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

Starring: Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Cicely Tyson, Chris O'Donnell, Stan Shaw

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★★☆ - near perfect

"A heart can be broken, but it will keep beating just the same." - Allison

Why watch this? There is a richness to this film. Here it is from great characters.

Plot Summary: A frustrated housewife befriends an elderly woman in a nursing home who shares captivating stories of two independent women, Idgie and Ruth, who ran a café in 1920s Alabama. Through these stories, the housewife finds inspiration to confront her own dissatisfaction and embrace a more fulfilling life.

Dad's Preview: In the early '90s, this film was such a breath of freshness in a film world dominated with masculinity, and I mean toxic masculinity. The story spans two generations of women fighting the battles common those days in a male dominated America, especially in the South. It's courageous, inspiring, and a must-see for any lady, young or old. But men need to watch it, too. It's good to be reminded that we're just one generation from a time when it was almost expected that men treat women badly. Men, me included, still need to do better.

Avnet/Kerner Productions, Electric Shadow Productions, Act III;
Universal Pictures