Film

Waiting to Exhale

1995 · 2h 7m · Comedy · Drama · Romance

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

IMDb

6.0

Rotten Tomatoes

56%

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.

Whitney Houston

Savannah

Angela Bassett

Bernadine

Loretta Devine

Gloria

Lela Rochon

Robin

Gregory Hines

Marvin

Dennis Haysbert

Kenneth

Mykelti Williamson

Troy

Michael Beach

John, Sr.

Leon

Russell

Wendell Pierce

Michael

Donald Faison

Tarik

Jeffrey D. Sams

Lionel

Jazz Raycole

Onika

Brandon Hammond

John, Jr.

Kenya Moore

Denise

Lamont Johnson

Joseph

• Forest WhitakerDirector
• Terry McMillanScreenplay · Executive Producer · Novel
• Ronald BassScreenplay · Executive Producer
• Ezra SwerdlowProducer
• Deborah SchindlerProducer
• Toyomichi KuritaDirector of Photography
• BabyfaceOriginal Music Composer
• Richard ChewEditor
• Jaki BrownCasting

Waiting To Exhale

Release date

December 22, 1995

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 7m

Rated

R

Budget

$16,000,000

Revenue

$81,452,156

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Romance

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