Stepmom is a 1998 English-language Comedy Drama movie written by Gigi Levangie, Jessie Nelson, Steven Rogers, Karen Leigh Hopkins and Ronald Bass. The movie is directed by Chris Columbus and produced by Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus, Wendy Finerman, Mark Radcliffe and Nikhilesh Mehra under the banner of Columbia Pictures in collaboration with 1492 Pictures. A terminally ill woman has to settle on her former husband's new lover, who will be their children's stepmother. Stepmom features Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris, Jena Malone, Liam Aiken, Lynn Whitfield and Gaël Zaks. The screenplay is written by Gigi Levangie, Jessie Nelson, Steven Rogers, Karen Leigh Hopkins and Ron Bass. The music was composed by John Williams. Cinematography was done by Donald M. McAlpine and editing by Neil Travis. The movie has a running time of 125 minutes. It was released on 25th February 1999. The Film was successful at box office. Stepmom was made on a budget of $50 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $159 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Sony Pictures Releasing.