Steel Magnolias

About Steel Magnolias

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.

Steel Magnolias is a 1989 comedy film directed by Herbert Ross. Released in November 1989, it runs 117 minutes.

The film is filed under dysfunctional family, compassionate, sentimental, and distressing. It is adapted from a stage production.

Sally Field stars as M'Lynn Eatenton, Dolly Parton as Truvy Jones, Shirley MacLaine as Ouiser Boudreaux, and Daryl Hannah as Annelle Dupuy. The screenplay is by Robert Harling. Produced by Rastar Productions. In the United States it streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, and Paramount Plus Essential.

August: Osage County, The Women, and Monica make useful companions to Steel Magnolias, all filed under mother daughter relationship and based on play or musical. TMDB voters put it at 7.2 out of 10 across 773 votes and it carries a PG rating.