How Stella Got Her Groove Back

"Sometimes you have to break the rules to free your heart."

1998 2h 4m EN

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 134

DramaComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Through good times and bad, Stella and Delilah have always had each other. Now, Stella's so busy building a life that she's forgotten how to really live. But Delilah is about to change all that. What starts as a quick trip to Jamaica, ends as an exhilarating voyage of self discovery as Stella learns to open her heart and find love – even if it's with a man 20 years her junior.

“Sometimes you have to break the rules to free your heart.”

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Cast

Angela Bassett
Stella Payne
Taye Diggs
Winston Shakespeare
Whoopi Goldberg
Delilah Abraham
Regina King
Vanessa
Suzzanne Douglas
Angela
Michael J. Pagan
Quincy Payne
Sicily Johnson
Chantel
Richard Lawson
Jack

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Writers: Terry McMillan, Ronald Bass
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan, shot by Jeffrey Jur. 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 Michel Colombier. 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 George Bowers shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Angela Bassett and Taye Diggs and Whoopi Goldberg carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Sometimes you have to break the rules to free your heart.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0120703 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Kevin Rodney Sullivan directs. Jeffrey Jur behind the camera. Michel Colombier scores. George Bowers cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan, shot by Jeffrey Jur. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Michel Colombier. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor George Bowers shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Angela Bassett and Taye Diggs and Whoopi Goldberg carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Sometimes you have to break the rules to free your heart.".
7IMDB entry: tt0120703 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 10 themes, including "jamaica", "female friendship", "vacation", "female protagonist".