How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998 · Movie · 2h 4m · R
DramaComedyRomance
"Sometimes you have to break the rules to free your heart."
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes
51%
Metacritic
56/100
Key crew
- Kevin Rodney SullivanDirector
- Terry McMillanWriter
- Ronald BassWriter
- Michel ColombierOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Angela BassettStella Payne
- Taye DiggsWinston Shakespeare
- Whoopi GoldbergDelilah Abraham
- Regina KingVanessa
- Suzzanne DouglasAngela
- Michael J. PaganQuincy Payne
- Sicily JohnsonChantel
- Richard LawsonJack
- Barry Shabaka HenleyBuddy
- Lee WeaverNate
- Glynn TurmanDr. Shakespeare
- Phyllis Yvonne StickneyMrs. Shakespeare
Stills
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Themes
jamaicafemale friendshipvacationfemale protagonistsingle motherolder woman younger man relationshipblack lovecelebratorycheerfulafrican american romancelongtime friends