Waiting to Exhale

Waiting to Exhale

Friends are the people who let you be yourself... and never let you forget it.

1995127 min6.2 / 10

A warm, celebratory ensemble drama about female friendship and romantic resilience, where four women support each other through heartbreak and self-discovery.

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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