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Stepmom is a comedy and drama film made in 1998. It stars Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris and Julia Roberts.

Stepmom is the tale of three people. Jackie (Sarandon) and Luke (Harris) are a former couple with children who have since divorced. They’re struggling to keep their children happy during the divorce.

Enter Isabel, who is Luke’s new girlfriend and is now living with him. She tries hard to make the children feel comfortable around her but they rebuff her efforts and act rudely. Jackie doesn’t help matter much either, deriding Isabel and blaming her for the failure of Isabel’s marriage.

Then what seems like the worst thing happens: Luke proposes. Isabel becomes the stepmom. This causes more friction than the kids think they can deal with, as they want desperately for their parents to get back together. But the worst is yet to come, as Jackie learns that she has cancer and could possibly die from it. She goes through all the forms of depression and anger at Isabel, her family and herself.

But it’s here that the two women finally start to heal things. After arguing Isabel reveals that she admires Jackie’s maternal instincts, something she lacks, while Jackie admires Isabel’s ability to connect with daughter Anna in a way Jackie can - more as a friend than anything else. Soon they discover what they fear most is to be ostracized form the family, and in discovering as much realize they can work together to keep the family whole.