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Stepmom (1998)

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Reviews Counted:306

Fresh:180

Rotten:126

Average Rating:5.7/10

Consensus: Great performances from the leads can't save this factory mill tearjerker.

Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Jackie (Susan Sarandon) and Luke (Ed Harris) are divorcing after years of marriage and two children, Anna and Ben. Their new stepmother, Isabel (Julia Roberts), wants to be involved in the... Jackie (Susan Sarandon) and Luke (Ed Harris) are divorcing after years of marriage and two children, Anna and Ben. Their new stepmother, Isabel (Julia Roberts), wants to be involved in the children's life, but is unwilling to sacrifice anything for her work. Jackie considers this to be selfish and rude, sparking a conflict between the two women. When cancer enters the picture, everyone is forced to grow in order to settle their differences. A tearjerker in the truest sense of the word. [More]

Starring: Susan Sarandon, Julia Roberts, Ed Harris, Jena Malone

Starring: Susan Sarandon, Julia Roberts, Ed Harris, Jena Malone, Lynn Whitfield, Darrell Larson, Mary Louise Wilson

Director: Chris Columbus

Director: Chris Columbus
Screenwriter: Gigi Levangie, Jessie Nelson, Karen Leigh Hopkins, Ronald Bass, Steven Rogers
Producer: Chris Columbus, Wendy Finerman, Mark Radcliffe
Composer: John Williams

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