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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Whitney Houston
Savannah
Angela Bassett
Bernadine
Loretta Devine
Gloria
Lela Rochon
Robin
Gregory Hines
Marvin
Dennis Haysbert
Kenneth
Mykelti Williamson
Troy
Michael Beach
John, Sr.
Leon
Russell
Wendell Pierce
Michael
Director
Forest Whitaker
Screenplay
Terry McMillan
Tagline
"Friends are the people who let you be yourself... and never let you forget it."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$16,000,000
Revenue
$81,452,156
Production
20th Century Fox
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