Fried Green Tomatoes

1991 PG-13 2h 10m 7.7

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

Evelyn Couch is having trouble in her marriage, and no one seems to take her seriously. While visiting relatives at a nursing home, 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.

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Studio(s): Universal Pictures, Act III Productions

Originally Released: United States on Jan 24, 1992

Box Office Gross: $119,418,501.00

Budget: $11,000,000.00

Genres: Drama