Waiting to Exhale (1995)

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.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

What to watch after Waiting to Exhale

• Hope Floats (1998) — Forest Whitaker directed both
• How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) — Ronald Bass wrote for both
• Powder Blue (2009) — Forest Whitaker worked on both
• The Bodyguard (1992)
• The Preacher's Wife (1996) — Gregory Hines and Loretta Devine appear in both
• Bye Bye Love (1995) — Same feel: emotional, realistic