Jane Fonda Movies

Jane Fonda in 1971's Klute
Jane Fonda in 1971’s Klute

Want to know the best Jane Fonda movies?  How about the worst Jane Fonda movies?  Curious about Jane Fonda box office grosses or which Jane Fonda movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Jane Fonda movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.

Jane Fonda (1937-) is a two-time Academy Award® winning actress. Fonda has been starring in movies for over 55 years.   Her most recent movie, Youth, has people thinking an 8th acting Oscar® nomination is very possible…..that will be decided in the upcoming months. So since Fonda is getting some good press, and the fact that Wayne and Chris requested a Jane Fonda movie page….we figured we would take a closer look at the impressive movie career of Jane Fonda.

Her IMDb page shows 53 acting credits from 1960-2016. This page will rank 42 Jane Fonda movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings.  To do well in our rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences and get some award recognition.

Jane Fonda in 1980's 9 To 5...her biggest box office hit.
Jane Fonda in 1980’s 9 To 5…her biggest box office hit.

Jane Fonda Movies Ranked In Chronological Order with Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews, and awards.

Jane Fonda Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways in This Table

The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies any way you want.

  • Sort Jane Fonda movies by her co-stars
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  • Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Jane Fonda movie received.
  • Sort Jane Fonda movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score.  UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.

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Jane Fonda and Jason Bateman in 2014's This Is Where I Leave You
Jane Fonda and Jason Bateman in 2014’s This Is Where I Leave You

Possibly Interesting Facts About Jane Fonda

1.  Jane Seymour Fonda was born in New York City in 1937.

2.  Jane Fonda was born on the same day Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) premiered.  Her birth was the cause of some interruptions during her father’s filming of Jezebel (1938) with Bette Davis.

3.  Jane Fonda was the oldest child of legendary actor Henry Fonda.  Her brother is Peter “Easy Rider” Fonda.  Her niece is Bridget “The Godfather Part III” Fonda.

4.  Jane Fonda has been nominated for seven acting Oscars®:  They Shoot Horses Don’t They? (1969), Klute (1971), Julia (1977), Coming Home (1978), China Syndrome, The (1979), On Golden Pond (1981) and The Morning After (1986).  She won for Klute and Coming Home.

5. Jane Fonda has been nominated for nine Golden Globes®. She won for Klute (1971), Julia (1977) and Coming Home (1978).  She also won 3 Henrietta Awards (World Film Favorite) in 1973, 1979 and 1980.

6. Jane Fonda was voted the 51st Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly.

7. Jane Fonda has been married 3 times.  Her first marriage was to director, Roger Vadim from 1965 to 1973…they had one child.  Her second marriage was to activist, Tom Hayden from 1973 to 1990…..they had two children.  Her third marriage was to cable mogul, Ted Turner from 1991 to 2001.

8. Jane Fonda turned or seriously considered for the following roles: Julie Christie role in Doctor Zhivago (1965), Faye Dunaway roles in 1967’s Bonnie and Clyde and 1974’s Chinatown, Nurse Ratched role in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975), Sally Field role in Norma Rae (1979), Mary Tyler Moore role in Ordinary People (1980) and Goldie Hawn role in Swing Shift (1984).

9. Jane Fonda went skinny dipping with Michael Jackson.  Jane Fonda and Jodie Foster are the only Best Actress Oscar winners with the initials J.F.  1968’s Barbarella is the only science fiction movie Fonda has appeared in.  Her 42 movies have grossed over $3 BILLION when looking at adjusted domestic box office grosses.

10  Check out Jane Fonda‘s career compared to current and classic actors.  Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.

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Just for you…Mr. Steve Lensman…..figured this is the movie that immediately jumped into your mind when you saw the title of the page. Jane Fonda in 1968’s Barbarella.

 

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30 thoughts on “Jane Fonda Movies”

  1. Hi

    Wow, you’re on a roll with Lean, Wilder, Moore and now the incredible Fonda. One of my favourite movies is Barefoot in the Park, was so funny, especially the woman who played the mother. I think They Shoot Horses Don’t They really changed her career, a very dark but compelling film.
    I wasn’t so keen on Klute. She then had a real fantastic run of movies from 77 to 81, Julia, Coming Home, The China Syndrome, 9 to 5 and of course On Golden Pond.
    Her movie career then seemed to take a back seat after that for some reason. I recently watched a T.V. movie she made called The Doll Maker. It was excellent.
    I’m glad to see she’s came back in supporting roles, she looks incredible. Actually older now than Katharine Hepburn was in On Golden Pond. I read her biography and it was fascinating reading, the relationship with her father and her political activities. Even her religious experience, so interesting. She learnt about the suicide of her mum in a magazine, that must have been so traumatic for her. She’s had a wonderful roller-coaster of both life and career and definitely one of my favourites. Thanks for the page.

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    1. Hey Chris.
      1. Glad you liked your requested Fonda page.
      2. She and Redford made a great screen couple in all three of their movies….I just re-watched The Electric Horseman last night
      3. Fonda has said that They Shoot Horses Don’t They was the movie that turned things around for her. I assume she is meaning that she went from her Sex Kitten days to her Serious Actress days.
      4. Her run from 1977 to 1981 was incredible. Box office glory, great reviews and Oscar love…it does not get better than that.
      5. I will have to check out The Doll Maker…thanks for the suggestion.
      6. I am also glad she has come back to movies…even in supporting roles….I actually enjoyed last years This Is Where I Leave You….granted I am in a small minority when it comes to that thinking.
      7. That is strange that she is older than the Great Kate….when Hepburn made On Golden Pond.
      8. I would say her personal life has been the roller coaster…while her movie career has maintained mostly highs….granted she has some clunkers in her resume too…..but who does not?
      9. As always….thanks for stopping by….and thanks for your thoughts on Jane Fonda

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  3. Nice work Bruce. Fonda was so cute in her Barbarella days. It doesn’t look like I’m much of a fan though, I’ve only seen 6 of the films you’ve listed! Just 6! There are 36 Jane Fonda films I missed or never bothered with.

    I did buy Barbarella on DVD and Blu-ray and when I mentioned it on my movie forum one guy replied that he would never buy a movie starring ‘Hanoi Jane’, I was surprised that people still hated her for her anti-American stance during the Vietnam war. She recently said she regretted what happened “It was a huge, huge mistake”.

    I haven’t seen On Golden Pond, which tops your moviescore, the subject matter didn’t interest me when I was young. And I’ve only seen bits of Coming Home. I didn’t see 9 to 5 either, sorry Jane. 🙂

    I did enjoy Cat Ballou and The China Syndrome. The Chase was interesting, Marlon Brando and Robert Redford! Voted Up.

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    1. Hey Steve. I figured Barbarella was going to be the Fonda movie you mentioned…that is a silly fun movie….that has influenced lots and lots of people. Only 6 movies? That is surprising…my tally is at 21. Not sure if Fonda is classic enough for Flora to comment on…but I imagine she has seen most of the 1960s Fonda movies. She seems to have lots of people that strongly dislike her…her Hanoi Jane days are long ago….but seems many people have never forgiven her. On Golden Pond is worth checking out….it has some humor to go along with the slightly depressing storyline. Plus you get three Hollywood legends….2 Fondas and 1 Hepburn. 9 to 5 has some moments….I am shocked that has not been remade….as Hollywood loves to remake hits from other decades. As always thanks for stopping by and commenting.

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  4. Hi Bruce,
    Very good idea to make a table about Jane Fonda. But the title for the 42th movie isn’t “In the cool of the day” ?

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    1. Thanks laurent for the comment and thanks for the heads up on In The Cool of The Day issue….I fixed it not once, not twice but three times….I guess I struck out…lol.

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