SteelCity99 04/21/2018 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
3.5/4 

There will hardly be a better film about the power of family. Perhaps this is John Ford's most personal film ever. 90/100

Gabe 05/26/2014 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
3/4 

I'll admit I came into this with fairly low expectations. I've never read the book and this just didn't seem like my cup of tea. However, it moves along at a decent pace and it keeps you entertained throughout. Henry Fonda is great as Tom Joad. John Ford, Academy Award for Best Director, shows once again why he's a master. Jane Darwell, as Ma won the Academy Award for Supporting Actress. I saw this on TCM and Robert Osborn said that Ford changed the ending to end on a more upbeat note. I recommend this to all, to see how, with family, you can persevere through all of life's struggles.

Snoogans 10/07/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
3.5/4 

Bleak look at one poverty stricken family's cross country trip. I felt the emotional weight of their journey and appreciated the realism in which it was portrayed. Watching this with family members who lived through the Great Depression makes it all the more thoughtful.

mitchellyoung 08/20/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
4/4 

A remarkable stark and honest portrayal of human struggles amid poverty. Henry Fonda's down-to-earth portrayal focuses the story on the emotional core of a family making ends meet and doesn't let the film get too political, to its credit.

sapien 04/06/2010 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
2.5/4 

I didn't really care for this movie. But, since it has the correct political message, I'll give it a few extra points.