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On Golden Pond 109 minutes, USA (1981), PG
(3.5)
Rating: 3.5 Stars
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Average user rating (4.9 / 69 votes)

Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda and Katharine Hepburn star in this triple Oscar-winning family drama. An elderly couple find themselves looking after the teenage son of their daughter's new partner, bringing to the surface long-buried family resentments

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On Golden Pond: This was Henry Fonda's final film, and the only one he made with daughter Jane. Appropriately then, it's a bittersweet tale of inter-generational conflict best viewed with a handy hanky. The more emotionally manipulative moments are easily overridden by great performances from Oscar-winners Hepburn and Fonda Snr, who prove there's no substitute for experience...
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