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Fried Green Tomatoes

MOVIE • 1991

Fried Green Tomatoes

The secret of life? The secret's in the sauce.

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.

TMDB ★ 3.8/5Votes: 1,543
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DramaComedy

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Top Cast

Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

Evelyn Couch

Jessica Tandy

Jessica Tandy

Ninny Threadgoode

Mary-Louise Parker

Mary-Louise Parker

Ruth Jamison

Mary Stuart Masterson

Mary Stuart Masterson

Idgie Threadgoode

Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

Sipsey

Stan Shaw

Stan Shaw

Big George

Chris O'Donnell

Chris O'Donnell

Buddy Threadgoode

Gailard Sartain

Gailard Sartain

Ed Couch

Timothy Scott

Timothy Scott

Smokey Lonesome

Gary Basaraba

Gary Basaraba

Grady Kilgore

Lois Smith

Lois Smith

Mama Threadgoode

Jo Harvey Allen

Jo Harvey Allen

Woman's Awareness Teacher

Fannie Flagg

Fannie Flagg

Teacher

Suzi Bass

Suzi Bass

Nurse

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Film

Status

Released

Release

December 27, 1991

Runtime

130 min

Language

English

Origin

United Kingdom

Budget

$11,000,000

Revenue

$119,418,501