Movies Like Waiting to Exhale
If you liked Waiting to Exhale (1995), a comedy and drama movie directed by Forest Whitaker, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Your Place or Mine (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also romance and comedyWhen best friends and total opposites Debbie and Peter swap homes for a week, they get a peek into each other's lives that could open the door to love.
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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also romance and comedyBridget Jones navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, and former lover, Daniel. Back to work and on the apps, she's pursued by a younger man and maybe – just maybe – her son's…
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Love, Rosie (2014)
★ 7.8/10Also romance and dramaSince the moment they met at age 5, Rosie and Alex have been best friends, facing the highs and lows of growing up side by side. A fleeting shared moment, one missed opportunity, and the decisions that follow send…
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One Day (2011)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and romanceAfter spending the night together on the eve of their college graduation, Dexter and Emma are shown each year on the same date to see where they are in their lives. They are sometimes together, and sometimes not.
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Father of the Bride (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also romance and comedyA father comes to grips with his daughter’s upcoming wedding through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American family.
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As Good as It Gets (1997)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and comedyA misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
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Love & Friendship (2016)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and romanceFrom Jane Austen’s novella, the beautiful and cunning Lady Susan Vernon visits the estate of her in-laws to wait out colorful rumors of her dalliances and to find husbands for herself and her daughter. Two young men…
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Karen Kingsbury's Maggie's Christmas Miracle (2017)
★ 6.6/10Also romance and dramaMaggie, a single mom has to balance between her career and her son, Jordan. Jordan finds a tutor named Casey to help him at school, and Casey becomes like a father figure. Will the three of them find happiness and love…
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Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and dramaCeleste and Jesse met in high school and got married young. They laugh at the same jokes and finish each other’s sentences. They are forever linked in their friends’ minds as the perfect couple – she, a high-powered…
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Laggies (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and dramaOvereducated and underemployed, 28 year old Megan is in the throes of a quarterlife crisis. Squarely into adulthood with no career prospects, no particular motivation to think about her future and no one to relate to…
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About a Boy (2002)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and comedyWill Freeman is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is avoiding any kind of responsibility. But when he invents an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms, Will gets a…
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Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and dramaClare and Aidan make a pact to break up before college — no regrets, no broken hearts. But will one epic goodbye date offer them a last chance at love?
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Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and romanceAbandoned by her family, Kya raises herself all alone in the marshes outside of her small town. When her former boyfriend is found dead, Kya is instantly branded by the local townspeople and law enforcement as the…
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and dramaWhen her family moves from New York City to New Jersey, an 11-year-old girl navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.
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Jerry Maguire (1996)
★ 7/10Also comedy and dramaJerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent: willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plus a nice commission for himself. Then, one day, he suddenly has…
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Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and dramaCal Weaver is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily. Cal's seemingly perfect life unravels, however, when he learns that Emily has been…
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Terms of Endearment (1983)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and comedyAurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.
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Something New (2006)
★ 6.4/10Also romance and comedyKenya McQueen thought she had it all: a successful career, good friends and family. There was just one thing she didn't have under control: her love life. All that changes when she meets sexy, free-spirited Brian…
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Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and dramaA conservative lawyer named Diane takes her two teenage children Jake and Zoe to meet their estranged, hippie grandmother in Woodstock after her husband asks for a divorce.
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Happiness for Beginners (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also romance and comedyAt a crossroads after her divorce, a schoolteacher ventures toward a fresh start in life — and love — when she signs up for a grueling group hiking trip.