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Cast

Kathy Bates profile

Kathy Bates

Evelyn Couch

Jessica Tandy profile

Jessica Tandy

Ninny Threadgoode

Mary-Louise Parker profile

Mary-Louise Parker

Ruth Jamison

Mary Stuart Masterson profile

Mary Stuart Masterson

Idgie Threadgoode

Stan Shaw profile

Stan Shaw

Big George

Chris O'Donnell profile

Chris O'Donnell

Buddy Threadgoode

Timothy Scott profile

Timothy Scott

Smokey Lonesome

Gary Basaraba profile

Gary Basaraba

Grady Kilgore

Lois Smith profile

Lois Smith

Mama Threadgoode

Jo Harvey Allen profile

Jo Harvey Allen

Woman's Awareness Teacher

Afton Smith profile

Afton Smith

Leona Threadgoode

Haynes Brooke profile

Haynes Brooke

Older Julian Threadgoode

Richard Riehle profile

Richard Riehle

Reverend Scroggins

Nick Searcy profile

Nick Searcy

Frank Bennett

Macon McCalman profile

Macon McCalman

Prosecutor Percy

Raynor Scheine profile

Raynor Scheine

Sheriff Curtis Smoote

Reid Binion profile

Reid Binion

Young Julian Threadgoode

Danny Nelson profile

Danny Nelson

Papa Threadgoode

Nancy Moore Atchison profile

Nancy Moore Atchison

Little Idgie Threadgoode

Ginny Parker profile

Ginny Parker

Ruth's Mother

Tres Holton profile

Tres Holton

Boy at Supermarket

Details

Status

Released

Original language

en

Countries

US

Budget

$11,000,000

Revenue

$119,418,501

Reviews

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A review by Filipe Manuel Neto 7

December 17, 2023

An unfairly forgotten film, quite emotional, that women will find very good and men may or may not like, depending on their tolerance for films with a greater sentimental charge.

Director Jon Avnet brings us a good film that reminds us of the value of good friendships and self-love. Intelligently directing his crew and cast, he managed to make a discreet, unpretentious but very enjoyable film that easily wins over the audience. Still, it's bland and tepid, and perh...

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A review by CinemaSerf 7

January 25, 2025

"Evelyn" (Kathy Bates) and her husband "Ed" (Gailard Sartain) are going through the motions in their marriage. They've long stopped making any effort for each other and she is a bit fed up. It's when she is visiting a friend at an old folk's home that she encounters the frail but spritely "Ninny" (Jessica Tandy) and they get chatting. The older lady starts to regale her with stories of her younger wife in rural Alabama and of her sister-in-law "I...

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