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1989 · Movie · 1h 57m · PG

Steel Magnolias

CriticsCritics: 65
AudienceAudience: 7.5

A young beautician arriving in a small Louisiana town finds work at a local salon, where a close-knit group of women welcomes her. Through friendships, family pressures, romance, and difficult life changes, the women support one another with humor, loyalty, and resilience.

My take

You’ll likely enjoy this warm, emotional ensemble drama if you appreciate friendship-centered stories like Terms of Endearment; Not for you if you prefer fast pacing, action, or understated emotion.

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Cast

Dolly PartonSally FieldShirley MacLaineDaryl HannahOlympia DukakisJulia RobertsTom SkerrittSam Shepard

Director

Herbert Ross

If tonight is a Steel Magnolias night…

…these live in the same corner of my head.

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Tell me what kind of night it is — I'll do the rest.