Rent Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
3.8 of 5 from 130 ratings
2h 4min
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- Synopsis:
- In the tradition of the old Southern storyteller, 'Fried Green' Tomatoes classic tale weaves together disparate lives and cherished times. Evelyn (Kathy Bates) is a middle-aged housewife dissatisfied with her life. One day she meets an elderly lady, Mrs Threadgoode (Jessica Tandy) who tells her a story of two young women in the 1930's on a journey through life and love. The friendship of the two girls, Idgie (Mary Stuart Masterson) and Ruth (Mary Louise Parker) inspires Evelyn to improve her life and luck. A warm, touching and at rimes greatly amusing tale about the importance of friendship.
- Actors:
- Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Cicely Tyson, Chris O'Donnell, Stan Shaw, Gailard Sartain, Timothy Scott, Gary Basaraba, Lois Smith, Jo Harvey Allen, Macon McCalman, Richard Riehle, Raynor Scheine, Grace Zabriskie, Reid Binion, Afton Smith, Danny Nelson, Nancy Moore Atchison
- Directors:
- Jon Avnet
- Producers:
- Jon Avnet, Jordan Kerner
- Writers:
- Fannie Flagg, Carol Sobieski
- Others:
- Carol Sobieski
- Aka:
- Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
- Studio:
- ITV
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Old Age on Screen: Part 1, Acting Up: British Actresses at the Oscars, Award Winners, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2024, Films & TV by topic, Memory Lane: Films Set in 1920s, A Brief History of Film...
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 21/07/2014
- Run Time:
- 130 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD High Resolution 5.1, English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Remembering Jessica Tandy
- Interviews
- Trailer
- Teaser Trailer
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Reviews (3) of Fried Green Tomatoes
A Long, Worthwhile Journey Through Friendship - Fried Green Tomatoes review by CP Customer
This is a film with too many sub-plots to mention. Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy weave truly three-dimensional characters with their "present day" friendship, while Tandy's storytelling leads the viewer effortlessly into the deep 1920s Alabama. If anything, it feels longer than than its two hour length, yet the story and the performances are so engaging that the film is a joy to watch.
3 out of 4 members found this review helpful.
Must see - Fried Green Tomatoes review by Swambi
I recommend this as a "must see" film. Well filmed and enjoyable - never dull. A very clever story told in intriguing flash-backs, in combination with excellent filming of the forming of a friendship between Evelyn and Ninny, and cleverly poking fun at some of the worse aspects of modern life.
0 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
A "must-see" film - Fried Green Tomatoes review by HE
A story of love and friendship told in an engaging way which had me hooked from the start. Images and sentiments that I will remember for a long time.
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