

How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Sometimes you have to break the rules to free your heart.
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$20000000
Revenue
$37672350
Runtime
124 min
Release Date
1998-08-14
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
118
Vote Average
5.8
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
Barry Shabaka Henley
Buddy
Lee Weaver
Nate
Glynn Turman
Dr. Shakespeare
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
Mrs. Shakespeare
Denise Hunt
Ms. Thang
Lisa Hanna
Abby
James Pickens Jr.
Walter Payne
Philip Casnoff
Kennedy
Lou Myers
Uncle Ollie
D'Army Bailey
Minister
Art Metrano
Dr. Steinberg
Carl Lumbly
Judge Spencer Boyle
Phina Oruche
Leslie James
Tenny Miller
Kitchen Worker
Andrew Palmer
Buffet Server
Harold Dawkins
Upbeaters Band
Kenneth Buckford
Upbeaters Band
Simon Street
Upbeaters Band
Craig Blake
Winston's Friend
Elisabeth Granli
Girl in Jamaica Commercial
Steve Danton
Man in Commercial
Elly McGuire
Stella's Friend
Selma McPherson
Friend at Party #1
Fern Ward
Friend at Party #2
Lucinda Chrisman
Moviegoer (uncredited)
Leroy Edwards III
Dreadlocked Man in Commercial (uncredited)
Victor Garber
Isaac (uncredited)
David C. Waite
Guy by pool / Pajama Party Guest (uncredited)
Zaina Juliette
Stella Body Double
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