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Movie PG-13

Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

Dec 27, 1991 · 2h 10m

7.7/10 TMDB user score
1,544 votes on TMDB

The secret of life? The secret's in the sauce.

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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Top cast

  • Kathy Bates Kathy Bates Evelyn Couch
  • Jessica Tandy Jessica Tandy Ninny Threadgoode
  • Mary-Louise Parker Mary-Louise Parker Ruth Jamison
  • Mary Stuart Masterson Mary Stuart Masterson Idgie Threadgoode
  • Cicely Tyson Cicely Tyson Sipsey
  • Stan Shaw Stan Shaw Big George
  • Chris O'Donnell Chris O'Donnell Buddy Threadgoode
  • Gailard Sartain Gailard Sartain Ed Couch
  • Timothy Scott Timothy Scott Smokey Lonesome
  • Gary Basaraba Gary Basaraba Grady Kilgore
  • Lois Smith Lois Smith Mama Threadgoode
  • Jo Harvey Allen Jo Harvey Allen Woman's Awareness Teacher
  • Fannie Flagg Fannie Flagg Teacher
  • Suzi Bass Suzi Bass Nurse
  • Tom Even Judge
  • Afton Smith Leona Threadgoode

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