Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine

Based on Terry McMillan's novel, this film follows four very different African-American women and their relationships with the male gender.

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34,448 ratings

R, 127 min.

Directed by: Forest Whitaker

Release Date: December 22, 1995

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DVD Release Date: March 6, 2001

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  • December 2, 2007
    It gets a little slow towards the end...but, it's okay.
  • August 12, 2007
    You can inhale that card, get a room and a date already!
  • August 5, 2007
    Movie about friendship and how very different women deal with their partners.
  • January 22, 2007
    a movie about angry chicks
  • April 12, 2009
    I was way too young to be watching this when I did but I did like it and there was a lot more to it than women hating on men.
  • October 29, 2009
    Romanic film for women.. Boring...
  • September 13, 2009
    This show was a OMG it was that good
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  • August 6, 2009
    Interesting film about the struggles of four successful black women. Gregory Hines is six different kinds of adorable (so is Wesley Snipes). Directed with sensitivity by the great Forest Whitaker.
  • July 24, 2009
    KILLER ACTION AND REALY GREAT DRAMA

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  • rubee122
    September 22, 2007
    True to life movies aren't always going to be spectacular so Waiting was a movie about 4 women and their problems just like any other movie about women and their friendships. I enjoyed watching each lives and how they came together as friends. This movie grossed 14 mil in 4 days which means it was a success.
  • coolboi2k7
    April 20, 2007
    This Film Is Good, My Favourite Part Is When Angela Bassett who plays Bernadine burns down all of her husband's clothes It's So Funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • What two movies were made from Terry McMillan's bestsellers?  Answer »
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