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Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critics What's this?

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

  • Starring: Ed Harris, Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon
  • Summary: This tearjerker centers on the relationship between a divorced mother (Sarandon) and the new woman in her ex-husband's life (Roberts).
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 21
  2. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. A genuinely affecting movie that approaches its adult themes with intelligence, maturity, and rare authenticity.
  2. 80
    If emotional catharsis is what you seek, Stepmom delivers the goods.
  3. Reviewed by: Angie Errigo
    60
    That this is a patchwork quilt of a screenplay (written by five credited writers) is apparent in its use of little bits of this and little bits of that. Did none of them notice, looking at the big picture, that it's unbelievable?
  4. 38
    This is the kind of tearjerker that will cause audience members to cry, but only because they paid hard-earned money to see it.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. This one of Julia Roberts better,newer movies. It's not like her take offs of 1940s romance thrillers made in the late 80s and early 90s where the woman would scream"I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME!" at her man. Expand
  2. juliej.
    10
    A great movie that shows you can get along with almost anyone if you really try. Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon are both excellent. I've watched it dozens of times and my 4 year old grandson loves it as well. Expand
  3. 7
    This was quite a touching movie with great performances from its lead actresses. It was nice to watch the characters have fun at times. Great character building story. Expand

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