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Fried Green Tomatoes

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

7.7(1,541)19912h 10m7

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$11M
Box office
$119.4M
Language
English
  • based on novel or book
  • southern usa
  • alabama
  • female friendship
  • barbecue (bbq)
  • tomato
  • cafe
  • bee
  • nursing home
  • tomboy
  • lgbt
  • roadside cafe

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Jon Avnet

Produced in

United Kingdom, United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)PG-1327 Dec 1991
    • Theatrical24 Jan 1992
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalPG13 Mar 1992
  • AustraliaAU

    • Theatrical26 Mar 1992
  • CanadaCA

    • PhysicalDVD8 Feb 2005
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical2 Apr 1992
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical10 Apr 1992
    • Physical12 mj.gov.br - LW Editora24 Jan 2006
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical25 Sept 1992
  • FinlandFI

    • Theatrical12 Jun 1992
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalU23 Sept 1992
    • PhysicalDVD13 Dec 2006
    • PhysicalTPBlu-Ray19 Nov 2013
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical63 Sept 1992
  • GreeceGR

    • Digital / OTT24 Jan 1994
  • HungaryHU

    • Theatrical9 Oct 1992

Frequently asked questions

Fried Green Tomatoes was released on 27 December 1991.

Audience reviews

2
  • F

    Filipe Manuel Neto

    12/17/2023

    7/10

    **An unfairly forgotten film, quite emotional, that women will find very good and men may or may not like, depending on their tolerance for films with a greater sentimental charge.** Director Jon Avnet brings us a good film that reminds us of the value of good friendships and self-love. Intelligently directing his crew and cast, he managed to make a discreet, unpretentious but very enjoyable film that easily wins …

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    1/25/2025

    7/10

    "Evelyn" (Kathy Bates) and her husband "Ed" (Gailard Sartain) are going through the motions in their marriage. They've long stopped making any effort for each other and she is a bit fed up. It's when she is visiting a friend at an old folk's home that she encounters the frail but spritely "Ninny" (Jessica Tandy) and they get chatting. The older lady starts to regale her with stories of her younger wife in rural Alaba…

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