Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

Synopsis

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.

Watch the trailer

Where to watch

Rent

• Amazon Video
• Apple TV Store
• Google Play Movies
• YouTube
• Fandango At Home

Buy

• Amazon Video
• Apple TV Store
• Google Play Movies
• YouTube
• Fandango At Home

Streaming availability via JustWatch

Cast

• Kathy Bates as Evelyn Couch
• Jessica Tandy as Ninny Threadgoode
• Mary-Louise Parker as Ruth Jamison
• Mary Stuart Masterson as Idgie Threadgoode
• Cicely Tyson as Sipsey
• Stan Shaw as Big George
• Chris O'Donnell as Buddy Threadgoode
• Gailard Sartain as Ed Couch
• Timothy Scott as Smokey Lonesome
• Gary Basaraba as Grady Kilgore

If you liked Fried Green Tomatoes, try

• Green Book
• A Man Called Otto
• To Kill a Mockingbird
• Train Dreams
• My Cousin Vinny
• The Dressmaker
• The Station Agent
• The Color Purple