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10 Jane Fonda Films You Shouldn’t Miss

Jane Fonda has been in film since the 1960s. She is an exceptional actress and has won Oscars for her performances. Fonda deserves some recognition and she will get it right here with the top 10 Jane Fonda films!

80 for Brady (2023)

80 for Brady
Photo by 199 Productions, Fifth Season, and Watch This Ready

80 for Brady is the story of four elderly women (Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Lily Tomlin, and Sally Field) whose dream is to see Tom Brady play in the Super Bowl. They win tickets to the game, but quite a lot of shenanigans occur, which could possibly derail them from getting into the game. This might be a silly film, but it sure is a lot of fun!

Book Club (2018)

Book Club
Photo by June Pictures and Endeavor Content

Book Club is about four friends (Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen) who are in a book club and read 50 Shades of Grey. They then realize something is missing from their lives and decide to make big changes. Each one of them goes on their own journey of life and love to see if they can find exactly what is missing from their lives.

Georgia Rule (2007)

Georgia Rule
Photo by Morgan Creek Productions

Georgia Rule is about a young woman (Lindsay Lohan) who is going off the deep end. Her mother (Felicity Huffman) is tired of her bad behavior and the only thing she can think of to do is to send her to her grandmother (Jane Fonda). What her family doesn’t know is that the young woman has been holding in a secret that has been haunting her for years.

On Golden Pond (1981)

On Golden Pond
Photo by IPC Films and ITC Entertainment

On Golden Pond is the story about an old couple (Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn) who get a visit from their daughter (Jane Fonda) at their summer home. She convinces her parents to watch her fiance’s son while they go on a vacation and her parents reluctantly agree.

9 to 5 (1980)

9 to 5
Photo by IPC Films

9 to 5 is the story of three women (Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, and Lily Tomlin) who work in unacceptable conditions. So they decide to take matters into their own hands, and they show the vice president (Dabney Coleman) who is boss. Girl power is strong in this film!

Coming Home (1978)

Coming Home
Photo by Jerome Hellman Production and Jayne Productions Inc.

Coming Home is about a married woman (Jane Fonda) whose husband (Bruce Dern) is going away to Vietnam. She decides to volunteer at a local veteran’s hospital where she meets a man (Jon Voight) who was injured when he was away at war. This was one of Jane Fonda’s Oscar-winning performances!

Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)

Fun with Dick and Jane
Photo by Columbia Pictures

Dick (George Segal) and Jane (Jane Fonda) are a couple whose lives get turned upside down. They are both jobless and in extreme debt. They decide the only way to change this is to, of course, commit armed robbery.

Klute (1971)

Klute
Photo by Gus Productions

Klute is the story of a detective named John Klute (Donald Sutherland) who is tasked with finding a missing man. The only lead is a letter written to a call girl (Jane Fonda). Klute has to follow her to find answers, but he may get more than he bargained for. This was another one of Jane Fonda’s performances that earned her an Oscar.

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Cat Ballou (1965)

Cat Ballou
Photo by Harold Hecht Productions

Cat Ballou is the story of a woman named Cat Ballou (Jane Fonda) who is set to be executed due to her life of crime. Once a school teacher, Cat becomes an outlaw because her father was killed by a gunman and she wants to avenge his murder. Does she get away or is her fate doomed?

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Sunday in New York (1963)

Sunday in New York
Photo by Seven Arts Productions

Sunday in New York is the story of a young woman (Jane Fonda) who decides to visit her brother (Cliff Robertson) in New York City. She has a chance meeting with a man (Rod Taylor) on a train and he distracts her from remembering about her fiance. Will she go back to her fiance in Albany or will she stay with the man she met in New York City?

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