Fried Green Tomatoes
1991 · TMDB 7.7
Directed by Jon Avnet
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.
Why it matters
A lonely Alabama housewife finds friendship and courage through the stories of two women who ran a café in the 1920s.
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Released
- 1991-12-27
- Studio
- Act III Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 7.7
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