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How Stella Got Her Groove Back

1998 film directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan
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How Stella Got Her Groove Back

Summary

How Stella Got Her Groove Back is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,791 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back was directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan[4].
  • Terry McMillan wrote the screenplay for How Stella Got Her Groove Back[5].
  • Ronald Bass wrote the screenplay for How Stella Got Her Groove Back[6].
  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back's composer is recorded as Michel Colombier[7].
  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back's genre is female buddy film[8].
  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back's genre is drama film[9].
  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back's genre is romantic comedy[10].
  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back's genre is film based on literature[11].
  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back's based on is recorded as How Stella Got Her Groove Back[12].
  • A cast member of How Stella Got Her Groove Back was Angela Bassett[13].
  • A cast member of How Stella Got Her Groove Back was Taye Diggs[14].
  • A cast member of How Stella Got Her Groove Back was Whoopi Goldberg[15].
  • A cast member of How Stella Got Her Groove Back was Regina King[16].
  • A cast member of How Stella Got Her Groove Back was Richard Lawson[17].
  • A cast member of How Stella Got Her Groove Back was Barry Shabaka Henley[18].
  • A cast member of How Stella Got Her Groove Back was Glynn Turman[19].
  • A cast member of How Stella Got Her Groove Back was Lisa Hanna[20].
  • A cast member of How Stella Got Her Groove Back was James Pickens Jr.[21].
  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back was produced by Terry McMillan[22].
  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back's production company is recorded as 20th Century Studios[23].
  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back's director of photography is recorded as Jeffrey Jur[24].
  • The original language of How Stella Got Her Groove Back was English[25].
  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back's soundtrack release is recorded as How Stella Got Her Groove Back Soundtrack – Music From the Motion Picture[26].
  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back was distributed by video on demand[27].

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Authorship and Creation

How Stella Got Her Groove Back was produced by Terry McMillan[22]. It was directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan[4]. Screenwriters include Terry McMillan[5] and Ronald Bass[6]. Cast members include Angela Bassett[13], Taye Diggs[14], Whoopi Goldberg[15], Regina King[16], Richard Lawson[17], and Barry Shabaka Henley[18].

Publication

Publication dates include August 3, 1998[28], August 14, 1998[29], September 10, 1998[30], November 19, 1998[31], February 5, 1999[32], and February 14, 1999[33]. The original language of How Stella Got Her Groove Back was English[25]. Genres include female buddy film[8], drama film[9], romantic comedy[10], and film based on literature[11]. It was distributed by video on demand[27].

Reception

Reviews include 50%[34] and 5.5/10[35].

Cultural Impact

Things named for How Stella Got Her Groove Back include How Lisa Got Her Marge Back[36], a television series episode[37], directed by Bob Anderson[38].

Why It Matters

How Stella Got Her Groove Back ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,791 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Entities named for it include How Lisa Got Her Marge Back[36], a television series episode[37], directed by Bob Anderson[38].

Related Entities

Angela Bassett film Jamaica James Pickens Jr. Regina King United States Whoopi Goldberg

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → female buddy film, drama film, romantic comedy +1
    P14449 → 2154
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  2. 8w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Composer → Michel Colombier
    Film editor → George Bowers
    Soundtrack release → How Stella Got Her Groove Back Soundtrack – Music From the Motion Picture
    Aliases → —
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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