- Studio: TriStar Pictures
- Release Date: Dec 25, 1998
- 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).
- Director: Chris Columbus
- Genre(s): Drama, Comedy
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 21
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Mixed: 11 out of 21
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Negative: 1 out of 21
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90A genuinely affecting movie that approaches its adult themes with intelligence, maturity, and rare authenticity.
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80If emotional catharsis is what you seek, Stepmom delivers the goods.
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60That 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?
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38This is the kind of tearjerker that will cause audience members to cry, but only because they paid hard-earned money to see it.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 6
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Mixed: 0 out of 6
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Negative: 1 out of 6
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juliej.10
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