Fried Green Tomatoes

Released Year: 1991

Certificate: PG-13

Runtime: 130 minutes

Genre: Drama

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 64

Director: Jon Avnet

Stars: Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker

No of Votes: 66941

Gross: 82418501

Overview: A housewife who is unhappy with her life befriends an old lady in a nursing home and is enthralled by the tales she tells of people she used to know.

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