Event Description
Adapted from the novel by Ken Kesey, the film centres on Randle McMurphy (Jack Nicholson), a convict who feigns mental illness in the hope that a transfer to psychiatric hospital will ensure his early release. But he hasn’t bargained for the strict regimen of Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher, also superb), who is not impressed with his disruptive — though he’d say liberating — effect on the ward.
Inspired casting (Danny DeVito, Brad Dourif and Christopher Lloyd are among the patients) and Forman’s naturalistic direction lend authenticity to the proceedings, so that the film is successful both as anti-authoritarian parable and as an affecting reminder of the psychiatric practices of the past.
Certificate: 15
Running time: 2hrs 14mins
Show times
Please note: Film starts at advertised time
Friday 24 October 2025 at 4pm
Tuesday 28 October 2025 at 7pm
Thursday 30 October 2025 at 7pm
