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Steel Magnolias

Six extraordinary friends. They share each other's laughter. They dry each other's tears.

7.2(778)19891h 57m7

A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold.

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Status
Released
Budget
$15M
Box office
$95.9M
Language
English
  • strong woman
  • southern usa
  • louisiana
  • beauty
  • female friendship
  • based on play or musical
  • dysfunctional family
  • kidney transplant
  • beauty salon
  • family drama
  • wedding
  • mourning

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Behind the camera

Director

Herbert Ross

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremierePGNew York City, New York5 Nov 1989
    • Theatrical (limited)PG15 Nov 1989
    • TheatricalPG22 Nov 1989
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalPG9 Feb 1990
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM15 Feb 1990
  • BrazilBR

    • Physical12DVD30 Apr 2007
    • TV109 Sept 2016
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Digital / OTT18+1 Dec 2000
  • DenmarkDK

    • TheatricalA16 Mar 1990
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalU14 Feb 1990
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1215 Mar 1990
  • IrelandIE

    • TheatricalPG9 Feb 1990
  • JapanJP

    • TheatricalG21 Apr 1990
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Premiere1415 Nov 1989
  • SlovakiaSK

    • TV12Markíza 30 Mar 1997

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Steel Magnolias was released on 15 November 1989.

Audience reviews

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    GenerationofSwine

    1/14/2023

    10/10

    You can tell from the start that this was adapted from the stage. The dialogue--for the most part--has the same earnest theatrics as your average play, and honestly it works fairly well in a knock-off Tennessee Williams kind of way. And the stage adaptation becomes even more evident when it shows itself to be a comedy tear-jerker. And, as I said, that's fine. It has pro-talent and it's always nice to bring the …

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    kevin2019

    4/18/2025

    5/10

    "Steel Magnolias" is an emotionally barren experience throughout as it attempts to emulate the feeble "Beaches" (1988) and it largely accomplishes the same startling underachievement as that memorably lacklustre film. This time around we are introduced (or perhaps that should be we are subjected) to an assortment of constantly wittering women warbling on about a wealth of risible nonsense we are supposed to care abou…

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    CinemaSerf

    8/20/2026

    7/10

    Ok, so it's a film largely about women - but I still reckon Tom Skerritt's innovative way of stopping crows nesting in his tree is one of the best moments of this otherwise really quite sentimental drama. Things all centre around "Shelby" (Julia Roberts) who is about to be married to her sweetheart "Jackson" (Dylan McDermott) and so they are all frequenting the beauty salon of the cheery "Truvy" (Dolly Parton). Now t…

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