Terry McMillan

How Stella Got Her Groove Back -- Stella's vacation to Jamaica takes a turn toward hot and steamy when she encounters a strapping, young islander, Winston Shakespeare.

Waiting to Exhale -- Four women, all friends, are waiting...meet Savannah, Bernadine, Robin and Gloria.

Stella (Angela Bassett) is a highly successful, forty-something San Francisco stock broker who is persuaded by her colorful New York girlfriend Delilah (Whoopi Goldberg) to take a well deserved, first-class vacation to Jamaica. As she soaks in the beauty of the island, she encounters a strapping, young islander, Winston Shakespeare (Taye Diggs). His pursuits for her turn into a hot and steamy romance that forces Stella to take personal inventory of her life and try to find a balance between her desire for love and companionship, and the responsibilities of mother and corporate executive.

Stella's vacation to Jamaica takes a turn toward hot and steamy when she encounters a strapping, young islander, Winston Shakespeare.

Stella's vacation to Jamaica takes a turn toward hot and steamy when she encounters a strapping, young islander, Winston Shakespeare.

Stella (Angela Bassett) is a highly successful, forty-something San Francisco stock broker who is persuaded by her colorful New York girlfriend Delilah (Whoopi Goldberg) to take a well deserved, first-class vacation to Jamaica. As she soaks in the beauty of the island, she encounters a strapping young islander, Winston Shakespeare (Taye Diggs). His pursuits for her turn into a hot and steamy romance that forces Stella to take personal inventory of her life and try to find a balance between her desire for love and companionship, and the responsibilities of mother and corporate executive.

Four successful African-American women endure the ups and downs of modern love in this witty, often hilarious film based on the best-selling novel. Directed by Forest Whittaker, with Loretta Devine, Dennis Haysbert, Gregory Hines.

Four successful African-American women endure the ups and downs of modern love in this witty, often hilarious film based on the best-selling novel. Directed by Forest Whittaker, with Loretta Devine, Dennis Haysbert, Gregory Hines.

Four women, all friends, are waiting...meet Savannah, Bernadine, Robin and Gloria.

Four women, all friends, are waiting...meet Savannah, Bernadine, Robin and Gloria.

Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett star in this funny and touching film about four women who find strength through their rare and special relationship. Savannah, Bernadine, Robin and Gloria are all searching for the Real Thing: true love. Bernadine thought she had it, until her husband left her for another woman. Savannah and Robin are successful in business but their love lives are bankrupt. And divorcee Gloria is getting back in the game by flirting with her new, very eligible neighbor. Based on Terry McMillan's best-selling novel, and featuring the #1 smash hit "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)," "Waiting to Exhale" is the film you and your friends have been waiting for!

Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett star in this funny and touching film about four women who find strength through their rare and special relationship. Savannah, Bernadine, Robin and Gloria are all searching for the Real Thing: true love. Bernadine thought she had it, until her husband left her for another woman. Savannah and Robin are successful in business but their love lives are bankrupt. And divorcee Gloria is getting back in the game by flirting with her new, very eligible neighbor.