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77% Critic Match
Fried Green Tomatoes
“The secret of life? The secret's in the sauce.”
7.7 / 10• 1991• 2h 10m•PG-13• English
DramaComedy
Storyline
Amidst her own personality crisis, a southern housewife meets an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in 1920s Whistle Stop, Alabama.
Cast & Crew
Kathy Bates
Evelyn Couch
Lead
Jessica Tandy
Ninny Threadgoode
Mary-Louise Parker
Ruth Jamison
Mary Stuart Masterson
Idgie Threadgoode
Cicely Tyson
Sipsey
Stan Shaw
Big George
Chris O'Donnell
Buddy Threadgoode
Gailard Sartain
Ed Couch
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jon Avnet's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Fried Green Tomatoes is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
