Movies Like How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)

How Stella Got Her Groove Back is a 1998 comedy, drama, romance film from Kevin Rodney Sullivan with a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with How to Train Your Dragon 2 and Eternity.

Comedy Drama Romance

How to Train Your Dragon 2

2014

Five years have passed since Hiccup and Toothless united the dragons and Vikings of Berk. Now, they spend their time charting unmapped territories. During one of their adventures, the pair discover a secret cave that houses hundreds of wild dragons -- and a mysterious dragon rider. Now, Hiccup and Toothless find themselves at the center of a battle to protect Berk from a power-hungry warrior.

7.7

MagicScore

Eternity

2025

In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with and her first love, who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive.

7.0

MagicScore

Reagan

2024

Told through the voice of former KGB agent Viktor Petrovich, whose life becomes inextricably linked with Ronald Reagan's when Reagan first caught the Soviets’ attention as an actor in Hollywood, Reagan overcomes the odds to become the 40th president of the United States.

6.3

MagicScore

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

2010

After a bloody invasion of the BOPE in the High-Security Penitentiary Bangu 1 in Rio de Janeiro to control a rebellion of interns, the Lieutenant-Colonel Roberto Nascimento and the second in command Captain André Matias are accused by the Human Right Aids member Diogo Fraga of execution of prisoners. Matias is transferred to the corrupted Military Police and Nascimento is exonerated from the BOPE by the Governor.

7.8

MagicScore

Marley & Me

2008

A newly married couple, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life's important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley. Packed with plenty of laughs to lighten the load, the film explores the highs and lows of marriage, maturity and confronting one's own mortality, as seen through the lens of family life with a dog.

7.2

MagicScore

Hebe

2019

Hebe Camargo is one of the most emblematic entertainments in Brazil. At her 60s, she went on to control her own career and, despite the criticism, the dreadful husband and the powerful and sexist bosses, she revealed herself to the public as an extraordinary woman, capable of overcoming any personal or professional crisis.

7.1

MagicScore

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

2019

As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. When danger mounts at home and Hiccup’s reign as village chief is tested, both dragon and rider must make impossible decisions to save their kind.

7.8

MagicScore

Chernobyl: Abyss

2021

The aftermath of a shocking explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power station made hundreds of people sacrifice their lives to clean up the site of the catastrophe and to successfully prevent an even bigger disaster that could have turned a large part of the European continent into an uninhabitable exclusion zone. This is their story.

6.2

MagicScore

Cocoon

1985

When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.

6.6

MagicScore

#10

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2015

As the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has only a single remaining vacancy - posing a rooming predicament for two fresh arrivals - Sonny pursues his expansionist dream of opening a second hotel.

6.4

MagicScore

#11

Our Friend

2019

After learning that his terminally ill wife has six months to live, a man welcomes the support of his best friend who moves into their home to help out.

7.1

MagicScore

#12

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

2021

The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever.

7.0

MagicScore

#13

Lackawanna Blues

2005

In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.

5.7

MagicScore

#14

My Cousin Vinny

1992

Two carefree pals from Brooklyn traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When he arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend, to try his first case, it's a real shock - for him and the Deep South!

7.5

MagicScore

#15

Zorba the Greek

1964

An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.

7.4

MagicScore

#16

This Is It

2009

A compilation of interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London.

7.3

MagicScore

#17

The Blue Angels

2024

Follow the veterans and newest class of Navy and Marine Corps flight squadron as they go through intense training and into a season of heart-stopping aerial artistry.

6.5

MagicScore

#18

How to Train Your Dragon

2010

As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he realizes that he no longer wants to destroy it, and instead befriends the beast – which he names Toothless – much to the chagrin of his warrior father.

7.9

MagicScore

#19

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

1997

Two not-too-bright party girls reinvent themselves for their high school reunion. Armed with a borrowed Jaguar, new clothes and the story of their success as the inventors of Post-It notes, Romy and Michele descend on their alma mater, but their façade crumbles quickly.

6.2

MagicScore

#20

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

1986

When a huge alien probe enters the galaxy and begins to vaporize Earth's oceans, Kirk and his crew must travel back in time in order to bring back whales and save the planet.

7.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like How Stella Got Her Groove Back?

The top films similar to How Stella Got Her Groove Back by MovieMagicScore are How to Train Your Dragon 2 (7.7), Eternity (7.0), Reagan (6.3). Each shares comedy/drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is How Stella Got Her Groove Back worth watching?

How Stella Got Her Groove Back holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10 from 121 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is How Stella Got Her Groove Back?

How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) is a comedy, drama, romance film directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan, starring Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Whoopi Goldberg.

Where can I find more recommendations like How Stella Got Her Groove Back?

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About movies like How Stella Got Her Groove Back

This ranked list pairs How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), a comedy and drama and romance film from Kevin Rodney Sullivan, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Angela Bassett take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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