Fried Green Tomatoes' tearjerking drama is undeniably manipulative, but in the hands of a skilled cast that includes Jessica Tandy and Kathy Bates, it's also powerfully effective.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Jon Avnet -
Producer -
Jon Avnet , Jordan Kerner -
Screenwriter -
Fannie Flagg , Carol Sobieski -
Distributor -
Universal Pictures -
Production Co -
Fried Green Tomatoes Productions , Universal Pictures , Avnet/Kerner Productions , Act III Communications , Electric Shadow Productions -
Rating -
PG-13 -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 27, 1991, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jun 15, 2012 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$81.2M -
Runtime -
2h 10m -
Sound Mix -
Surround