Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) movie poster

Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

"The secret of life? The secret's in the sauce."
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👍 90%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 70%
DramaComedy

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Director
Jon Avnet
Runtime
2h 10m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.7/10 (1,453 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
77%
Metacritic
64

Cast

Kathy Bates as Evelyn Couch · 72% avg
Jessica Tandy as Ninny Threadgoode · 80% avg
Mary-Louise Parker as Ruth Jamison · 70% avg
Mary Stuart Masterson as Idgie Threadgoode · 73% avg
Cicely Tyson as Sipsey · 73% avg
Stan Shaw as Big George · 68% avg
Chris O'Donnell as Buddy Threadgoode · 71% avg
Gailard Sartain as Ed Couch · 73% avg

Is Fried Green Tomatoes good?

Yes. 90% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 70%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#181 / 3335 · Drama
Rank in its year
#8 / 61 · 1991
On ThumbScore's lists
25 Best Free Full-Length 90s Movies on YouTube (#9) · 25 Best Free Full-Length Comedy Movies on YouTube (#10) · 25 Best Free Full-Length Drama Movies on YouTube (#19)

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

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. Wikipedia ↗

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What Reddit Thinks

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Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
For ages, my friend has been telling me I need to see this movie. Alas, it wasn’t streaming on anything that I had until recently when it came to... Read on Reddit →
Top comment: "Kathy Bates is a national treasure. She was so good in this movie."
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