Something New

"She had it all under control. Except her heart."

2006 1h 39m EN

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6.4

MID

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60%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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6.6

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 266🍅60%Rotten Tomatoes●64Metacritic★6.6IMDB · 15,098

RomanceComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Kenya McQueen thought she had it all: a successful career, good friends and family. There was just one thing she didn't have under control: her love life. All that changes when she meets sexy, free-spirited Brian Kelly. But when her ideal man arrives on the scene, Kenya must decide between the relationship everyone expects and the romance no one expected.

“She had it all under control. Except her heart.”

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Cast

Sanaa Lathan
Kenya McQueen
Simon Baker
Brian Kelly
Blair Underwood
Mark Harper
Wendy Raquel Robinson
Cheryl
Taraji P. Henson
Nedra
Golden Brooks
Suzette
Mike Epps
Walter
Donald Faison
Nelson McQueen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sanaa Hamri
Writers: Kriss Turner
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sanaa Hamri, shot by Shane Hurlbut. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lisa Coleman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Melissa Kent shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Sanaa Lathan and Simon Baker and Blair Underwood carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She had it all under control. Except her heart.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0437777 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sanaa Hamri directs. Shane Hurlbut behind the camera. Lisa Coleman scores. Melissa Kent cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 20 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
3Directed by Sanaa Hamri, shot by Shane Hurlbut. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Lisa Coleman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Melissa Kent shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sanaa Lathan and Simon Baker and Blair Underwood carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "She had it all under control. Except her heart.".
8IMDB entry: tt0437777 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 20 themes, including "blind date", "female friendship", "cultural difference", "racial prejudice".