Fried Green Tomatoes
dir. Jon Avnet
73
8 sourcesSynopsis
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.
Critics consensus
Fried Green Tomatoes' tearjerking drama is undeniably manipulative, but in the hands of a skilled cast that includes Jessica Tandy and Kathy Bates, it's also powerfully effective.
Directed byJon Avnet
StarringKathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary-Louise Parker, Mary Stuart Masterson, Cicely Tyson, Stan Shaw
Written byFannie Flagg, Carol Sobieski
CinematographyGeoffrey Simpson
EditingDebra Neil-Fisher
MusicThomas Newman
Fried Green Tomatoes
1991 · PG-13 · 2h 10m
Drama, Comedy
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.
Our Verdict
73
Critics Consensus
Fried Green Tomatoes' tearjerking drama is undeniably manipulative, but in the hands of a skilled cast that includes Jessica Tandy and Kathy Bates, it's also powerfully effective.
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