MAGGIE COUGHLAN

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It’s no secret that Kristen Stewart has the ‘Twilight’ films to thank for putting her on the map … and on posters lining the bedroom walls of teenagers all over the world.

In ‘Welcome to the Rileys,’ Stewart conquers a role so intense, so unexpected, it would make Bella Swan blush. As Mallory, a runway stripper who finds a kindred spirit in James Gandolfini, Stewart’s angst-filled performance has tongues wagging … and critics talking.

“It’s not raunchy or anything, it’s actually like a really sweet story,” Stewart says of ‘Welcome to the Rileys.’