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Fried Green Tomatoes

Fried Green Tomatoes

7,7 /10 (1,499 Votes)
1991 EN 130 min

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.

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Release date

27/12/1991

Votes

1,499

Popularity

7.2

The secret of life? The secret's in the sauce.

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

130 min

Budget

$11,000,000

Revenue

$119,418,501

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Filipe Manuel Neto

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