On Golden Pond (
1981) | IMDb:
7.6
For Norman and Ethel Thayer, this summer on golden pond is filled with conflict and resolution. When their daughter Chelsea arrives, the family is forced to renew the bonds of love and overcome the generational friction that has existed for years.
Starring:
Katharine Hepburn
,
Henry Fonda
,
Jane Fonda
,
Doug McKeon
,
Dabney Coleman
,
William Lanteau
Meteor (
1979) | IMDb:
5
After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading towards Earth. If it hits it will cause an incredible catastrophe which will probably extinguish mankind. To stop the meteor NASA wants to use the illegal nuclear weapon satellite "Hercules" but discovers soon that it doesn't have enough firepower. Their only chance to save the world is to join forces with the USSR who have also launched such an illegal satellite. But will both governments agree?
The Swarm (
1978) | IMDb:
4.5
Scientist Dr. Bradford Crane and army general Thalius Slater join forces to fight an almost invisible enemy threatening America; killer bees that have deadly venom and attack without reason. Disaster movie-master Irwin Allen's film contains spectacular special effects, including a train crash caused by the eponymous swarm.
Starring:
Michael Caine
,
Katharine Ross
,
Richard Widmark
,
Richard Chamberlain
,
Olivia de Havilland
,
Ben Johnson
Directed by:
Irwin Allen
Fedora (
1978) | IMDb:
6.8
An ambitious Hollywood hustler becomes involved with a reclusive female star, whom he tries to lure out of retirement.
Starring:
William Holden
,
Marthe Keller
,
Hildegard Knef
,
José Ferrer
,
Frances Sternhagen
,
Mario Adorf
Directed by:
Billy Wilder
Rollercoaster (
1977) | IMDb:
6.3
A young terrorist kills and injures patrons of a Norfolk amusement park by placing homemade explosives on the track of one of its roller coasters. After staging a similar incident in Pittsburgh, he sends a tape to a meeting of major amusement park executives in Chicago, demanding $1 million to make him stop.
Starring:
George Segal
,
Richard Widmark
,
Timothy Bottoms
,
Henry Fonda
,
Susan Strasberg
,
Helen Hunt
Directed by:
James Goldstone
Midway (
1976) | IMDb:
6.7
This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.
Directed by:
Jack Smight
Produced by:
Walter Mirisch
Sometimes a Great Notion (
1971) | IMDb:
6.9
Hank Stamper and his father, Henry, own and operate the family business by cutting and shipping logs in Oregon. The town is furious when they continue working despite the town going broke and the other loggers go on strike ordering the Stampers to stop, however Hank continues to push his family on cutting more trees. Hank's wife wishes he would stop and hopes that they can spend more time together. When Hank's half brother Leland comes to work for them, more trouble starts.
Starring:
Paul Newman
,
Henry Fonda
,
Lee Remick
,
Michael Sarrazin
,
Richard Jaeckel
,
Linda Lawson
Too Late the Hero (
1970) | IMDb:
6.6
A WWII film set on a Pacific island. Japanese and allied forces occupy different parts of the island. When a group of British soldiers are sent on a mission behind enemy lines, things don't go exactly to plan. This film differs in that some of the 'heroes' are very reluctant, but they come good when they are pursued by the Japanese who are determined to prevent them returning to base.
Starring:
Michael Caine
,
Cliff Robertson
,
Henry Fonda
,
Ian Bannen
,
Harry Andrews
,
Denholm Elliott
Directed by:
Robert Aldrich
Once Upon a Time in the West (
1968) | IMDb:
8.5
As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.
Starring:
Claudia Cardinale
,
Henry Fonda
,
Jason Robards
,
Charles Bronson
,
Gabriele Ferzetti
,
Paolo Stoppa
Battle of the Bulge (
1965) | IMDb:
6.8
In the winter of 1944, the Allied Armies stand ready to invade Germany at the coming of a New Year. To prevent it, Hitler orders an all-out offensive to re-take French territory and capture the major port city of Antwerp.
Directed by:
Ken Annakin
In Harm's Way (
1965) | IMDb:
7.3
A Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.
Directed by:
Otto Preminger
How the West Was Won (
1962) | IMDb:
7
The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.
The Longest Day (
1962) | IMDb:
7.7
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"
Warlock (
1959) | IMDb:
7.1
A band of murderous cowboys has imposed a reign of terror on the town of Warlock. With the sheriff humiliatingly run out of town, the residents hire the services of Clay Blaisedell as de facto town marshal. He arrives along with his friend, Tom Morgan, and sets about restoring law and order on his own terms whilst also overseeing the establishment of a gambling house and saloon.
Starring:
Richard Widmark
,
Henry Fonda
,
Anthony Quinn
,
Dorothy Malone
,
Dolores Michaels
,
Wallace Ford
Produced by:
Edward Dmytryk
War and Peace (
1956) | IMDb:
6.7
Napoleon's tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of two aristocratic families.
Starring:
Audrey Hepburn
,
Henry Fonda
,
Mel Ferrer
,
Vittorio Gassman
,
Herbert Lom
,
Oskar Homolka
Fort Apache (
1948) | IMDb:
7.4
Owen Thursday sees his new posting to the desolate Fort Apache as a chance to claim the military honour which he believes is rightfully his. Arrogant, obsessed with military form and ultimately self-destructive, he attempts to destroy the Apache chief Cochise after luring him across the border from Mexico, against the advice of his subordinates.