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"Stella" sometimes resembles a television movie of the week, especially in relation to the deliberately manipulative melodrama we are subjected to and this could have been more damaging than it actually is. That is because the film manages to part ways with all things conventiona…
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Stella
“She sacrificed her own dreams to make her daughter's dreams come true.”
58%
Movie
1h 49m
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Stella (1990) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Stella (1990) — a movie tagged as Romance and Drama with heartwarming and emotional moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Barmaid Stella Claire and blueblood Stephen Dallas have very little in common -- except they've fallen in love. When their relationship fails, Stella decides to raise the child they had, Jenny, alone. But Jenny and Stella are far from the perfect mother-daughter pair. Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~109 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Stella 58% (38 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
Barmaid Stella Claire and blueblood Stephen Dallas have very little in common -- except they've fallen in love. When their relationship fails, Stella decides to raise the child they had, Jenny, alone. But Jenny and Stella are far from the perfect mother-daughter pair.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1990-02-02
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- TMDB rating
- 5.8
- TMDB ID
- 47329
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Directors & writers
Cast

Bette Midler
Stella Claire

John Goodman
Ed Munn

Trini Alvarado
Jenny Claire

Stephen Collins
Stephen Dallas

Marsha Mason
Janice Morrison

Eileen Brennan
Mrs. Wilkerson

Linda Hart
Debbie Whitman

Ben Stiller
Jim Uptegrove

William McNamara
Pat Robbins
- J
John Bell
Bob Morrison

Ashley Peldon
Jenny (age 3)

Alisan Porter
Jenny (age 8)

Kenneth Kimmins
Security Guard
- B
Bob Gerchen
Bartender
- W
Willie Rosario
Dancing Waiter

Rex Robbins
Minister

Ron White
Tony De Banza

Matthew Cowles
Sid
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"Stella" sometimes resembles a television movie of the week, especially in relation to the deliberately manipulative melodrama we are subjected to and this could have been more damaging than it actually is. That is because the film manages to part ways with all things conventional and what begins to unfold is an absolutely fascinating and compelling study of the constantly evolving and shifting relationship dynamics of a disparate set of characters each with their own personal problems to overcome. It is regrettable in a way that more depth hasn't been given to the character Ed Munn and the plight he is so obviously facing. After all, we are given an insight into the lives of Stephen and Janice, so it is unfortunate this isn't reciprocated with Ed and Stella just to balance this element of the film out a little more.
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