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Stepmom
1998
· Movie
· 125 min
C
MEANRANK
69/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2524
- IMDb #2662
- Google retired #806
- Rotten Tomatoes #3101
- Metacritic #2144
- Letterboxd #1623
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #4059
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2101
- Metacritic Critics #2673
- Metacritic Audience #1276
- Criticker #2802
- Douban #877
- Kinopoisk #177
- AlloCiné #2123
- Trakt #1843
Every rating
37–92
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 37, highest is Google on 92. Critics average 52, everyone else 72.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A terminally ill mother must come to terms with her ex-husband's new, younger fiancée, who will become the stepmother to her two children. The two women initially clash over their different parenting styles and their shared love for the children, but eventually form a bond for the kids' sake.
Details
- Director
- Chris Columbus
- Released
- 25 December 1998
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $50.0M
- Box office
- $159.7M
- Awards
- 8 wins, 6 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| Golden Globe Awards 1999 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Susan Sarandon | Nominee |
| BMI Film & TV Awards 1999 | BMI Film Music Award | John Williams | Winner |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 1999 | Favorite Supporting Actress – Drama | Jena Malone | Nominee |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 1999 | Favorite Actress – Drama | Susan Sarandon | Nominee |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 1999 | Favorite Actress – Drama | Julia Roberts | Winner |
| Kids' Choice Awards 1999 | Favorite Movie Actress | Julia Roberts | Nominee |
| Satellite Awards 1999 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Susan Sarandon | Nominee |
| Teen Choice Awards 1999 | Choice Drama Movie | Stepmom | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Susan Sarandon | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Family Feature Film: Drama | Stepmom | Winner |
| Best Performance in a Feature Film: Leading Young Actress | Jena Malone | Winner |
| Best Performance in a Feature Film: Young Actor Age Ten or Under | Liam Aiken | Winner |
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Favorite Actress – Drama | Julia Roberts | Winner |
| Favorite Actress – Drama | Susan Sarandon | Nominee |
| Favorite Supporting Actress – Drama | Jena Malone | Nominee |
BMI Film & TV Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| BMI Film Music Award | John Williams | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Ed Harris (also for The Truman Show ) | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Susan Sarandon | Winner |
YoungStar Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Young Actress in a Drama Film | Jena Malone | Winner |
Kids' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Movie Actress | Julia Roberts | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Susan Sarandon | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Choice Drama Movie | Stepmom | Nominee |