On Golden Pond (1981)

Name: On Golden Pond
Director: Mark Rydell
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1981
Duration: 109 min

"When life is at its finest... when love is at its fullest..."

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👍 85%Google users liked it ⓘ

Critics Score

🎬 80% (RT: 91%, MC: 68)

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Director

Mark Rydell

Runtime

1h 49m

Country

United Kingdom, United States of America

Language

English

TMDB Rating

7.2/10 (505 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes

91%

Metacritic

Cast

Katharine Hepburn as Ethel Thayer · 82% avg

Henry Fonda as Norman Thayer Jr. · 80% avg

Jane Fonda as Chelsea Thayer Wayne · 74% avg

Doug McKeon as Billy Ray

Dabney Coleman as Bill Ray · 73% avg

William Lanteau as Charlie Martin

Christopher Rydell as Sumner Todd

Troy Garity as Young Boy on Jetty (uncredited) · 73% avg

Is On Golden Pond good?

Yes. 85% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 80%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre

#704 / 3335 · Drama

Rank in its year

#21 / 40 · 1981

On ThumbScore's lists

The Best Romance Movies on Peacock (#3) · Best Free Romance Movies on Fandango at Home (#7) · Best Free Romance Movies on Roku Channel (#14) · Best Free Romance Movies on Pluto TV (#15)

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

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. Wikipedia ↗