Waiting to Exhale (1995)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
Friends are the people who let you be yourself... and never let you forget it.
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.
- Released: 1995-12-22
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Runtime: 2h 7m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10 from 216 votes
Directed by Forest Whitaker.
Top 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
Where to watch Waiting to Exhale
- United States: stream on Starz Apple TV channel; watch free on Philo; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
- India: rent on YouTube; buy on YouTube
- Canada: stream on Disney Plus, Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
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