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Steel Magnolias

Movie · 1989 · 114 min

Warm, funny Southern women's friendship carries you through a deeply moving story of love and loss.

About
1989 film directed by Herbert Ross
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Class
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Year
1989
Runtime
114 min
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • family
  • grief
  • parenthood
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour6
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, comedy drama, female buddy
Directed by
Herbert Ross
Written by
Robert Harling
Starring
Julia Roberts, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Sally Field, Daryl Hannah, Sam Shepard, Olympia Dukakis, Tom Skerritt
Music
Georges Delerue
Cinematography
John A. Alonzo
Runtime
114 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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