List of the best Henry Fonda movies: 12 Angry Men(1957), Once Upon a Time in the West(1969), The Grapes of Wrath(1940), Fail-Safe(1964), My Darling Clementine(1946), Mister Roberts(1955), Advise and Consent(1962), Young Mr. Lincoln(1939), My Name Is Nobody(1973), The Wrong Man(1956), The Tin Star(1957), A Big Hand for the Little Lady(1966) ... ...
Drama
USA
1957
95 Minutes
Henry Fonda Lee J. Cobb Ed Begley E.G. Marshall Jack Klugman Martin Balsam John Fiedler Joseph Sweeney George Voskovec Robert Webber Jack Warden
architect coach businessperson juror judge lawyer tense emotional suspenseful courtroom murder court battles class distinctions justice underdog quest 1950s
A jury holdout attempts to prevent a miscarriage of justice by forcing his colleagues to reconsider the evidence.
Western
Italy|USA
1969
165 Minutes
Henry Fonda Claudia Cardinale Charles Bronson Jason Robards Frank Wolff Gabriele Ferzetti Keenan Wynn Paolo Stoppa Marco Zuanelli Lionel Stander Jack Elam
gunslinger mercenary tycoon wife thrilling brutal gutsy boomtown farm railway wild west railroad vengeance expansionism american west revenge quest underdog 1880s
A mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.
Drama
USA
1940
129 Minutes
Henry Fonda Jane Darwell John Carradine Charley Grapewin Dorris Bowdon Russell Simpson O.Z. Whitehead John Qualen Eddie Quillan Zeffie Tilbury Frank Sully
ex-convict sharecropper priest uncle grandfather grandmother bleak disheartening emotional oklahoma california family historical events american dream farming poverty labor strike pursuit escape quest
A poor Midwest family is forced off their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1964
111 Minutes
Henry Fonda Walter Matthau Dan O'Herlihy Sorrell Booke Larry Hagman Frank Overton Dom DeLuise
president pilot soldier soviet soldier chairman suspenseful bleak dark gripping moscow new york city washington, d.c. airplane cold war destruction technology military nuclear attack pursuit sacrifice
A technical malfunction sends American planes to Moscow to deliver a nuclear attack. Can all-out war be averted?
Western
USA
1946
97 Minutes
Henry Fonda Linda Darnell Victor Mature Walter Brennan Cathy Downs Tim Holt Ward Bond Alan Mowbray John Ireland Jane Darwell
sheriff cowboy barber schoolteacher gambler love interest charming gutsy engaging o.k. corral wild west tombstone, ariz. barbershop saloon justice wyatt earp doc holiday cattle underdog revenge
The Earps battle the Clantons at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.
Comedy
USA
1955
123 Minutes
Lt. JG Douglas A. "Doug" Roberts
Mervyn LeRoy Henry Fonda Jack Lemmon James Cagney William Powell Ward Bond Betsy Palmer Philip Carey Nick Adams Harry Carey Jr. Ken Curtis
naval officer nurse captain doctor sailor hilarious amusing crafty cargo ship south pacific tyrants boredom practical jokes world war ii adventure rivalry 1940s
In the waning days of World War II, the United States Navy cargo ship Reluctant and her crew are stationed in the "backwater" areas of the Pacific Ocean. Trouble ensues when the crew members are granted liberty.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
1962
140 Minutes
Robert Leffingwell
Henry Fonda Charles Laughton Don Murray Walter Pidgeon Peter Lawford Gene Tierney Franchot Tone Lew Ayres Burgess Meredith Paul Ford George Grizzard
politician senator president fiery tense washington, d.c. politics political intrigue ambition competition discovery rivalry 1960s
Senate investigation into the President's newly nominated Secretary of State, gives light to a secret from the past, which may not only ruin the candidate, but the President's character as well.
Drama, History
USA
1939
100 Minutes
Henry Fonda Alice Brady Marjorie Weaver Arleen Whelan Eddie Collins Pauline Moore Richard Cromwell Ward Bond Donald Meek Spencer Charters Eddie Quillan
lawyer love interest friend witness inspiring engaging patriotic new salem, ill. store cabin springfield, ill. courtroom murder abraham lincoln justice death rise sacrifice 19th century
A fictionalized account of the early life of the American president as a young lawyer facing his greatest court case.
Western
Italy|France|West Germany
1973
117 Minutes
Jack Beauregard
Henry Fonda Terence Hill Jean Martin R. G. Armstrong Leo Gordon Steve Kanaly Geoffrey Lewis Neil Summers Karl Braun
gunslinger fan outlaw bartender hilarious amusing suspenseful wild west old west small town bar village way station legend retirement idolization outnumbered one last job gangs transformation
A young, easy-going gunman worships and competes with an old gunfighter who only wants to retire.
Crime, Drama
USA
1956
105 Minutes
Henry Fonda Vera Miles Anthony Quayle Harold J. Stone Esther Minciotti Charles Cooper Nehemiah Persoff Laurinda Barrett Norma Connolly Doreen Lang Lola D'Annunzio
musician wife attorney judge criminal suspenseful disturbing thrilling engaging new york city prison courtroom mistaken identity robbery coincidence trial mental breakdown money escape quest
In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
Western
USA
1957
93 Minutes
Morgan "Morg" Hickman
Henry Fonda Anthony Perkins Betsy Palmer Neville Brand Lee Van Cleef John McIntire Michel Ray Mary Webster Peter Baldwin Richard Shannon
gunslinger bounty hunter sheriff doctor engaging spirited wild west small town law enforcement mentorship aspirations redemption training underdog transformation 19th century
A cynical former sheriff turned bounty hunter helps a young, recently appointed acting sheriff with his advice, his experience and his gun.
Comedy, Western
USA
1966
95 Minutes
Meredith
Henry Fonda Joanne Woodward Jason Robards Charles Bickford Burgess Meredith Kevin McCarthy Robert Middleton Paul Ford John Qualen James Kenny Alan Collins
lawyer mortician rancher husband wife banker lighthearted thrilling wild west laredo, texas saloon bank ranch gambling family transformation 19th century
Comedy western in which a traveler bets more money than he can afford in a poker game, and unusual events follow.
Comedy
USA
1942
83 Minutes
Henry Fonda Lynn Bari Don Ameche Edward Everett Horton George Barbier Frank Orth Roseanne Murray Marietta Canty Hal K. Dawson Josephine Whittell Arthur Loft
young man love interest motivational speaker press agent insurance executive reporter lighthearted airy new york city office ambition love triangle contest culture clash deception transformation rise love 1940s
Dwight Dawson, who runs an unsuccessful success school, stages a contest to find the biggest failure in the USA, for publicity value when the "dope" takes his course. But winner Tad Page is... See full summary »
War, Drama
USA
1965
167 Minutes
Henry Fonda Robert Shaw Robert Ryan Dana Andrews George Montgomery Ty Hardin Pier Angeli Barbara Werle Charles Bronson Werner Peters Hans Christian Blech
soldier general american hero gripping tense gutsy belgium battlefield world war ii tank unit military battle of the bulge adventure sacrifice 1940s
A dramatization of Nazi Germany's final Western Front counterattack of World War II.
Comedy
USA
1942
101 Minutes
Tommy Turner
Henry Fonda Olivia de Havilland Jack Carson Joan Leslie Herb Anderson Don DeFore Hattie McDaniel Eugene Pallette
professor dean student wife ex-boyfriend trustee uplifting emotional family home university midwest free speech censorship love triangle education career rivalry transformation 1940s
It's Homecoming weekend at Midwestern University, the weekend which will culminate with the big game between Midwestern and Michigan. Homecoming marks the return for the first time in six ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1940
92 Minutes
Frank James
Henry Fonda Gene Tierney Jackie Cooper Henry Hull John Carradine J. Edward Bromberg Donald Meek Eddie Collins George Barbier Ernest Whitman Charles Tannen
cowboy murderer news reporter young man woman tense confident missouri colorado wild west court search retribution murder robbery trial pursuit revenge 19th century
Frank James continues to avoid arrest in order to take revenge on the Ford brothers for their murder of his brother Jesse.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1942
88 Minutes
Agustus "Little Pinks" Pinkerton, II
Henry Fonda Lucille Ball Barton MacLane Eugene Pallette Agnes Moorehead Sam Levene Ray Collins Marion Martin William T. Orr George Cleveland Vera Gordon
A busboy in unrequited love with a nightclub performer grows closer to her after she is paralyzed in an attack by her gangster boyfriend.
Drama
USA
1957
95 Minutes
Henry Fonda Susan Strasberg Joan Greenwood Herbert Marshall Christopher Plummer Daniel Ocko Pat Harrington Frank Campanella John Fiedler Pat Englund Jack Weston
actress playwright producer rival airy tender stage new york city sardi's restaurant broadway theater fame aspirations theater unrequited love love transformation rise 1950s
A young woman arrives in New York City determined to become a great theatrical star, but discovers that her goal may not be as easily attainable as she had hoped.
Romance
UK
1937
89 Minutes
Kerry Gilfallen
Henry Fonda Glenn Tryon Annabella Leslie Banks Stewart Rome Irene Vanbrugh Harry Tate Helen Haye Edward Underdown
nobleman gypsy horse trainer grandmother granddaughter love interest confident emotional intricate ireland horse track spain horse racing gypsy culture forbidden love disguise relocation accident forbidden love quest
First Technicolor movie shot in the British Isles, features Gypsies, horse racing, singing and romance.
Action
1978
90 Minutes
Elegant John Howard
Henry Fonda Eileen Brennan John Byner Robert Englund Austin Pendleton Susan Sarandon Melanie Mayron Leigh French Gary Sandy Valerie Curtin Bibi Osterwald
truck driver hitchhiker prostitute corrupt police officer journalist amusing offbeat madcap touching truck truck stop brothel los angeles wyoming missouri truck driving adventure escape pursuit 20th century
An old trucker (Henry Fonda) steals his truck for one last cross-country run, with a madam (Eileen Brennan) and her crew on board.
War
1943
91 Minutes
Cpl. Colin Spence
Henry Fonda Thomas Mitchell Maureen O'Hara Allyn Joslyn Reginald Gardiner Melville Cooper Bramwell Fletcher Morton Lowry
sergeant corporal soldier girlfriend german soldier patriotic thrilling inspiring emotional libyan desert cairo oasis world war ii leadership responsibility confidence brotherhood travel transformation underdog
His tough old sergeant's (Thomas Mitchell) death inspires a World War II corporal (Henry Fonda) to bravery in the Libyan desert.
Drama
1947
104 Minutes
Henry Fonda Dolores del Río Pedro Armendáriz Ward Bond Leo Carrillo J. Carrol Naish Robert Armstrong John Qualen Fortunio Bonanova Chris-Pin Martin Miguel Inclán
priest peasant criminal police chief police officer informant dark tense somber village church pier faith persecution betrayal small-town life religion fall escape sacrifice
Romance
USA
1941
97 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Henry Fonda Charles Coburn Eugene Pallette William Demarest Eric Blore Melville Cooper Martha O'Driscoll Janet Beecher Robert Greig Dora Clement
con artist father heir cardsharp amusing charming winsome witty ship train new york city household love deception romance crime father/daughter relationship love rivalry revenge
A trio of classy card sharks targets the socially awkward heir to brewery millions for his money, until one of them falls in love with him.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1981
109 Minutes
Norman Thayer Jr.
Katharine Hepburn Henry Fonda Jane Fonda Doug McKeon Dabney Coleman William Lanteau Christopher Rydell
elderly person mother daughter fiancée teenager emotional heartwarming moving new england pond vacation home family marriage aging transformation discovery 1980s
Norman is a curmudgeon with an estranged relationship with his daughter Chelsea. At Golden Pond, he and his wife nevertheless agree to care for Billy, the son of Chelsea's new boyfriend, and a most unexpected relationship blooms.
Drama
USA
1938
104 Minutes
Bette Davis Henry Fonda George Brent Margaret Lindsay Donald Crisp Fay Bainter Spring Byington Richard Cromwell Henry O'Neill
southern belle banker aunt doctor suitor emotional melodramatic louisiana new orleans family home romance wealth social standing bad behavior love triangle love wretched excess 19th century
In 1850s Louisiana, a free-spirited Southern belle loses her fiancé due to her stubborn vanity and pride, and vows to win him back.
Crime, Drama
USA
1937
86 Minutes
Eddie Taylor
Sylvia Sidney Henry Fonda Barton MacLane William Gargan Jean Dixon Jerome Cowan Margaret Hamilton Ward Bond Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
secretary ex-convict public defender tense melodramatic passionate prison courtroom hotel on the run loyalty love morality law sacrifice temptation escape 1930s
The public defender's secretary and an ex-convict get married and try to make a life together, but a series of disasters sends their lives spiraling out of control.
Comedy
USA
1968
111 Minutes
Lucille Ball Henry Fonda Van Johnson Tom Bosley Tim Matheson Morgan Brittany Tracy Nelson Mitch Vogel Eric Shea
widow naval officer teen girl friend doctor child amusing lighthearted playful naval base california house restaurant big family parenthood siblings dating love family love
A widower with ten children falls for a widow with eight, and they must decide about forming a huge, unconventional family.
Western
USA
1959
121 Minutes
Richard Widmark Henry Fonda Anthony Quinn Dorothy Malone Dolores Michaels Wallace Ford Tom Drake Richard Arlen DeForest Kelley Regis Toomey Vaughn Taylor
gunslinger sidekick townsperson sheriff outlaw old flame gritty suspenseful utah mining town saloon law enforcement showdown murder corruption redemption romance quest rivalry revenge
A famous gunman becomes the marshal of Warlock to end a gang's rampages, but is met with some opposition by a former gang member turned deputy sheriff who wants to follow only legal methods.
Crime, Drama
USA
1968
116 Minutes
John S. Bottomly
Tony Curtis Henry Fonda George Kennedy Mike Kellin Hurd Hatfield Murray Hamilton Jeff Corey Sally Kellerman William Marshall George Voskovec Leora Dana
murderer rapist police detective victim wife survivor brutal dark tense raw boston police station crime scene serial murders police work interrogation capture forced confession pursuit fall
A series of brutal murders in Boston sparks a seemingly endless and increasingly complex manhunt.
Drama, History
USA
1939
103 Minutes
Gilbert Martin
Claudette Colbert Henry Fonda John Carradine Edna May Oliver Eddie Collins Dorris Bowdon Jessie Ralph Arthur Shields Robert Lowery Roger Imhof Francis Ford
husband wife widow native american tory patriotic thrilling albany, n.y. farm fort dayton mohawk valley frontier life colonialism revolutionary war love daunting task quest rivalry sacrifice 1770s
Newlyweds Gil and Lana Martin try to establish a farm in the Mohawk Valley but are menaced by Indians and Tories as the Revolutionary War begins.
Western
USA
1970
126 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Henry Fonda Hume Cronyn Warren Oates Burgess Meredith John Randolph Michael Blodgett Arthur O'Connell Martin Gabel Alan Hale Jr. Victor French
outlaw sheriff warden guard businessman cheeky suspenseful thrilling wild west arizona desert prison botched crime jailbreak bribery heist escape quest rivalry 1880s
A charming but totally ruthless criminal is sent to a remote Arizona prison. He enlists the help of his cellmates in an escape attempt with the promise of sharing his hidden loot.
Western
USA
1968
104 Minutes
James Stewart Henry Fonda Inger Stevens Gary Lockwood Dean Jagger Ed Begley Jay C. Flippen Jack Elam James Best Barbara Luna Jacqueline Scott
sheriff bandit wife daughter preacher tense thrilling unrestrained american west town house sheriff's office gunfight bandits family responsibility lawlessness rise rivalry 19th century
A peace-loving, part-time Sheriff in the small town of Firecreek must take a stand when a gang of vicious outlaws takes over his town.
Comedy
USA
1938
80 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Henry Fonda Sam Levene Frances Mercer Stanley Ridges Helen Whitney Bourne Vicki Lester Ann Evers Catherine O'Quinn Linda Terry Eleanor Hansen
heiress wealthy man editor police officer husband wife madcap crafty engaging new york city house office police station apartment murder high society investigation news romance adventure
When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she proves them wrong.
Crime, Drama
USA
1939
66 Minutes
prisoner fiancé friend district attorney police detective witness bleak uneasy new york city theater jail court false accusations prison life murder case mistaken identity disillusionment race against time quest discovery
Two innocent men are wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to death. The fiance of one of them convinces a police detective of their innocence, and together they try to find the real ... See full summary »
War
USA
1976
132 Minutes
Charlton Heston Henry Fonda James Coburn Glenn Ford Hal Holbrook Robert Mitchum Cliff Robertson Toshirô Mifune Robert Wagner Edward Albert Robert Webber
naval officer admiral captain japanese soldier pilot gripping tense thrilling military base aircraft carrier japan world war ii japan naval warfare father/son relationship code breaking battle of midway quest adventure underdog
A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II.
Adventure
USA
1936
102 Minutes
engineer cousin love interest father brother neighbor engaging tense kentucky coal mine countryside house city feud poverty family railroad love triangle death rivalry
A railroad man from the city befriends a mountain girl in a Kentucky family feud.
Drama
USA
1937
93 Minutes
Bette Davis Henry Fonda Ian Hunter Anita Louise Donald Crisp Hugh O'Connell Katharine Alexander Mary Philips Minor Watson Ben Welden Sidney Toler
bootlegger widow secretary attorney playboy father melodramatic disheartening emotional chicago apartment europe marriage illegitimate child inheritance elopement love custody battle forbidden love sacrifice
Mary Donnell, a young legal secretary with a past, elopes with a client's son, but his father has the marriage annulled without knowing she's pregnant.
Comedy, Western
Italy|France|West Germany
1970
103 Minutes
James Stewart Henry Fonda Shirley Jones Sue Ane Langdon Elaine Devry Robert Middleton Arch Johnson Dabbs Greer Jackie Russell Jackie Joseph Sharon De Bord
madam cowboy prostitute friend townsperson villain lighthearted thrilling suspenseful brothel texas cheyenne, wyo. inheritance gunfight honor prostitution family feud change of heart adventure transformation
A newspaper reporter and a retired, blind journalist try to solve a series of killings connected to a pharmaceutical company's experimental, top-secret research projects and in so doing, both become targets of the killer.
Drama, History
Italy
1974
126 Minutes
Rod Steiger Henry Fonda Franco Nero Lisa Gastoni Lino Capolicchio Rodolfo Dal Pra Giacomo Rossi-Stuart Giuseppe Addobbati Bruno Corazzari Manfred Freyberger Franco Balducci
In 1945, the dictator of fascist Italy and Hitler's close ally Benito Mussolini faces defeat. In a desperate attempt to avoid capture, he tries to flee the country with his lover Claretta Petacci, but Italian partisans are on their tail.
Drama
USA
1935
91 Minutes
Dan Harrow
Janet Gaynor Henry Fonda Charles Bickford Slim Summerville Andy Devine Roger Imhof Jane Withers Margaret Hamilton Sig Ruman John Qualen Kitty Kelly
farmer cook bully boat captain dentist love interest amusing spirited new york state fair boat love triangle fighting marriage cowardice money rural life love underdog transformation
Charming love story set on the Erie Canal in the mid-19th Century. A farmer works on the canal to earn money to buy a farm. He meets a cook on a canal boat, but she can't even consider ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1968
101 Minutes
Commissioner Anthony X. Russell
Richard Widmark Henry Fonda Harry Guardino Inger Stevens James Whitmore Michael Dunn
police detective commissioner suspect mistress partner minister gritty tense melodramatic thrilling brooklyn, n.y. police station new york city street apartment theft corruption manhunt police brutality investigation
In New York City's Spanish Harlem, detectives Madigan and Bonaro are given 72 hours by their superior to capture a hoodlum wanted for homicide in Brooklyn.
Drama
USA
1935
80 Minutes
Rochelle Hudson Henry Fonda Slim Summerville Edward Trevor Margaret Hamilton Andy Devine Russell Simpson Spring Byington Astrid Allwyn Sara Haden Al Lydell
young woman squire wife son neighbor cousin melodramatic intense new england town household street river garden rural life father/son relationship illegitimate child judgment jealousy storm
A family living on a farm in Maine takes in a young woman to stay with them, not knowing that the woman is not quite what she seems and has a secret in her past that she hasn't told them about.
Comedy
USA
1941
94 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Henry Fonda Edgar Buchanan Roger Clark Ruth Donnelly Melville Cooper Ralph Peters Maude Eburne Renie Riano Ellen Lowe Mary Treen
doctor playboy attorney patient gardener airy hilarious playful california ski resort hospital los angeles mansion department store romance jealousy career wealth medical profession marriage
A jealous and insecure newlywed man interferes with his wife's medical work in order to prevent her from seeing attractive male patients.
Romance
USA
1938
77 Minutes
Joan Bennett Joshua Logan Henry Fonda Dame May Whitty Alan Marshal
professor love interest writer aunt daughter college student melodramatic emotional vermont paris small town college dance floor car love bohemian lifestyle small-town life family attempted suicide pursuit
College sweethearts Julie and Ives have planned to marry. Their plans go amiss when Julie meets a weak writer and runs off to marry him. After her husband dies, she's left in Paris, ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
95 Minutes
Lily Pons Henry Fonda Eric Blore Osgood Perkins Lucien Littlefield Lucille Ball Mischa Auer Paul Porcasi Scotty Beckett Esther Dale Clarence Wilson
opera singer composer agent producer husband wife melodramatic passionate paris monte carlo, monaco stage club street ambition jealousy music competition success marriage rivalry
Jonathan Street is a struggling composer when he meets and marries Annette. The problem is that Jonathan was drunk and does not want to be married. Annette does go with him to Paris and ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1973
99 Minutes
Mark Sawyer
wife husband playboy plastic surgeon emotional somber melodramatic doctor's office switzerland ski resort lodge plastic surgery middle age failing marriage love interest desperation discovery transformation temptation 1970s
Barbara Sawyer (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) gets secret plastic surgery in Switzerland in an attempt to save her marriage to Mark Sawyer (Henry Fonda), but he doesn't seem interested in meeting ... See full summary »
Drama
Canada|USA
1979
104 Minutes
Fire Chief Albert Risley
Barry Newman Henry Fonda Ava Gardner Susan Clark Shelley Winters Leslie Nielsen James Franciscus Mavor Moore Jonathan Welsh Richard Donat Ken James
A pyromaniac, ex-employee of a city oil refinery creates an explosion at the facility which starts a chain-reaction of fires that engulf the entire city.
Drama
1970
114 Minutes
Henry Stamper
Paul Newman Henry Fonda Lee Remick Michael Sarrazin Richard Jaeckel Linda Lawson Cliff Potts Sam Gilman Roy Jenson Joe Maross Lee de Broux
A family of independent Oregon loggers refuses to participate in a local strike against the big lumber companies.
Comedy, Drama
1937
80 Minutes
Pat O'Brien Henry Fonda Margaret Lindsay Stuart Erwin J. Farrell MacDonald Dick Purcell Joe Sawyer Craig Reynolds John Litel Harland Tucker Joe King
farmhand electrician nurse crew member boss emotional melodramatic countryside midwest chicago construction site love triangle dangerous assignment ambition employment adventure transformation 1930s
A high-voltage lineman's (Pat O'Brien) farm-boy student (Henry Fonda) becomes his rival for a girl (Margaret Lindsay).
War, Drama, History
USA
1962
180 Minutes
Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Andrew Marton John Wayne Robert Mitchum Henry Fonda Rod Steiger Robert Ryan Peter Lawford Richard Burton Richard Beymer Jeffrey Hunter
soldiers sailor general parachutist powerful rousing patriotic spectacular france germany england world war ii adolf hitler armed conflict d-day quest sacrifice rivalry 1940s
The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.