1998 · 124 min · R

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

Name: How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: 1998
Duration: 124 min
Cast: Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Whoopi Goldberg, Regina King, Suzzanne Douglas

Directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan · Drama, Comedy, Romance

How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) is a Drama film, directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan set in Jamaica and California during the 1990s. It runs 124 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of love & longing and friendship run throughout.

Composer

Michel Colombier

Cinematography

Jeffrey Jur

Cast

Angela BassettTaye DiggsWhoopi GoldbergRegina KingSuzzanne DouglasMichael J. PaganSicily JohnsonRichard Lawson

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Jamaica California

Setting

Island

When

1990s

Premise & themes

Themes

Love & Longing Friendship

Tone

RomanticHopeful

Shape

Protagonist

Female LedSolo Lead

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

1977
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1995
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Urbandir. John Cassavetes
1993
Cool Runnings
Jamaica · Calgary — 1980s
Island · Urbandir. Jon Turteltaub
1962
Dr. No
Jamaica — 1960s
Island · Coastal Seadir. Terence Young
1972
The Harder They Come
Kingston — 1970s
Urbandir. Perry Henzell

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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