Waiting to Exhale (1995)

12/22/1995 (US) • 2h 7m

Comedy, Drama, Romance

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.


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$16,000,000.00

Revenue

$81,452,156.00

Keywords

based on novel or book

single mother

divorce

anxious

friendship between women

cautionary

adoring

celebratory

comforting

african american romance

african american friendship

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