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Steel Magnolias

1989 · directed by Herbert Ross · 117 min
23,894 feet · Prominence
836th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw63

$96m worldwide in 1989 — $255m in today's money.

As released$96mIn 2026 money$255mRank1,306 of 8,589In 198917 of 125

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise69

Critics 65, awards 27. Half each, so Praise lands at 69.

Critics65 → 32Awards27 → 13

Oscars1 nominated Supporting Actress
Golden Globes1 won Supporting Actress
How Praise works

Half critics, half a tiered award record where Picture and Directing carry most of the weight. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy52

Judged directly: Endlessly quoted comfort classic for its audience.

Verdict52 of 100IMDb7.3 from 68kWikipedia64k views a monthAge37 years

Scored beside it · 759 of 3,430 films judged

If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.

How Legacy works

Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.

draw 63 praise 69 legacy 52averages 61, which places it at23,894 ft
How the three become one number

Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.

In these careers — elevation for this film

Julia Roberts21,693 ft