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Release Date
• USA: Dec 15, 2000
• UK: 2 Feb 2001
DVD Release Date
• R1: May 8, 2001
• R2: 6 Aug 2001
Budget $65,000,000
Official Website:
What Women Want Website
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language.
Running Time
2 hours, 7 minutes
Country USA
Studio Paramount Pictures
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Other Titles
• What Women Want
• Was Frauen wollen (2001)
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Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Comedy, Suspense, Supernatural, Deception, Psychic
Tagline: He has the power to hear everything women are thinking. Finally... a man is listening.
Plot: Director, writer, and producer Nancy Meyers's (THE PARENT TRAP) sophomore directorial effort is a lively screwball fantasy featuring Mel Gibson in his first romantic comedy. Gibson plays Nick Marshall, a high-flying chauvinistic Chicago advertising executive who, like his musical idol, Frank Sinatra, calls women "baby" and believes he has the world on a string. Nick experiences a rude awakening when the creative director position he coveted goes to Darcy Maguire (Helen Hunt), a savvy outsider--and a woman--who intends to aggressively pursue the lucrative women's market. While trying to brainstorm ideas for "feminine" products, Nick experiences a freak accident that gives him the ability to hear women's thoughts. Determined to win back his stolen job, Nick uses his terrifying yet useful new talent to scrutinize Darcy and finds his smart, beautiful rival may not be the "bitch on wheels" he imagined. Meanwhile, he also must maneuver carefully within complex relationships with his estranged teenage daughter, Alex (Ashley Johnson), and a pretty coffee shop waitress, Lola (Marisa Tomei). Once Nick begins to listen to the new voices he hears, his previous worldview is challenged, and he finds that he finally might understand what women want.
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| Directed by |
Nancy Meyers
Something's Gotta Give, The Parent Trap, The Holiday |
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 | Marisa Tomei
Anger Management, In the Bedroom, My Cousin Vinny |
 | Alan Alda
The Aviator, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Everyone Says I Love You |
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