Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

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Plot

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.

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Trailer 30th Anniversary Trailer ViaVision Blu-ray Trailer Trailer Fathom Events Spot Clip Cinemoments: Fried Green Tomatoes Clip Idgie Saves Ruth From Her Abusive Husband | 30th Anniversary Extended Preview

Cast

Kathy BatesEvelyn Couch

Jessica TandyNinny Threadgoode

Mary-Louise ParkerRuth Jamison

Mary Stuart MastersonIdgie Threadgoode

Cicely TysonSipsey

Stan ShawBig George

Chris O'DonnellBuddy Threadgoode

Gailard SartainEd Couch

Timothy ScottSmokey Lonesome

Gary BasarabaGrady Kilgore

Lois SmithMama Threadgoode

Peter PauTeacher

Afton SmithLeona Threadgoode

Peter PauKKK Man

Constance ShulmanMissy

Nick SearcyFrank Bennett

Peter Pau Tak-HaiProsecutor Percy

Raynor ScheineSheriff Curtis Smoote

Grace ZabriskieEva Bates

Writers and directors

Cillian MurphyDirector

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Righteous Kill2008

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Red Corner1997

Up Close and Personal1996

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TMDB reviews

Filipe Manuel Neto ★ 7.0/10

**An unfairly forgotten film, quite emotional, that women will find very good and men may or may not like, depending on their tolerance for films with a greater sentimental charge.** Director Jon A…17. Dec 2023

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CinemaSerf ★ 7.0/10

"Evelyn" (Kathy Bates) and her husband "Ed" (Gailard Sartain) are going through the motions in their marriage. They've long stopped making any effort for each other and she is a bit fed up. It's when …25. Jan 2025

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