Think Like a Man (2012)

Four friends conspire to turn the tables on their women when they discover the ladies have been using Steve Harvey's relationship advice against them.

Director:

Tim Story

Writers:

Keith Merryman (screenplay), David A. Newman (screenplay)

Stars:

Chris Brown, Gabrielle Union, Kevin Hart

4 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Ealy	...	Dominic
Jerry Ferrara	...	Jeremy
Meagan Good	...	Mya
Regina Hall	...	Candace
Kevin Hart	...	Cedric
Taraji P. Henson	...	Lauren
Terrence Jenkins	...	Michael (as Terrence J)
Jenifer Lewis	...	Loretta
Romany Malco	...	Zeke
Gary Owen	...	Bennett
Gabrielle Union	...	Kristen
La La Anthony	...	Sonia
Chris Brown	...	Alex
Wendy Williams	...	Gail
Sherri Shepherd	...	Vicki

Storyline

Four women have given up on getting their men to do what they want until they find a how to book written by Steve Harvey. They start using his advice about relationships, and their men start falling in line, until the men discover what the women have been doing, then the war is on.

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Plot Keywords:

animated credits | four word title | african american | african american protagonist | interracial friendship | 

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Taglines:

Let the mind games begin.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, some crude humor, and brief drug use

Did You Know?

Trivia

With a budget of $12 million, the film was director Tim Story's smallest production since Barbershop (2002). Story had previously worked on the highly-expensive Fantastic Four (2005) films.

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Goofs

When Lauren and Candace are drinking wine and contemplating their relationships with Michael and Dominic, Lauren says Michael is a mama's boy and wants to break up. Lauren tells her there's no such thing as the perfect man and references the book. She says, "Isn't that what you've been preaching to me all night?" but her mouth doesn't move.

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Quotes

Cedric: Hey Mike, how old is your mom?
Michael: What?
Cedric: No, not like that. Well, it is. It is like that. How old is she? I come in the house, she was like "You wanna eat?" I said "Eat what?"
Michael: First of all, put my plate down and stop hitting on my mom!
Cedric: Don't get mad at me! I didn't even wanna be here! Y'all the ones that wanted to be here! I wanted to go to the strip club! Man, wrap this up. I got a bunch of ones and somebody gonna get 'em. Ms. Loretta, I'm ready for the rest of the tour!

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Crazy Credits

The screen gems logo transitions into the rain forest films logo, which transitions into the opening credits of the movie.

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Connections

Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Best Romance Movies of the 2010s (2017)

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Soundtracks

Tonight (Best You Ever Had)
Written by John Legend (as John Stephens), Allen Arthur, Clayton Reilly, Keith Justice, and Miguel (as Miguel Pimentel)
Performed by John Legend featuring Ludacris
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Ignore ratings, very good film!

This film is much better than it's rating! Obviously it's not jammed full of amazing special effects and Oscar winning performances but it doesn't pretend to be either. The film is what it is a light hearted, feel good, comedy romance.

Strongly recommend watching if you're feel a little bored or want a movie to kill time with some great laughs provided by Kevin Hart.

The story line is a little predictable but no need to worry because the laughs make up for it. All I can say is just watch the film, you won't be disappointed, I'm certain you will be pleasantly surprised.

Great film 8/10 will be looking out for part 2 :)

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 April 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man

Filming Locations:

Barnes & Noble - 10850 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$33,636,303, 22 April 2012

Gross USA:

$91,547,205

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$96,070,507

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems, Rainforest Films, Studio Mir

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1