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.

Director

Jon Avnet

Cast

Kathy Bates

Evelyn Couch

Jessica Tandy

Ninny Threadgoode

Mary-Louise Parker

Ruth Jamison

Mary Stuart Masterson

Idgie Threadgoode

Cicely Tyson

Sipsey

Stan Shaw

Big George

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Fried Green Tomatoes

1991 · 2h 10m · Released

Comedy Drama