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.
Directed by Forest Whitaker
based on novel or book
single mother
divorce
anxious
friendship between women
cautionary
adoring
celebratory
comforting
african american romance
african american friendship
Rank
#56 in 1995·#2972 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
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
Donald Faison
Tarik
Jeffrey D. Sams
Lionel
Crew
Forest Whitaker
Director
Terry McMillan
Screenplay
Ronald Bass
Screenplay
Babyface
Original Music Composer
Richard Chew
Editor
Toyomichi Kurita
Director of Photography
Terry McMillan
Executive Producer
Deborah Schindler
Producer
Ronald Bass
Executive Producer
Terry McMillan
Novel
Jaki Brown
Casting
Popular Reviews
180 reviews
sissi
i miss whitney more than i probably should
i miss whitney more than i probably should
1
Doog
7.0★ · 04/30/26
There’s a scene in which someone rides an ostrich! What the hell.
Format: streaming Black month #17
There’s a scene in which someone rides an ostrich! What the hell.
Format: streaming Black month #17
maggie
7.0★ · 04/20/26
peak cast. i really liked this little slice of life. lots of drama but the resolve sits with you. the fireworks and sleepover scenes felt straight out of a kore-eda.
peak cast. i really liked this little slice of life. lots of drama but the resolve sits with you. the fireworks and sleepover scenes felt straight out of a kore-eda.
Seema
6.0★ · 04/15/26
Imagine doing that to angela bassett and whitney houston while they look that lethal erghhhhh no man deserved them
Imagine doing that to angela bassett and whitney houston while they look that lethal erghhhhh no man deserved them
