Something New

– Kenya McQueen, a corporate lawyer finds love in the most unexpected place when she agrees to go on a..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 39 Minutes
Release Year:
2006
Something New (2006)

Kenya McQueen, a corporate lawyer finds love in the most unexpected place when she agrees to go on a blind date with Brian Kelly, a sexy and free-spirited landscaper.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Something New (2006) - Trailer

Release Date:

03 Feb 2006

Language:

English, Spanish

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Sanaa Hamri

Writer:

Kriss Turner

Main Actors:

Sanaa Lathan, Fuzzy Fantabulous, Katharine Towne, Stanley DeSantis

Plot:

Kenya McQueen is a successful African-American CPA, working her way to the top of the corporate ladder -- but her life has become all work and no play. Urged on by her friends to try something new and to let go of her dream of the "ideal black man," she accepts a blind date with an architectural landscaper named Brian, only to cut the date short upon first sight, because Brian is white. The two meet again at a party, and Kenya hires Brian to landscape her new home. Over time, they hit it off, but Kenya's reservations about the acceptance their romance will find among her friends and family threatens everything. An intelligent romantic comedy that chooses to deal with issues of race and perception in a straight-forward way, from a point of view not often seen: that of a successful, upper-class black woman.

Awards:

4 wins & 10 nominations.

Gross profit:

$11,425,894

Production:

Focus Features

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
61%
Metacritic:
64%