Stepmom is a 1998 American comedy-drama film directed by Chris Columbus. The film stars Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon.
Jackie (Susan Sarandon) and Luke (Ed Harris) are a divorced couple struggling to keep their children Anna (Jena Malone) and Ben (Liam Aiken) happy with this sudden change of lifestyle.
This task is far from easy, as Luke for some time has been dating and is living with his new girlfriend Isabel (Julia Roberts) who is a success...
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Stepmom is a 1998 American comedy-drama film directed by Chris Columbus. The film stars Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon.
Jackie (Susan Sarandon) and Luke (Ed Harris) are a divorced couple struggling to keep their children Anna (Jena Malone) and Ben (Liam Aiken) happy with this sudden change of lifestyle.
This task is far from easy, as Luke for some time has been dating and is living with his new girlfriend Isabel (Julia Roberts) who is a successful photographer and several years his junior. Isabel tries very hard to make Anna and Ben feel comfortable and happy around her but Anna is very disrespectful.
Jackie, blaming Isabel for her failed marriage, also treats her very coldly, largely because Isabel is a career woman, a deep contrast to herself. She also continues to harbor malice against Luke (as can be seen in a confrontation about Isabel). After a long string of arguments and hurt feelings between Isabel, Jackie and Anna, Luke proposes to Isabel, making her Anna and Ben's...
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