Pyper Braun and DeWanda Wise in Imaginary (2024)
DeWanda Wise as Jessica, Taylor and Alice's stepmother
Taegen Burns as Taylor & Pyper Braun as Alice, Jessica's stepdaughters
Which of these selected 21st century movie "good" stepmother character portrayals* (as opposed to the trope of "evil" stepmother" character portrayals) is your favorite film depiction?
* Stepmother character must be part of an "official" stepfamily for at least a portion of the movie (or by final film scene at least), as well as, her acts of "good" vs. "evil" may be subjectively interpeted.
Discuss the topic here. #StepmothersDay & #BonusMomDay
DeWanda Wise as Jessica, Taylor and Alice's stepmother
Taegen Burns as Taylor & Pyper Braun as Alice, Jessica's stepdaughters
Amy Adams as Giselle Philip, Morgan's stepmother
Gabriella Baldacchino as Morgan Philip, Giselle's stepdaughter
Jennifer Connelly as Helen Benson, Jacob's stepmother
Jaden Smith as Jacob Benson, Helen's stepson
Allison Janney as Brenda "Bren" MacGuff, Juno's stepmother
Elliot Page as Juno MacGuff, Bren's stepdaughter
Carrie Preston as Susan, Ellen's stepmother
Lily Collins as Ellen "Eli", Susan's stepdaughter
Angela Bassett as Lady Lucinda Bayford, Elodie's stepmother
Millie Bobby Brown as Elodie, Lady Bayford's stepdaughter
Keri Russell as Ellie, Alexander's stepmother
Kodi Smit-McPhee as Alexander, Ellie's stepson
Mary Steenburgen as Nancy Huff (earlier Nancy Doback), Dale's stepmother
John C. Reilly as Dale Doback, Nancy's stepson
Sprague Grayden as Kristi Rey, Ali's stepmother
Molly Ephraim as Ali Rey, Kristi's stepdaughter
Yoshino Kimura / Gemma Chan as Natsuko Maki, Mahito's stepmother
Soma Santoki / Luca Padovan as Mahito Maki Natsuko's stepson
Rosario Dawson as Julia Conover née Banks, Lily's stepmother
Isabella Kai Rice as Lily Connover, Julia's stepdaughter
Chandra West as Anna Rivers, Mickey's stepmother
Nicholas Elia as Mickey Rivers, Anna's stepson
Kelly Macdonald as Evangeline Brown née Ward, stepmother to the Brown children
Thomas Sangster as Simon Brown, Eliza Bennett as Tora Brown, Raphael Coleman as Eric Brown, Jennifer Rae Daykin as Lily Brown, Samuel Honywood as Sebastian Brown, Holly Gibbs as Christianna "Chrissie" Brown, Hebe and Zinnia Barnes as Agatha "Aggie" Brown, collectively the Brown children, Evangeline's stepchildren
Maura Tierney as Karen Sheff née Barbour, Nick's stepmother
Timothée Chalamet as Nicolas "Nic" Sheff, Karen's stepson
Rebecca Staab as Barbara "Barb" Lin, Josh's stepmother
Jimmy O. Yang as Josh Lin, Barb's stepson
Sridevi as Devki Sabarwal, Arya's stepmother
Sajal Aly as Arya Sabarwal, Devki's stepdaughter
Amy Adams as Giselle Philip, Morgan's stepmother
Rachel Covey as Morgan Philip, Giselle's stepdaughter
Mary Steenburgen as Emily Hobbs, Buddy's stepmother
Will Ferrell as Buddy Hobbs, Emily's stepson
Bryce Dallas Howard as Grace Magary née Meacham, Natalie's stepmother
Oona Laurence as Natalie Magary, Grace's stepdaughter
Laura Ramsey as Angela Baker, Ben's stepmother
Zach Galifianakis as Ben Baker, Angela's stepson
Renée Elise Goldsberry as Catherine Williams, Tyler's and Emily's stepmother
Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Tyler Williams & Taylor Russell as Emily Williams, Catherine's stepchildren
Sigourney Weaver as Eve Grubman, Oscar's stepmother
Aaron Stanford as Oscar Grubman, Eve's stepson
Natalie Portman as Emilia Woolf (prior Greenleaf), William's stepmother
Charlie Tahan as William Woolf, Emilia's stepson
Rene Russo as Helen Beardsley née North, stepmother to the Beardsley children
Sean Faris as William Beardsley, Katija Pevec as Christina Beardsley, Dean Collins as Harrison "Harry" Beardsley, Tyler Patrick Jones as Michael Beardsley, Haley Ramm as Kelly Beardsley, Brecken Palmer as Ely Beardsley, Bridger Palmer as Otter Beardsley, Ty Panitz as Ethan Beardsley, collectively the Beardsley children, Helen's stepchildren
Constance Wu as Katie Primm, Josh's stepmother
Winslow Fegley as Josh Primm, Katie’s stepson
Jennifer Lopez as Kat Gilbert née Valdez, Lou's stepmother
Chloe Coleman as Lou Gilbert, Kat's stepdaughter
Greta Gerwig as Babette Gladney, Heinrich's & Steffie's stepmother
Sam Nivola as Heinrich Gladney & May Nivola as Steffie Gladney, Babette's stepchildren
Diane Kruger as Sarah Lincoln née Bush, Abe's & Sarah's stepmother
Braydon Denney as Young Abraham " Abe" Lincoln, Sarah's stepson
Emma Thompson as Maureen Meyerowitz, Danny's & Matthew's stepmother
Adam Sandler as Danny Meyerowitz & Ben Stiller as Matthew Meyerowitz, Maureen's stepsons
Amrita Acharia as Carol Nordheim, Lucas' and Nora's stepmother
Townes Bunner as Lucas Nordheim & Zoe Winther-Hansen as Nora Nordheim, Carol's stepchildren
Indira Varma as Rima Hassine, Zoe's stepmother
Sophie Nélisse as Zoe Tanner, Rima's stepdaughter
Rose Byrne as Rose Mortmain, Cassandra's and Topaz's stepmother
Romola Garai as Cassandra Mortmain & Tara Fitzgerald as Topaz Mortmain, Rose's stepchildren
Emily Watson as Ruby Compton, Ralph's stepmother
Nicholas Hoult (older) & Zac Fox (younger) as Ralph Compton, Ruby's stepson
Nadine Velazquez as Melanie Alexander, Hannah's stepmother
Erin Moriarty as Hannah Alexander, Melanie's stepdaughter
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) Character Portrayal (as pictured example)
Catherine O'Hara as Delia Deetz, Lydia's stepmother
Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz, Delia's stepdaughter