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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
“In this clean, orderly, disciplined world, who needs guys like McMurphy? Everybody.”
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) is a drama film directed by Miloš Forman. On Plot-hole, players averaged 2.1/5, with 55% solving the puzzle and 45% failing it, making it the #29 hardest puzzle of 107 in the archive. 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.
Plot-hole Difficulty: Hard
2.1/5
Avg Score
55%
Solved
45%
Failed
362
Players
#29
Difficulty Rank
The Plot-hole Puzzle
Puzzle #45 · May 3, 2026 · answer revealed below
The Setup (Clue 5)
A crumbling mental institution in the 1960s.
The Character (Clue 4)
A new patient arrives who may or may not be mentally ill.
The Conflict (Clue 3)
He clashes with the strict head nurse over patient rights.
The Twist (Clue 2)
He tries to liberate the other patients from her control.
The Spoiler (Clue 1)
Jack Nicholson battles Nurse Ratched in this 1975 film.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Cast
Jack Nicholson as Randle Patrick McMurphyBrad Dourif as Billy BibbitLouise Fletcher as Nurse Mildred RatchedDanny DeVito as MartiniWilliam Redfield as Dale HardingScatman Crothers as Orderly TurkleChristopher Lloyd as Max TaberWill Sampson as Chief Bromden
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest hard to guess on Plot-hole?
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest had an average score of 2.1/5. 55% of players solved it, while 45% failed — a hard puzzle.
- Who directed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest?
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was directed by Miloš Forman.
- Who stars in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest?
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest stars Jack Nicholson, Brad Dourif, Louise Fletcher, Danny DeVito, William Redfield, Scatman Crothers, Christopher Lloyd, Will Sampson.
- What genre is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest?
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is listed under Drama.
- Where does One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest rank in Plot-hole difficulty?
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ranks #29 of 107 Plot-hole movies by average score (1 = hardest).