The Best Henry Fonda Movies, Ranked
123 credits from 1935 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is On Golden Pond (1981) with $119M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Henry Fonda Box Office Hits
Henry Fonda's films have made $129M worldwide in total. On Golden Pond (1981) is the biggest hit at $119M, ahead of Meteor (1979) ($8.4M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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On Golden Pond 1981 · Drama $119M $119M dom. - 2
Meteor 1979 · Action $8.4M $8.4M dom. - 3
City on Fire 1979 · Action $792K $784K dom. - 4
How the West Was Won 1963 · Western $76.7K $76.7K dom. - 5
War and Peace 1956 · Romance $24.9K - 6
My Darling Clementine 1946 · Romance $16.4K - 7
There Was a Crooked Man... 1970 · Comedy $15.2K - 8
The Lady Eve 1941 · Comedy $15.1K - 9
Fort Apache 1948 · Western $11.9K - 10
Drums Along the Mohawk 1939 · Drama $10.4K
The Best Henry Fonda Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Henry Fonda has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 32 films, and On Golden Pond (1981) is the pick of them.
The Best Henry Fonda Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Henry Fonda's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1930s to 1980s.
Most Awarded Henry Fonda Movies
Henry Fonda's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. On Golden Pond (1981) leads with 4 wins from 23 nominations.
The Latest Henry Fonda Movies
The most recent films Henry Fonda is credited on, newest first — starting with Once Upon a Time in the West (re-release) (2005). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Once Upon a Time in the West (re-release) 2005 · Western -
La Classe américaine 1993 · Hugues (archive footage) -
Summer Solstice 1981 · Joshua - On Golden Pond 1981 · Drama
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Gideon’s Trumpet 1980 · Clarence Earl Gideon -
The Oldest Living Graduate 1980 · Col. J.C. Kincaid - Meteor 1979 · Action
- City on Fire 1979 · Fire Chief Risley
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Roots: The Next Generations 1979 · Col. Frederick Warner -
Fedora 1978 · President of the Academy -
The Great Smokey Roadblock 1977 · Elegant John -
Tentacles 1977 · Action
The Best Henry Fonda Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Henry Fonda films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Henry Fonda movie?
On Golden Pond (1981) made the most at the box office, with $119M worldwide, followed by Meteor (1979) with $8.4M. Together, Henry Fonda's films with box office figures have made $129M.
Which Henry Fonda movie won the most awards?
On Golden Pond (1981) is the most decorated Henry Fonda film, with 4 wins from 23 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Henry Fonda drama movie?
On Golden Pond (1981) is the best-rated of Henry Fonda's drama films. In other genres: There Was a Crooked Man... (comedy), War and Peace (romance) and How the West Was Won (western).
What is the newest Henry Fonda movie?
The newest film on Henry Fonda's filmography is Henry Fonda for President (2025), with Henry Fonda as Self.
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