: Early depictions often relied on extreme conflict or idealized "Brady Bunch" harmony where "steps" were ignored. Modern films like Instant Family (2018) and The Kids Are All Right
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A poignant milestone in this shift is Chris Columbus’s Stepmom (1998), which served as an early bridge into modern thematic territory. The film explores the friction between Isabel (Julia Roberts), the younger stepmother-to-be, and Jackie (Susan Sarandon), the biological mother. Instead of villainizing either woman, the narrative validates the insecurity of the stepmother trying to find her place and the grief of the biological mother facing her own displacement. : Early depictions often relied on extreme conflict