory rape of a teenage girl, in which the rapist attempts to excuse his actions.

suicide and self-harm

The aftermath of a suicide features sight of blood on a character's neck, on a shard of glass, and on the floor around the body. There are also verbal references to suicide.

disturbing images

There is a scene of electroconvulsive therapy, in which a character is seen convulsing.

Classified Date:

24/11/1975

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

United Artists Corp. Ltd

Classified Date:

15/04/1998

Version:

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

strong violence, very strong language

Classified Date:

01/04/1998

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

violence

A man attempts to strangle a woman, with several shots of her struggling to breathe. Another man is suffocated. There are also scenes in which patients are retrained and staff punched. There are verbal references to the statutory rape of a teenage girl, in which the rapist attempts to excuse his actions.

language

Infrequent very strong language ('c**t'), as well as multiple uses of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker').

Classified Date:

20/05/1993

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Braveworld Ltd

Classified Date:

07/08/1991

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Braveworld Ltd

Classified Date:

07/09/1987

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Weintraub Entertainment Limited

Classified Date:

23/02/2017

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

BFI Films

Classified Date:

09/08/2002

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Classified Date:

25/09/2014

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material Audio commentary

Classified date19/00/2016

LanguageEnglish

violence

language

sex

discrimination

drugs

sexual violence and sexual threat

suicide and self-harm

disturbing images

Director(s)Milos Forman

Production year1975

Release date14/04/2017

Genre(s)Drama

Approx. running minutes134m

very strong language, strong violence

Classified Date:

19/12/2016

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

BFI Films

violence

A man attempts to strangle a woman, with several shots of her struggling to breathe. Another man is suffocated to death. There are also scenes in which patients are retrained and staff punched.

language

There is infrequent very strong language ('c**t'), as well as multiple uses of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker').

sex

discrimination

There is some discriminatory behaviour and discriminatory references relating to race, sexuality and mental illness.

drugs

There are verbal references to alcoholism and to 'getting high'.

sexual violence and sexual threat

There are verbal references to the statutory rape of a teenage girl, in which the rapist attempts to excuse his actions.

suicide and self-harm

The aftermath of a suicide features sight of blood on a character's neck, on a shard of glass, and on the floor around the body. There are also verbal references to suicide.

disturbing images

There is a scene of electroconvulsive therapy, in which a character is seen convulsing.

Classified Date:

24/11/1975

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

United Artists Corp. Ltd

Classified Date:

15/04/1998

Version:

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

strong violence, very strong language

Classified Date:

01/04/1998

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

violence

language

Infrequent very strong language ('c**t'), as well as multiple uses of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker').

Classified Date:

20/05/1993

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Braveworld Ltd

Classified Date:

07/08/1991

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Braveworld Ltd

Classified Date:

07/09/1987

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Weintraub Entertainment Limited

Classified Date:

23/02/2017

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

BFI Films

Classified Date:

09/08/2002

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Classified Date:

25/09/2014

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Warner Home Video Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

Additional material Audio commentary

Classified date19/00/2016

LanguageEnglish