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Waiting to Exhale
2 hours 7 minutes1995-12-22
6.2
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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.
Cast
![Whitney Houston](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5su69sRCQReFTS94j2OtcgIQLne.jpg)
Whitney Houston
Savannah
![Angela Bassett](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//7Oz53NKdglRzAzI2MKjM3eQXwn.jpg)
Angela Bassett
Bernadine
![Loretta Devine](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//cGTQ0X19bkMWqL6O00JK2t6uJBK.jpg)
Loretta Devine
Gloria
![Lela Rochon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9DBu3r5O4fBosSS4FnSzFCVpm0O.jpg)
Lela Rochon
Robin
![Gregory Hines](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dCAzvzijHsgpxfhVFKuU7CcVvrn.jpg)
Gregory Hines
Marvin
![Dennis Haysbert](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//lcnjaw2CFN6q9eaes1jTYrUB0rb.jpg)
Dennis Haysbert
Kenneth
![Mykelti Williamson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//e5f7XCZAUEQ55rVhdphqzdMMI8b.jpg)
Mykelti Williamson
Troy
![Michael Beach](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//7gCBCpK2OSzuUWk5iTZds9NjqkF.jpg)
Michael Beach
John, Sr.
![Leon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//uhLVZV2rH0nnXwQKtsIT0qGsTyg.jpg)
Leon
Russell
![Wendell Pierce](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//uOsldo9Pkl0E79UbIXX5tZZmC8F.jpg)
Wendell Pierce
Michael
![Donald Faison](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gNwWP1CHob9Y8fjY69w7EwGxMoz.jpg)
Donald Faison
Tarik
![Jeffrey D. Sams](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tEjdUfCEiX7ZrPm2HTGs5Y1Sn7V.jpg)
Jeffrey D. Sams
Lionel
![Jazz Raycole](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dZ3Yajxg6Ga7ca8acHLvSA5HT9Y.jpg)
Jazz Raycole
Onika
![Brandon Hammond](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qni4SWV6QLQ302Y8CURsRJ5OP00.jpg)
Brandon Hammond
John, Jr.
![Kenya Moore](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//a4HUrzb8iHDeLC1gKerd9Uyhfxj.jpg)
Kenya Moore
Denise
![Lamont Johnson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//49CrcbKnC3hgNwlJfEjtwR4X9rd.jpg)
Lamont Johnson
Joseph
![Wren T. Brown](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vbTHkOhDGbcdB4L7HQF5syxfUJn.jpg)
Wren T. Brown
Minister
![Theo](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Theo
On Air D.J.
![Ken Love](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ken Love
DJ at the Hermosa
![Graham Galloway](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Graham Galloway
Fireman
![Starletta DuPois](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pRa261QaUrK03ERYG26QHYCRP0n.jpg)
Starletta DuPois
Savannah's Mother
![Shari L. Carpenter](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Shari L. Carpenter
Savannah's Assistant
![Thomas R. Leander](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Thomas R. Leander
Interviewer
![Cordell Conway](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Cordell Conway
Group at Hermosa Table
![Lee Wells Jr.](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lee Wells Jr.
Group at Hermosa Table
![Hope Brown](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//icBbUVB15CJ6dvr7w4koMcRCO4W.jpg)
Hope Brown
Group at Hermosa Table
![Delaina Mitchell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hi4piPD7egezP5wYYtd3UoXKj1M.jpg)
Delaina Mitchell
Tarik's Girl Friend
![Luis Sharpe](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Luis Sharpe
Herbert
![Joseph S. Myers](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Joseph S. Myers
Security Guard at John's Office
![Ezra Swerdlow](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ezra Swerdlow
Wild Bill
![Ellin La Var](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ellin La Var
Hairdresser
![Patricia Anne Fox](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Patricia Anne Fox
Customer at Hair Salon
![Wally Bujack](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Wally Bujack
Judge
![Brenda Baldwin-Davis](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Brenda Baldwin-Davis
Shopping Mall Extra (uncredited)
![William Bolander](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//uFtR44zzE3DntOftgKQg7e2n8oC.jpg)
William Bolander
Open Air Market Shopper / New Year's Eve Partier (uncredited)
![L. Scott Caldwell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//aGNjz17Fi2Ran0GT7e2quZHk131.jpg)
L. Scott Caldwell
Bernadine's Lawyer (uncredited)
![Kacee DeMasi](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kacee DeMasi
Musician (uncredited)
![Giancarlo Esposito](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//lBvDQZjxhIGMbH61iHnqerpbqHc.jpg)
Giancarlo Esposito
David Matthews (uncredited)
![Wanda-Lee Evans](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Wanda-Lee Evans
Jane Millhouse (uncredited)
![Tom Hedrick](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Tom Hedrick
Neighbor (uncredited)
![Donyell Hinton](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Donyell Hinton
Church Patron (uncredited)
![Bob Huff](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Bob Huff
Open Air Market Shopper (uncredited)
![Angela Kenzslowe](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Angela Kenzslowe
Salon Client (uncredited)
![Kelly Preston](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//q76vQ6yLDdkGPDSygf0ynM3GaXd.jpg)
Kelly Preston
Kathleen (uncredited)
![Jose Rosete](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//7txBc8cYN5babjetfR9Q2Adz8XE.jpg)
Jose Rosete
New Year's Eve Partier (uncredited)
![Juliet Rose Serrato](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Juliet Rose Serrato
Hospital Visitor (uncredited)
![Wesley Snipes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//81D6oJ81kiQ5xnEHhaHrY29ntdO.jpg)