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Starring: Simon Baker, Sanaa Lathan, Blair Underwood (View All)
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Starring: Simon Baker, Sanaa Lathan, Blair Underwood
A woman discovers that when it comes to love, sometimes opposites really do attract in this romantic comedy-drama. Kenya (Sanaa Lathan) is a successful African-American lawyer in her mid-thirties whose personal life is not going as well as her career. While she's attractive and intelligent, Kenya has rather high standards and isn't willing to settle for a man who isn't everything she wants. While attending a party, Kenya is introduced to Brian (Simon Baker), a landscape architect who handles the gardening at her host's mansion. Brian is immediately and obviously attracted to Kenya, through she doesn't feel the same way at all. However, she likes his work and hires him to refurbish her garden; before long, he asks her out on a date, and against her better judgment she accepts. While Kenya and Brian have little in common, in time they hit it off, and a romance begins to blossom between them. However, Brian happens to be white, which ruffles some feathers among Kenya's friends and family, who try to find her a more suitable, African-American suitor. Also starring Mike Epps, Donald Faison, Blair Underwood, and Alfre Woodard, Something New was the first feature film for director Sanaa Hamri, who previously established herself by directing music videos. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
2/3/06
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for sexual references
Running Time
99 mins.
Locations
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$11,425,894
Awards
- Nominated for a Best Actress award at the 2006 Black Reel Awards [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Soundtrack award at the 2006 Black Reel Awards [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Score award at the 2006 Black Reel Awards [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2006 Black Reel Awards [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2006 Black Reel Awards [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Female Images in a Movie award at the 2006 Women Film Critics Circle [Festival/Aw Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Screenplay award at the 2006 Black Reel Awards [Festival/Award] Awards.
Distributor
- Focus Features
- United International Pictures
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
