Rotten
[A] clunky, fraudulent, yet apparently crowd-pleasing laugh-and-tear-jerker.
Michael Sragow, New Yorker
Fried Green Tomatoes
The secret of life? The secret's in the sauce.
1991 · 2h 10m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Jon Avnet
Free account saves your watchlist and ratings.
Fried Green Tomatoes
Overview
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 and cast
- Jon Avnet Director
- 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
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
76%
Tomatometer
Fresh
When a group of actors this gifted and lively tries so good-naturedly to deliver such an obvious message, the audience is left in the position of trying to stop a tidal wave. You may hate yourself for responding, but you're smothered before you know it.
John Hartl, Seattle Times
Fresh
Directed and co-written by first-timer Jon Avnet, the episodic production manages to capture the fried-tomato flavor of the deep South without becoming too pushy or patronizing about it.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
Fried Green Tomatoes is a case of a film acted with such skill and conviction that glaring problems of narrative, pace and structure seem like minor slips.
Desmond Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten
The movie never quite shakes its stiff, studied feel, just as the town of Whistle Stop never stops seeming the quaint creation of an art director.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Tribune
More films
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Crime · Drama · R
Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip that ends in unforeseen incriminating circumstances. As fugitives, both women rediscover the strength of their bond and their newfound resilience.
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Director
- Ridley Scott
- Cast
- Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis
IMDb
7.6
Rotten Tomatoes
87%
Metacritic
89
Boys on the Side (1995)
Comedy · Drama · R
After breaking up with her girlfriend, a nightclub singer, Jane, answers a personal ad from Robin, a real estate agent with AIDS, seeking a cross-country travel partner. On their journey from New York City to Los Angeles, the two stop by Pittsburgh to pick up Jane's friend Holly, who is trying to escape an abusive relationship. With th...
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Director
- Herbert Ross
- Cast
- Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker, Drew Barrymore
IMDb
6.5
Rotten Tomatoes
73%
Metacritic
60
A Thousand Acres (1997)
Drama · Family · R
The lives of an Iowa farmer's three daughters are shattered when he suddenly decides to bequeath them the family's fertile farm.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Director
- Jocelyn Moorhouse
- Cast
- Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Jason Robards
IMDb
6.0
Rotten Tomatoes
23%
Steel Magnolias (1989)
Comedy · Drama · PG
A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold.
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Director
- Herbert Ross
- Cast
- Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine
IMDb
7.3
Rotten Tomatoes
73%
Metacritic
56
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
Comedy · Drama · PG-13
In a sleepy Louisiana parish, a group of lifelong friends stage a rather unorthodox intervention to help a young playwright unravel the truth about her complicated mother and let go of her painful past.
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Director
- Callie Khouri
- Cast
- Sandra Bullock, Ellen Burstyn
IMDb
6.1
Rotten Tomatoes
44%
Metacritic
48
Snow (1963)
Documentary · N/A
Comprising train and track footage quickly shot just before a heavy winter's snowfall was melting, the multi-award-winning classic that emerged from the cutting-room compresses British Rail's dedication to blizzard-battling into a thrilling eight-minute montage cut to music. Tough-as-boots workers struggling to keep the line clear are ...
- Runtime
- 8m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
7.0
Rail (1967)
Documentary · N/A
"Rail" captures British Railways at a major turning-point in its history. In certain respects, this was a period of considerable upheaval and loss. There was a facing-up to the increasing need for a big modernisation drive. Full and speedy electrification, or the wider promotion of diesel-power on remaining lines, became a matter of to...
- Runtime
- 14m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
7.4
Locomotion (1975)
Documentary · N/A
Collage film about the history of trains set to music.
- Runtime
- 16m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
7.2
Shell Spirit (1963)
N/A
Directed by Geoffrey Jones.
- Runtime
- 2m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
6.8
Comments
Talk about the film with other members