Waiting to Exhale
1995 · 127 min · Director: Forest Whitaker, Forest Whitaker
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
This story based on the best selling novel by Terry McMillan follows the lives of four African-American women as they try to deal with their very lives. Friendship becomes the strongest bond between these women as men, careers, and families take them in different directions. Often light-hearted this movie speaks about some of the problems and struggles the modern women face in today's world.
Emotional fingerprint
Waiting to Exhale (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Love 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Love, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Love and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Love
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 50 % | 35 % | 30 % | 18 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Love | 53 % | 39 % | 35 % | 23 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Sadness | 65 % | 44 % | 40 % | 19 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Humor | 66 % | 35 % | 26 % | 25 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Love | 57 % | 32 % | 20 % | 34 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Humor | 57 % | 40 % | 29 % | 21 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Tension | 55 % | 38 % | 28 % | 13 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Humor | 46 % | 33 % | 23 % | 24 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Love | 46 % | 34 % | 24 % | 35 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Humor | 54 % | 39 % | 30 % | 33 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Sadness | 63 % | 55 % | 49 % | 31 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Sadness | 68 % | 66 % | 60 % | 45 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Love | 66 % | 63 % | 55 % | 55 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Sadness | 63 % | 59 % | 53 % | 48 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Sadness | 55 % | 53 % | 46 % | 36 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Empathy | 53 % | 49 % | 36 % | 35 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 105′ | Empathy | 59 % | 51 % | 29 % | 32 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 111′ | Empathy | 68 % | 54 % | 29 % | 36 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 117′ | Love | 69 % | 51 % | 30 % | 54 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 124′ | Love | 60 % | 43 % | 22 % | 58 % |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Lionel
Onika
Denise
On Air D.J.
DJ at the Hermosa
Fireman
Details
- Directed by
- Forest Whitaker, Forest Whitaker
- Written by
- Ron Bass, Terry McMillan, Ronald Bass
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1995
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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