The Best Jane Fonda Movies, Ranked
122 credits from 1960 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Hal (2018) comes out on top with a score of 75. The biggest box office hit is The Butler (2013) with $177M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Jane Fonda Movies
The 9 highest-rated films Jane Fonda is credited on. Hal (2018) leads with 75, followed by Moving On (2023) at 69. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Hal 2018 · Biography -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 Moving On 2023 · Comedy -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken 2023 · Action -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Book Club 2018 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 This Is Me…Now: A Love Story 2024 · Music -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 Luck 2022 · Adventure -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 54 80 for Brady 2023 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 49 Book Club: The Next Chapter 2023 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 35 This Is Me…Now 2024 · Music
Biggest Jane Fonda Box Office Hits
Jane Fonda's films have made $1.09B worldwide in total. The Butler (2013) is the biggest hit at $177M, ahead of Monster-in-Law (2005) ($155M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Butler 2013 · Drama $177M $117M dom. - 2
Monster-in-Law 2005 · Comedy $155M $82.9M dom. - 3
On Golden Pond 1981 · Drama $119M $119M dom. - 4 Book Club 2018 · Drama $104M $68.6M dom.
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9 to 5 1980 · Comedy $103M $103M dom. - 6
The Electric Horseman 1979 · Drama $61.8M $61.8M dom. - 7
The China Syndrome 1979 · Drama $51.7M $51.7M dom. - 8 Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken 2023 · Action $45.7M $15.8M dom.
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This Is Where I Leave You 2014 · Drama $41.3M $34.3M dom. - 10 80 for Brady 2023 · Drama $40.5M $39.4M dom.
The Best Jane Fonda Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Jane Fonda has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 27 films, and Book Club (2018) is the pick of them.
- Drama 27 films Book Club 2018 · as Vivian Movie Echo Score: 60
- Comedy 14 films Moving On 2023 · as Claire Movie Echo Score: 69
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Romance 3 films Old Gringo 1989 · as Harriet Winslow - Music 2 films This Is Me…Now: A Love Story 2024 · as Sagittarius Movie Echo Score: 58
- Adventure 2 films Luck 2022 · as Dragon Movie Echo Score: 57
- Biography 2 films Hal 2018 Movie Echo Score: 75
- Action 1 film Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken 2023 · as Grandmamah Movie Echo Score: 62
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Thriller 1 film The Morning After 1986 · as Alexandra Sternbergen -
Mystery 1 film Klute 1971
The Best Jane Fonda Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Jane Fonda's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1960s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Jane Fonda Movies
Jane Fonda's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Julia (1977) leads with 9 wins from 29 nominations.
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Awards: 9 wins Julia 1977 · 29 nominations -
Awards: 5 wins Coming Home 1978 · 14 nominations - Awards: 4 wins On Golden Pond 1981 · 23 nominations
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Awards: 3 wins They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 1969 · 22 nominations -
Awards: 3 wins Cat Ballou 1965 · 13 nominations - Awards: 2 wins Klute 1971 · 5 nominations
- Awards: 2 wins The China Syndrome 1979 · 14 nominations
The Latest Jane Fonda Movies
The most recent films Jane Fonda is credited on, newest first — starting with This Is Me…Now: A Love Story (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- This Is Me…Now: A Love Story 2024 · Sagittarius
- This Is Me…Now 2024 · Sagittarius
- Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken 2023 · Grandmamah
- Book Club: The Next Chapter 2023 · Vivian
- Moving On 2023 · Claire
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Bad Luck Spot! 2023 · Babe the Dragon (voice) - 80 for Brady 2023 · Trish
- Luck 2022 · Dragon
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Stoner Cats 2021 · Ms. Stoner - Hal 2018 · Biography
- Book Club 2018 · Vivian
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Our Souls at Night 2017 · Addie Moore
The Best Jane Fonda Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Jane Fonda films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Jane Fonda movie?
Hal (2018) is the best-rated Jane Fonda film, with a Movie Echo Score of 75, ahead of Moving On (2023) (69) and Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023) (62). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Hal: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Jane Fonda movie?
The Butler (2013) made the most at the box office, with $177M worldwide, followed by Monster-in-Law (2005) with $155M. Together, Jane Fonda's films with box office figures have made $1.09B.
Which Jane Fonda movie won the most awards?
Julia (1977) is the most decorated Jane Fonda film, with 9 wins from 29 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Jane Fonda drama movie?
Book Club (2018) is the best-rated of Jane Fonda's drama films, with a score of 60. In other genres: Moving On (comedy), Old Gringo (romance) and This Is Me…Now: A Love Story (music).
What is the newest Jane Fonda movie?
The newest film on Jane Fonda's filmography is Henry Fonda for President (2025), with Jane Fonda as Self.
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