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Awakenings VS One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest


Just saw Awakenings tonight and loved it. I noticed all the similarities between it and One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest. Both are great movies, which do you prefer ?

I gotta go with Awakenings. Not only because De Niro is my favorite actor, but I could watch Robin Williams movies all day. I thought they both did a great job in this one.

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How are these movies similar?

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Seriously..

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"Why are you always wearing black? What is it with you and this death fixation?"

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The hospital looks similar, and that's it.

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Two different subjects...not similar much at all. One has DEniro and the other has DEvito...that's the closest they come to a similarity.

If you're not taking any steps forward, you're not moving at all.

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Also both based on a book but ye, I don't see much similarities. Might say Girl, interrupted is similar as well, and even AHS season 2.

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Same here, I don't see the similarities. Except the the fact they are both institutions. One place involved helping the unhealthy, and one institution about destroying the human spirit. As for which I prefer? Hands down...The Nest! My favorite film of all time! Awakenings, although I enjoyed, especially Williams performance, doesn't make my top 25.

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