Jan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman (/ˈmiːloʊʃ/; Czech: [ˈmɪloʃ ˈforman]; February 18, 1932 – April 13, 2018) was a Czech and American film director, screenwriter, actor, and professor who rose to fame in his native Czechoslovakia before emigrating to the United States in 1968. Forman was an important figure in the Czechoslovak New Wave. Film scholars and Czechoslovak authorities saw his 1967 film The Firemen's Ball as a biting satire on Eastern European Communism. The film was initially shown in theatres in his home country in the more reformist atmosphere of the Prague Spring. However, it was later banned by the Communist government after the invasion by the Warsaw Pact countries in 1968. Forman was subsequently forced to leave Czechoslovakia for the United States, where he continued making films, gaining wider critical and financial success. In 1975, he directed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) starring Jack Nicholson as a patient in a mental institution. The film received widespread acclaim, and was the second in history to win all five major Academy Awards: Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Actor in Leading Role, and Actress in Leading Role. In 1978, he directed the anti-war musical Hair which premiered at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. In 1981, he directed the turn of the century drama film, Ragtime, which was known for its large ensemble cast. The film went on to receive 8 Academy Award nominations. His next feature was a period biographical film, Amadeus (1984), based on the life of famed classical musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart starring Tom Hulce, and F. Murray Abraham. The film was both a critical and financial success earning 11 nominations with 8 wins including for Best Picture, and another win for Forman as Best Director. In 1996, Forman received another Academy Award nomination for Best Director for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996). Throughout Forman's career he won 2 Academy Awards, 3 Golden Globe Awards, Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, a British Academy Film Award, a César Award, David di Donatello Award, and the Czech Lion. Description above from the Wikipedia article Miloš Forman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 18, 1932
- April 13, 2018 (aged 86)
- Čáslav, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
- Director, actor, writer and producer
- 19 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
What are Miloš Forman's films like?
Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 20
A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 7 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 5
A split, not a type: Gentle 11 · Charged 8 · Intense 4
A split, not a type: Steady 11 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 4
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 3
Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
Casual 9 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 6
A split, not a type: Resolved 12 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 4
Roles they play
- Mentoras Father Havel in Keeping the Faith (2000)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet13
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous5
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Miloš Forman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Miloš Forman's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
42 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 52 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
A Short History of Decay(2014)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Beloved(2011)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Mark Donskoy, King and Jester (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
A Walk Worthwhile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
It Is Hell with the Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Goya's Ghosts(2006)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Nomad: The Warrior(2005)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Way Past Cool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Keeping the Faith(2000)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Man on the Moon(1999)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Dreams of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Why Havel? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
New Year's Day(1989)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Valmont(1989)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all filmsAn Afternoon in the Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Heartburn(1986)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Amadeus(1984)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all filmsSome of Us Had Been Threatening Our Friend Colby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Ragtime(1981)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Hair(1979)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Male of the Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Visions of Eight(1973)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Taking Off(1971)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
I Miss Sonia Henie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
The Nail Clippers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
The Firemen's Ball(1967)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
A Well Paid Walk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Loves of a Blonde(1965)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Black Peter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Audition(1964)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
There behind the forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Ceiling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Laterna magika II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Puppies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Vintage Car (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Silvery Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Nechte to na mně (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Slovo dělá ženu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Milos Forman: Portrait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 41 titles, 40 of them dated from 1953 to 2011.
Biggest box office
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Highest rated
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Film career
- 1986Screen debut· Heartburn
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Miloš Forman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up10
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th4
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved4
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 72/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Miloš Forman's work okay for kids?
Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Miloš Forman work with?
People who share at least 2 of Miloš Forman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Miroslav Ondříček shares the most, 8.
Writers
- Jean-Claude CarrièreShared titles: Milos Forman: Co te nezabije... (2009), Goya's Ghosts (2006), Valmont (1989), Taking Off (1971)See all 4 shared titles with Jean-Claude Carrière
- Ivan PasserShared titles: Nomad: The Warrior (2005), The Firemen's Ball (1967), Loves of a Blonde (1965), Audition (1964)See all 4 shared titles with Ivan Passer
- Larry KaraszewskiShared titles: Man on the Moon (1999), The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Larry Karaszewski
- Scott AlexanderShared titles: Man on the Moon (1999), The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Scott Alexander
Actors
- Vincent SchiavelliShared titles: Man on the Moon (1999), Completely Cuckoo (1997), The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), Taking Off (1971)See all 4 shared titles with Vincent Schiavelli
- Louise FletcherShared titles: Milos Forman: Co te nezabije... (2009), Completely Cuckoo (1997), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)See all 3 shared titles with Louise Fletcher
- Danny DeVitoShared titles: Man on the Moon (1999), Completely Cuckoo (1997), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)See all 3 shared titles with Danny DeVito
- Jan VostrčilShared titles: The Firemen's Ball (1967), Loves of a Blonde (1965), Audition (1964)See all 3 shared titles with Jan Vostrčil
Cinematographers and editors
- Miroslav OndříčekShared titles: Valmont (1989), Amadeus (1984), Ragtime (1981), Hair (1979), Taking Off (1971), The Firemen's Ball (1967), Loves of a Blonde (1965), Audition (1964)See all 8 shared titles with Miroslav Ondříček
- Lynzee KlingmanShared titles: Man on the Moon (1999), Hair (1979), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)See all 3 shared titles with Lynzee Klingman
- Miroslav HájekShared titles: The Firemen's Ball (1967), Loves of a Blonde (1965), Audition (1964)See all 3 shared titles with Miroslav Hájek
- Adam BoomeShared titles: Goya's Ghosts (2006), Man on the Moon (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Boome
Producers
- Michael HausmanShared titles: The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), Valmont (1989), Amadeus (1984), Taking Off (1971)See all 4 shared titles with Michael Hausman
- Rudolf HájekShared titles: The Firemen's Ball (1967), Loves of a Blonde (1965)See all 2 shared titles with Rudolf Hájek
Mixed roles
- Ken KeseyShared titles: Completely Cuckoo (1997), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Ken Kesey
