Watch this when
Stepmom
She had their past. You have their future. Blended families work better when the grown-ups stop competing. 💛
Who it's for
Jackie and Isabel start as rivals: the mother who sees the new partner as careless and immature, and the girlfriend who can't seem to win over Anna and Ben.
Insecure→Forgiving / At Peace
Feelings it meets
What it is
Directed by Chris Columbus, the drama centres on divorced New York parents Jackie and Luke Harrison (Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris) and their children, Anna and Ben, as Luke's much younger girlfriend Isabel (Julia Roberts), a fashion photographer, tries to win the children over.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: A parent's terminal cancer.
Age: PG-13 (MPAA; Common Sense age not verified)
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Children”
