8 Best Henry Fonda Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 1, 2027

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Henry Fonda built a career on quiet, principled decency, and directors from John Ford to Sergio Leone found ways to use that reputation both sincerely and against type.

Fail Safe (1964) 01

Fail Safe (1964)

IMDb ★ 7.6

A technical malfunction sends American bombers toward Moscow with no way to recall them.

On Golden Pond (1981) 02

On Golden Pond (1981)

IMDb ★ 7.6

An aging couple's final summer at their lake house is complicated by a visit from their estranged daughter.

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) 03

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

IMDb ★ 8.5

A mysterious gunslinger, a ruthless killer, and a bandit converge over a widow's valuable railroad land.

12 Angry Men (1957) 04

12 Angry Men (1957)

IMDb ★ 9.0

One holdout juror slowly convinces eleven others to reconsider a murder verdict they'd already decided.

Mister Roberts (1955) 05

Mister Roberts (1955)

IMDb ★ 7.5

A cargo ship officer during World War II longs for real combat duty far from the front lines.

The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) 06

The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)

IMDb ★ 7.8

A posse forms to hunt down suspected cattle rustlers, with devastating consequences for justice.

The Grapes of Wrath (1940) 07

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

IMDb ★ 8.1

A Dust Bowl family migrates west to California in search of work and dignity during the Great Depression.

Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) 08

Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

IMDb ★ 7.7

A young Abraham Lincoln defends two brothers wrongly accused of murder in a small Illinois town.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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