Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
PG-13 2h 10m 7.4/10 IMDb
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.
Director: Jon Avnet
Cast: Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary-Louise Parker, Mary Stuart Masterson, Cicely Tyson
Content Warnings
Identity & Discrimination
Racial slurs / racism (depicted)
Mental Health & Emotional
Grief / bereavement (major focus)
Violence & Physical Harm
Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Sexual assault / rape (referenced)
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