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A Balasaur Score of 74 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 77%, Metacritic 64/100. Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 81% of the 1,941 1990s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes77%
Metacritic64/100
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
1,522 audience votes
Key crew
- Jon AvnetDirector
- Carol SobieskiScreenplay
- Fannie FlaggScreenplay
- Thomas NewmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Kathy BatesEvelyn Couch
- Jessica TandyNinny Threadgoode
- Mary-Louise ParkerRuth Jamison
- Mary Stuart MastersonIdgie Threadgoode
- Cicely TysonSipsey
- Stan ShawBig George
- Chris O'DonnellBuddy Threadgoode
- Gailard SartainEd Couch
- Timothy ScottSmokey Lonesome
- Gary BasarabaGrady Kilgore
- Lois SmithMama Threadgoode
- Jo Harvey AllenWoman's Awareness Teacher
Stills
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Themes
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The Best Movies of 1991
Fried Green Tomatoes is #36 of 60
