How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998 · 124 min · Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan, Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Stella Payne (Angela Bassett) is a highly successful, forty-something San Francisco, California stock broker who is persuaded by her colorful New York City girlfriend Delilah Abraham (Whoopi Goldberg) to take a well deserved, first-class vacation to Jamaica. As she soaks in the beauty of the island, she encounters a strapping, young islander, Winston Shakespeare (Taye Diggs). His pursuits for her turn into a hot and steamy romance that forces Stella to take personal inventory of her life and try to find a balance between her desire for love and companionship, and the responsibilities of mother and corporate executive.
Emotional fingerprint
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 35%, Happiness 20%, Hope 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Love35%
- Happiness20%
- Hope20%
- Excitement15%
- Anxiety10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Love, Happiness, Hope. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Happiness and Hope. Its IMDb rating of 5.8/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 60/100.
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Emotional journey
- Love
- Humor
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Love | Humor | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 47 % | 7 % | 45 % | 7 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Humor | 48 % | 10 % | 45 % | 9 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 54 % | 19 % | 51 % | 8 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Humor | 56 % | 30 % | 50 % | 3 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Humor | 56 % | 36 % | 46 % | 1 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Humor | 59 % | 44 % | 41 % | 9 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Love | 59 % | 46 % | 35 % | 16 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Humor | 56 % | 34 % | 38 % | 20 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Sadness | 55 % | 31 % | 35 % | 23 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Love | 58 % | 38 % | 29 % | 19 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 66 % | 39 % | 29 % | 29 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Sadness | 78 % | 48 % | 29 % | 59 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Sadness | 76 % | 53 % | 30 % | 60 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Humor | 65 % | 46 % | 35 % | 39 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Sadness | 61 % | 36 % | 30 % | 38 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Tension | 63 % | 30 % | 20 % | 33 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Hope | 68 % | 43 % | 14 % | 33 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Love | 68 % | 52 % | 6 % | 41 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 115′ | Hope | 57 % | 43 % | 2 % | 32 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 121′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Angela
Chantel
Mrs. Shakespeare
Ms. Thang
Abby
Kennedy
Minister
Details
- Directed by
- Kevin Rodney Sullivan, Kevin Rodney Sullivan
- Written by
- Ron Bass, Terry McMillan, Ronald Bass
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1998
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Love
- Data updated
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