Stepmom
User Score
7.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10

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  1. juliej.
    Jul 10, 2007
    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.
  2. BrittanyW.
    May 29, 2003
    9
    Invite your mom over to watch this heart warmer. A true chick flick at it's finest. Apart from a couple questionable phrases, this is family friendly. Oh ya, bring some kleenex, I cried for half and hour, after the movie was finished!!
  3. LeoTs3181983
    Sep 3, 2010
    10
    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.

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Metascore
58 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. New Times (L.A.)
    Reviewed by: Jean Oppenheimer
    90
    A genuinely affecting movie that approaches its adult themes with intelligence, maturity, and rare authenticity.
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  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Amy Taubin
    50
    Loathsome though Stepmom is, the eternally coltish Roberts is always a pleasure to watch and Sarandon's mordant wit occasionally comes to the fore.
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  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Elvis Mitchell
    70
    To its credit, the film doesn't sugarcoat its women too monstrously, and it lets real conflicts and opinions occasionally creep in.
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