Stepmom

Stepmom

★ 7.2IMDb Score
Released:1998-12-25
Duration:125 min
Director:Chris Columbus
Actors:Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris, Jena Malone, Liam Aiken
Production:1492 Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Wendy Finerman Productions

Overview:

Jackie is a divorced mother of two. Isabel is the career minded girlfriend of Jackie’s ex-husband Luke, forced into the role of unwelcome stepmother to their children. But when Jackie discovers she is ill, both women realise they must put aside their differences to find a common ground and celebrate life to the fullest, while they have the chance.

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