Fried Green Tomatoes
Film1991130 min

Fried Green Tomatoes

Taste attributes: comedydramaanimalsfresh & originallightlinearglossyemotive & stirringcomplex relationship

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

Boxlist takeAn inventive comedy-drama, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it

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  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Amidst her own personality crisis, southern housewife Evelyn Couch meets Ninny, an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in Whistle Stop, Alabama in the 1920s.

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Taste Attributes

complex relationship

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Kathy BatesMary-Louise ParkerJessica TandyCicely TysonMary Stuart Masterson

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1991
Runtime
130 min
Status
Released
Studio
Universal Pictures
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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