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Steel Magnolias
1989
· Movie
· 117 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1793
- IMDb #1536
- Google retired #842
- Rotten Tomatoes #1526
- Metacritic #2494
- Letterboxd #919
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2550
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #639
- Metacritic Critics #2874
- Metacritic Audience #1843
- Criticker #1671
- Douban #882
- Kinopoisk #1203
- AlloCiné #3055
- Trakt #1357
Every rating
50–92
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 50, highest is Google on 92.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In a small Louisiana parish, the lives of six women revolve around a local beauty salon. The shop is a hub where they share their joys, sorrows, and support for one another. Their strong bonds of friendship are tested as they experience love, marriage, birth, and loss, proving their strength and resilience in the face of life's challenges.
Details
- Director
- Herbert Ross
- Writer
- Robert Harling
- Based on
- a work by Robert Harling
- Studio
- Rastar Productions, TriStar Pictures
- Released
- 15 November 1989
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $15.0M
- Box office
- $95.9M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 6 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 8 →1 major award won · 2 wins from 8 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| Golden Globe Awards 1989 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Julia Roberts | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1989 | Best Supporting Actress | Julia Roberts | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1989 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Sally Field | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 1991 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Shirley MacLaine | Nominee |
| American Comedy Awards 1990 | Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Olympia Dukakis | Nominee |
| American Comedy Awards 1990 | Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Shirley MacLaine | Nominee |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1990 | Best Supporting Actress | Shirley MacLaine | Nominee |
| People's Choice Awards 1990 | Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture | Steel Magnolias | Winner |
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Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Julia Roberts | Winner |
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Sally Field | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Julia Roberts | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture | Steel Magnolias | Winner |
American Comedy Awards
2 nominations
| Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Olympia Dukakis | Nominee |
| Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Shirley MacLaine | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Shirley MacLaine | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Shirley MacLaine | Nominee |