Waiting to Exhale (1995)

Starring:

• Whitney Houston
• Angela Bassett
• Loretta Devine
• Lela Rochon
• Gregory Hines
• Dennis Haysbert
• Mykelti Williamson
• Michael Beach
• Leon
• Wendell Pierce
• Donald Faison
• Jeffrey D. Sams
• Jazz Raycole
• Brandon Hammond
• Kenya Moore
• Wesley Snipes

Storyline

Navigating through careers, family, and romance, four friends bond over the shortcomings in their love lives -- namely, the scarcity of good men. Both as the "other woman," Savannah (Whitney Houston) and Robin (Lela Rochon) carry on relationships with married men, each believing their lovers will leave their wives for them. On the flip side, Bernadine (Angela Bassett) ends up alone when her husband divorces her for his mistress. Meanwhile, Gloria (Loretta Devine) finds love with a new neighbor.

The Nutty Professor (1996)

Starring:

• Eddie Murphy
• Jada Pinkett Smith
• James Coburn
• Larry Miller
• Dave Chappelle
• John Ales
• Patricia Wilson
• Jamal Mixon

Storyline
Brilliant and obese scientist Sherman Klump (Eddie Murphy) invents a miraculous weight-loss solution. After a date with chemistry student Carla Purty (Jada Pinkett) goes badly, a depressed Klump tries the solution on himself. Though he instantly loses 250 pounds, the side effects include a second personality: an obnoxiously self-assertive braggart who calls himself Buddy Love. Buddy proves to be more popular than Sherman, but his arrogance and bad behavior quickly spiral out of control.