# Steel Magnolias (1989)

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**Runtime**: 118 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Drama, Romance
**Directed by**: Herbert Ross
**Written by**: Robert Harling
**Starring**: Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, Julia Roberts

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

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

The briefest synopsis might call this "a film". Truvy's beauty parlor in Louisiana is the go-to spot, where a group of women gab as they get their hair done. It is indeed based on a play.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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