Film
Waiting to Exhale
1995· R· 2h 7m· Comedy· Drama· Romance
“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.
1995-12-22
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DirectorForest Whitaker
ScreenplayRonald Bass
ProducerDeborah Schindler
Director of PhotographyToyomichi Kurita
Original Music ComposerBabyface
EditorRichard Chew
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Details
Released1995-12-22
Runtime2h 7m · R
StatusReleased
Studios20th Century Fox
Budget$16M
Box office$81M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.3/10 · 201 votes
Original languageen
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