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Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

PG-13 · 1991-12-27 · 2h 10m · EN
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The secret of life? The secret's in the sauce.

Amidst her own personality crisis, southern housewife Evelyn Couch meets Ninny, an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in Whistle Stop, Alabama in the 1920s.

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Jon AvnetDirector
Budget
$11M
Box office
$119.4M

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Kathy BatesKathy BatesEvelyn CouchMary-Louise ParkerMary-Louise ParkerRuth JamisonJessica TandyJessica TandyNinny ThreadgoodeCicely TysonCicely TysonSipseyMary Stuart MastersonMary Stuart MastersonIdgie ThreadgoodeChris O'DonnellChris O'DonnellBuddy ThreadgoodeStan ShawStan ShawBig GeorgeGailard SartainGailard SartainEd CouchTimothy ScottTimothy ScottSmokey LonesomeGary BasarabaGary BasarabaGrady KilgoreLois SmithLois SmithMama ThreadgoodeJo Harvey AllenJo Harvey AllenWoman's Awareness Teacher

Keywords

Based on novel or bookTomboySouthern usaBeeLesbianNursing homeAlabamaCafeTomato

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · DramaTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Tomboy · Southern UsaDialogue densityComedy · DramaPacingLongDirector preference105900Actor preference33654 · 56676 · 164227

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What is Fried Green Tomatoes about?

Amidst her own personality crisis, southern housewife Evelyn Couch meets Ninny, an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in Whistle Stop, Alabama in the 1920s.

How long is Fried Green Tomatoes?

Fried Green Tomatoes has a runtime of 130 minutes.

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