Waiting to Exhale (1995)

2h 7m · Directed by Forest Whitaker

Starring Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, Lela Rochon, Gregory Hines

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.