Movies like Waiting to Exhale
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Waiting to Exhale (1995)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
touching, sexy, sweet, melancholic, sentimental, sincere, humorous, romantic, light, feel good ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
divorce, friendship, betrayal, adultery, female protagonist, women, love story, african american woman, infidelity, love and romance, best friends, looking for love, fall in love, love affair, couple relations, thirtysomething life, love, african american, mother daughter relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, black woman, black history, gay, marriage ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, arizona, phoenix arizona
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, semi serious, romantic and humorous films with plots about storytelling, life philosophy, betrayal, couples, culture clash, unlikely friendships and destiny mostly in Romance, Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like Waiting to Exhale: How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012), How to Make an American Quilt (1995), The Object of My Affection (1998), The Brothers (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
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Duration: 92 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
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36%
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Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Duration: 107 min.
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