Fried Green Tomatoes

Name: Fried Green Tomatoes
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1991-12-27
Duration: 130 min
Rating: 7.7

1991 · Movie · PG-13 · 130 min · ★ 7.7 · 71% critics

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In a small-town Alabama nursing home, a southern housewife connects with an outgoing elderly storyteller. As their conversations unfold, she hears a sweeping account of two young women facing hardships and finding love, friendship, and hope in the 1920s.

Based on Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

Also known as Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe · Fried Green Tomatoes at the Cafe

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Years: 1991
Release date: 1991-12-27
Language: English
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 130 min
Critic score: 71/100
TMDB rating: 7.7/10 (1,480 votes)

About

You’ll likely enjoy this emotional Southern comfort drama if you like stories about friendship and women finding their confidence; Not for you if sentimental, relationship-focused dramas feel too much, or you prefer lighter tales like Green Book or The Help.

Pros: powerhouse performances; heartfelt friendship; memorable Southern feel | Cons: melodrama-heavy tone; uneven pacing; some big themes