# How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)

> A successful single mother escapes to Jamaica, where an unexpected romance challenges her carefully managed life and restores her appetite for love.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/21072

## Facts

- Runtime: 124 min
- Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
- Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
- Cast: Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Whoopi Goldberg, Regina King, Suzzanne Douglas, Michael J. Pagan, Sicily Johnson, Richard Lawson
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120703/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: warm, sensual, breezy, date night, girls night

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