Back to browse
62% Critic Match
Waiting to Exhale
“Friends are the people who let you be yourself... and never let you forget it.”
6.2 / 10• 1995• 2h 7m•R• English
ComedyDramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Whitney Houston
Savannah
Lead
Angela Bassett
Bernadine
Loretta Devine
Gloria
Lela Rochon
Robin
Gregory Hines
Marvin
Dennis Haysbert
Kenneth
Mykelti Williamson
Troy
Michael Beach
John, Sr.
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Forest Whitaker's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Waiting to Exhale is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
