Waiting to Exhale
1995 · Movie · 2h 7m · R
ComedyDramaRomance
"Friends are the people who let you be yourself... and never let you forget it."
Overview
Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive "good man" to break a string of less-than-stellar lovers. Friends and confidants Vannah, Bernie, Glo and Robin talk it all out, determined to find a better way to breathe.
Ratings
IMDb
6/10
Rotten Tomatoes
56%
Key crew
- Forest WhitakerDirector
- Terry McMillanScreenplay
- Ronald BassScreenplay
- BabyfaceOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Whitney HoustonSavannah
- Angela BassettBernadine
- Loretta DevineGloria
- Lela RochonRobin
- Gregory HinesMarvin
- Dennis HaysbertKenneth
- Mykelti WilliamsonTroy
- Michael BeachJohn, Sr.
- LeonRussell
- Wendell PierceMichael
- Donald FaisonTarik
- Jeffrey D. SamsLionel
Stills
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Themes
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