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Stepmom (1998)

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Reviews Counted:53

Fresh:23

Rotten:30

Average Rating:5.1/10

Consensus: Great performances from the leads can't save this factory mill tearjerker.

Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Jackie (Susan Sarandon) and Luke (Ed Harris) are divorcing after years of marriage and two children, Anna and Ben. Their new stepmother, Isabel (Julia Roberts), wants to be involved in the... [More]

Starring: Susan Sarandon, Julia Roberts, Ed Harris, Jena Malone

Director: Chris Columbus

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Apr 27, 1999

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Tomatometer	Critic	Review	Category
N/R	Derek Adams	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 24 2006 04:02 AM	Time Out
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 21 2005 03:51 AM	Houston Chronicle
N/R	Robin Clifford	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 09 2005 04:00 AM	Reeling Reviews
D-	Carlo Cavagna	A sloppily scripted, formulaic tear-jerker about spoiled rich people who whine a lot. I defy you to feel anything for these characters other than the desire to slap them--even Sarandon's obligatorily terminally-ill Mom. Comment \| Aug., 11 2003 04:58 PM	AboutFilm.com
N/R	Eugene Novikov	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 22 2003 05:22 PM	Film Blather
2/4	Jeanne Aufmuth	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 14 2003 05:22 PM	Palo Alto Weekly
3.5/5	John R. McEwen	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 08 2003 08:11 AM	Film Quips Online
N/R	Jeff Strickler	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Nov., 06 2002 02:56 PM	Minneapolis Star Tribune
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 24 2002 08:08 AM	Boston Phoenix
2.5/4		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 19 2002 08:07 AM	Globe and Mail
N/R	Andy Richards	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 05 2002 08:07 AM	Sight and Sound
	Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat	Conveys many of the difficulties inherent in the stepfamily arrangement and the insecurities we all tend to feel when we compare ourselves to others. Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 03 2002 08:49 AM	Spirituality and Practice
2/4	James Kendrick	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 27 2001 05:51 PM	Q Network Film Desk
3.5/5	Kenneth Turan	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 14 2001 12:38 AM	Los Angeles Times
8/10	Robert Roten	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2001 12:00 AM	Laramie Movie Scope
		Despite the occasional dramatic clich� and some predictable dialogue, however, the melodrama is often effective. Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	E! Online
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Deseret News, Salt Lake City
N/R	Amy Taubin	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Village Voice
	Brandon Judell	Manipulative drivel whose main purpose is to supply an outlet for product placements! Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Entertainment Asylum
64/100	Brian Webster	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Apollo Guide

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