Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Amidst her own personality crisis, southern housewife Evelyn Couch meets Ninny, an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in Whistle Stop, Alabama in the 1920s.
Rating: 7.7
Genres Drama, Romance
Original language: en
IMDb tt0101921
Stars
Mary Stuart Masterson as Idgie Threadgoode
Jessica Tandy as Ruth Jamison
Kathy Bates as Evelyn Couch
Jessica Tandy as Ninny Threadgoode
Chris O'Donnell as Jullian
Creators
Jon Avnet (Director)
Fannie Flagg (Writer)
Ronald Bass (Writer)
Lynn Roth (Producer)
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