Fried Green Tomatoes
Movie • 1991 • Drama
ReportAmidst 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.
This movie contains 40 potentially triggering events.
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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charlotteavery
Not explictly, but a child lives on their own for a good portion of the story.
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Is someone stalked?
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mcmuds
ex-husband comes looking for his wife.
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saste12
One of the main characters is shown to have an abusive husband. There is physical violence on-screen before the character leaves the husband.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Bibble
There is a domestic abuse situation against and a man is brutalized for spectacle.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Addiction
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Is there addiction?
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CarlaSueThompson
An alcoholic is suffering the DT's and can't eat his food from shaking.
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Are there bugs?
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Gisafrog
There is a Scene where someone is covered in bees (but doesn't get stung).
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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charlotteavery
It's not explicitly a bullying situation, but people are certainly mocked in a group setting, sometimes violently.
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Is someone restrained?
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saste12
A character is tied up and whipped by Ku Klux Klan members in a scene.
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ril22
In the book, yes, but not in the movie
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Are any hands damaged?
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charlotteavery
Not visually a hand being injured, but someone loses their arm... so....
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Is there cannibalism?
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megngarnett
it is very strongly implied
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Is someone crushed to death?
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charlotteavery
Someone is hit by a train....
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Is someone burned alive?
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charlotteavery
No but there is mention of lynching ...
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Is there body horror?
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Bibble
There is a gorey visual in the extended cut of the film post-klan activities.
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Is there amputation?
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megngarnett
you don't see anything explicitly during their accident, but you do hear them shout and the scene cuts to when they are up and about again (healing)
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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saste12
A character injures their ankle from a fall, but the injury isn't really shown. It's a small part of the movie.
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Is there a hanging?
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megngarnett
No but I believe someone mentions it as a threat
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Anonymous
One female character mentions wanting to shoot men who don't treat her well in the genitals
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Does someone become unconscious?
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johnjacobjingleheimerschmidt
One or two characters are knocked out by the butt of a gun.
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Does someone break a bone?
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Moldlypumpkin
But a kid losses his arm
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Gisafrog
Not finger or toe, but a kid loses his arm in a train accident.
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Is someone tortured?
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mcmuds
There's a brief whipping scene by KKK "gentlemen".
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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saste12
A character is pushed down the stairs. The character survives.
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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saste12
(SPOILERS) An attempt is made, but the infant isn't successfully abducted.
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Does a kid die?
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Moldlypumpkin
A teenager is hit by a train at the beginning
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does a major character die?
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charlotteavery
Several main characters die.
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Does someone die?
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Bibble
Oh boy do they.
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Disability
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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Anonymous
Ruth Jamison dies of cancer.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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saste12
A character is almost prevented from leaving their house. Another character is almost kidnapped. No successful kidnapping.
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Fear
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johnjacobjingleheimerschmidt
One character briefly draws a pocket knife as a threat. Nothing more is done with it.
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Is someone eaten?
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charlotteavery
It isn't shown on screen, but it is heavily implied.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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saste12
The cops in this film are corrupt. One sheriff character is meant to be nice I guess, but the other characters don't really respect him.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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saste12
A character lives in a nursing home. Some scenes take place there. No medical procedures are depicted.
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Does someone have cancer?
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johnjacobjingleheimerschmidt
One major character dies from it.
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
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charlotteavery
It is not explictly discussed, but it is clear that someone is very depressed after the death of another character.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there body dysphoria?
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BuzzyMcGee
Idgie is portrayed as a tomboy but never explicitly expresses she wishes to be another gender.
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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saste12
A character is very unhappy with her weight and refers to herself as "fat." She is shown to go on a diet and get exercise to become more confident in her image. This may be triggering for some folks with body dysmorphia.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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saste12
A character struggles to have a healthy diet and eats too much candy. Not technically an eating disorder but she does have a bad relationship with food, which she manages to overcome.
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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saste12
A couple characters are traumatized and heavily affected by their trauma. Another character talks about her traumatic experiences in an abusive marriage in a scene.
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Noxious
Are there sudden loud noises?
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charlotteavery
Not as jumpscares on purpose, but there is a pretty jarring gunshot. No one is hurt.
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Does a baby cry?
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johnjacobjingleheimerschmidt
An infant cries in one or two scenes. There are a couple more instances of children screaming for help.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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saste12
Racial slurs are mentioned in a few scenes.
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Is there childbirth?
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Bibble
It is not onscreen.
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Does a pregnant person die?
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megngarnett
No, but a pregnant woman is kicked down some stairs. She and the baby are fine.
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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saste12
Ku Klux Klan members as bad guy characters say the slur in a few different scenes.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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saste12
There is a scene where two characters cross-dress as part of a comedy skit. Another character is mocked by her brother for her femininity.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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ErikGroen
The main characters are in a lesbian relationship in the books, and it is VERY heavily implied in the movie as well.
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Is there hate speech?
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megngarnett
There is hate speech especially from Klan (KKK) members towards POC and an abusive husband toward his wife.
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Race
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Relationships
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Social
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Is someone homeless?
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saste12
Homeless camps and homeless characters are shown in the movie.
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Spoiler
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Are there end credit scenes?
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Anonymous
Just audio of a train horn after the credits finish rolling
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Does it have a sad ending?
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megngarnett
The ending is bittersweet but not unsatisfying. Sad because of things that happened in the past, happy because of how things end in the present. I have never felt ultimately sad because of the ending :)
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Does a car crash?
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megngarnett
No - a woman DOES purposefully run her car into another parked car, however.
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Moldlypumpkin
No but a lady does ram her car into a parked car
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Is there blood/gore?
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saste12
A character gets a bloody nose. Another character has a bloody mark on their head from a blunt object. Otherwise no blood or gore really.
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Is there gun violence?
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saste12
There is a gunshot that puts a bullet hole through the cafe window. Another character knocks someone out with the butt of their gun. No one is shot though.
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