Fried Green Tomatoes vs My Week with Maisy
My Week with Maisy has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.7/10 for Fried Green Tomatoes). My Week with Maisy is the shorter watch at 18m compared with 2h 10m. Fried Green Tomatoes is the older of the two (1991 against 2024). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Fried Green Tomatoes
My Week with Maisy| Fried Green Tomatoes | My Week with Maisy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1991 | 2024 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 18m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Jon Avnet | Mika Simmons |
| Main cast | Mary-Louise Parker, Kathy Bates, Gailard Sartain, Cicely Tyson, Gary Basaraba | MyAnna Buring, Joanna Lumley, Poppy Gilbert, Ellie-Mae Siame, Adrian Christopher |
Synopsis
Fried Green Tomatoes
Amidst her own personality crisis, a southern housewife meets an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in 1920s Whistle Stop, Alabama.
My Week with Maisy
Mrs Foster, a retired lady whose cup is half empty, is starting chemotherapy and is understandably anxious. The last thing she needs, is to have to share the treatment room with a 'know it all child' who wants to grow up to be a lesbian. But through their unexpected friendship, Maisy Jones gives Mrs Foster much more than just a glimmer of hope.
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