Fried Green Tomatoes

Fried Green Tomatoes

1991 · 2 hr 10 min · PG-13

Drama

Directors

Jon Avnet

Actors

  • Kathy Bates
  • Jessica Tandy
  • Mary Stuart Masterson

Credits: 3

Summary

Evelyn, an ordinary housewife, visits a nursing home and befriends the old lady Ninny. Together, they bond over stories from the past about two intrepid women of Whistle Stop Cafe.

More about this movie

Evelyn Couch is having trouble in her marriage, and no one seems to take her seriously. While in a nursing home visiting relatives, she meets Ninny Threadgoode, an outgoing old woman, who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode, a young woman in 1920's Alabama. Through Idgie's inspiring life, Evelyn learns to be more assertive and builds a lasting friendship of her own with Ninny.