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Stepmom

  • 1998
  • PG-13
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon in Stepmom (1998)
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ComedyDrama

A terminally-ill woman must deal with her ex-husband's new lover, who will be their children's stepmother.A terminally-ill woman must deal with her ex-husband's new lover, who will be their children's stepmother.A terminally-ill woman must deal with her ex-husband's new lover, who will be their children's stepmother.

  • Director
    • Chris Columbus
  • Writers
    • Gigi Levangie
    • Jessie Nelson
    • Steven Rogers
  • Stars
    • Julia Roberts
    • Susan Sarandon
    • Ed Harris
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    72K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,399
    81
    • Director
      • Chris Columbus
    • Writers
      • Gigi Levangie
      • Jessie Nelson
      • Steven Rogers
    • Stars
      • Julia Roberts
      • Susan Sarandon
      • Ed Harris
    • 292User reviews
    • 55Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 7 nominations

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    Julia Roberts and Ed Harris in Stepmom (1998)
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    Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon in Stepmom (1998)
    Susan Sarandon and Ed Harris in Stepmom (1998)
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    Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon in Stepmom (1998)
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    Julia Roberts
    Julia Roberts
    • Isabel Kelly
    Susan Sarandon
    Susan Sarandon
    • Jackie Harrison
    Ed Harris
    Ed Harris
    • Luke Harrison
    Jena Malone
    Jena Malone
    • Anna Harrison
    Liam Aiken
    Liam Aiken
    • Ben Harrison
    Lynn Whitfield
    Lynn Whitfield
    • Dr. P. Sweikert
    Darrell Larson
    Darrell Larson
    • Duncan Samuels
    Mary Louise Wilson
    Mary Louise Wilson
    • Mrs. Franklin
    Andre B. Blake
    Andre B. Blake
    • Cooper
    • (as Andre Blake)
    Herbert Russell
    Herbert Russell
    • Photo Assistant
    • (as Russel Harper)
    Jack Eagle
    • Craft Service Man
    Lu Celania Sierra
    • Photo Shoot Model
    Lauma Zemzare
    • Photo Shoot Model
    Holly Schenck
    • Photo Shoot Model
    Michelle Stone
    • Photo Shoot Model
    Annett Esser
    • Photo Shoot Model
    Monique Rodrique
    • Photo Shoot Model
    Sal Mistretta
    Sal Mistretta
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    • Director
      • Chris Columbus
    • Writers
      • Gigi Levangie
      • Jessie Nelson
      • Steven Rogers
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The film was dedicated "In loving memory of Irene Columbus", director Chris Columbus's mother, who died of cancer the year before the movie was released.
    • Goofs
      Ben surprises Isabel by hiding inside the kitchen cabinets. However, in the next shot of the open cabinets you can see clearly that there was no space for him to fit inside.
    • Quotes

      Isabel: You know, I never wanted to be a mom. Sharing it with you... that's one thing. It's another to be looking over my shoulder for the next twenty years, knowing someone else would have done it better... someone else would have done it right.

      Jackie Harrison: What do you have that I don't?

      Isabel: You're Mother Earth, incarnate.

      Jackie Harrison: You're... hip, and fresh.

      Isabel: You ride with Anna.

      Jackie Harrison: You'll learn.

      Isabel: You know every story, every wound, every memory. Their whole life's happiness is wrapped up in you... every single second. Don't you get it? Look down the road to her wedding. I'm in a room alone with her, fixing her veil, fluffing her dress, telling her no woman has ever looked so beautiful. And my fear is she'll be thinking, "I wish my mom was here."

      Jackie Harrison: And mine is... she won't.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: You've Got Mail/Down in the Delta/The Thin Red Line/A Civil Action/Affliction (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Under Pressure
      Written by David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Brian May, and Roger Taylor

      Performed by Queen and David Bowie

      Courtesy of Raincloud Productions Ltd.

      Jones/Tintoretto Entertainment Co., LLC., Hollywood Records & EMI Records UK

    User reviews292

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Sarandon and Roberts Shine!
    Stepmom is a wonderful, life-affirming film that benefits from the great direction of Chris Columbus, the beautiful music of John Williams, and a great screenplay.

    Ed Harris is great as the father, though his role is smaller. The two children are spot on. But what really drives this film are the portrayals of the mother by Susan Sarandon and the stepmother by Julia Roberts.

    This film is about universal truths: Life has its ups and downs. Love has its ups and downs. Some of the strongest familial bonds are forged from needing. And when you really love someone, there is no wrong way to do it.

    The story traces the progress between the mom and the stepmom--two women who have to face their fears of a new family dynamic. The mother was there for all the tender moments, all the wounds and all the memories. The stepmom is the "cool" one who knows the lyrics to all the songs and is current with today's fashions. To become a whole family, the mother must overcome her fear of being replaced and the stepmother must overcome her fear of comparison with an irreplaceable mother.

    This is a tearjerker. The resolution goes far beyond the daily struggles of a family rent by divorce. Well worth seeing.
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    • Jul 30, 2013

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Pictures Entertainment
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Good Night Moon
    • Filming locations
      • Tappan, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • TriStar Pictures
      • 1492 Pictures
      • Columbia Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $50,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $91,137,662
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $19,142,440
      • Dec 27, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $159,710,793
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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