Waiting to Exhale

– Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive "..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.80 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 4 Minutes
Release Year:
1995
Waiting to Exhale (1995)

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.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Waiting to Exhale (1995) - Trailer

Release Date:

22 Dec 1995

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Forest Whitaker

Writer:

Terry McMillan (novel), Terry McMillan (screenplay), Ronald Bass (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, Lela Rochon

Plot:

This story based on the best selling novel by Terry McMillan follows the lives of four African-American women as they try to deal with their very lives. Friendship becomes the strongest bond between these women as men, careers, and families take them in different directions. Often light-hearted this movie speaks about some of the problems and struggles the modern women face in today's world.

Awards:

8 wins & 9 nominations.

Production:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
56%