Waiting to Exhale (1995)

Friends are the people who let you be yourself... and never let you forget it.

Movie · Comedy, Drama, Romance · 2h 7m · Rated 6.2/10 on TMDB · Released December 22, 1995

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.

Directed by Forest Whitaker

Cast

• Whitney Houston as Savannah
• Angela Bassett as Bernadine
• Loretta Devine as Gloria
• Lela Rochon as Robin
• Gregory Hines as Marvin
• Dennis Haysbert as Kenneth
• Mykelti Williamson as Troy
• Michael Beach as John, Sr.
• Leon as Russell
• Wendell Pierce as Michael
• Donald Faison as Tarik
• Jeffrey D. Sams as Lionel

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