Fried Green Tomatoes

Fried Green Tomatoes

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

PG-13 1991 · 130 min · ★ 7.7 (2K) · Drama, Comedy

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.

Directed by Jon Avnet · Written by Carol Sobieski

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