Top 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsMost Popular Video GamesMost Popular Music VideosMost Popular Podcasts
    Release CalendarBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersEmmysSTARmeter AwardsSan Diego Comic-ConNew York Comic-ConSundance Film FestivalToronto Int'l Film FestivalAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

I Don't Know How She Does It

  • 20112011
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
21K
YOUR RATING
Sarah Jessica Parker in I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)
A comedy centered on the life of Kate Reddy, a finance executive who juggles a busy schedule where she's a mother of two, a wife, and the breadwinner for her family.
Play trailer2:29
1 Video
62 Photos
ComedyRomance
A comedy centered on the life of Kate Reddy, a finance executive who is the breadwinner for her husband and two kids.A comedy centered on the life of Kate Reddy, a finance executive who is the breadwinner for her husband and two kids.A comedy centered on the life of Kate Reddy, a finance executive who is the breadwinner for her husband and two kids.
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
21K
YOUR RATING
    • Douglas McGrath
    • Aline Brosh McKenna(screenplay)
    • Allison Pearson(novel)
  • Stars
    • Sarah Jessica Parker
    • Pierce Brosnan
    • Kelsey Grammer
    • Douglas McGrath
    • Aline Brosh McKenna(screenplay)
    • Allison Pearson(novel)
  • Stars
    • Sarah Jessica Parker
    • Pierce Brosnan
    • Kelsey Grammer
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 86User reviews
    • 159Critic reviews
    • 38Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards

    Videos1

    I Don't Know How She Does It
    Trailer 2:29
    Watch I Don't Know How She Does It

    Photos62

    Sarah Jessica Parker in I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)
    Pierce Brosnan in I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)
    Greg Kinnear, Emma Rayne Lyle, Theodore Goldberg, and Julius Goldberg in I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)
    Jessica Szohr in I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)
    Sarah Jessica Parker and Greg Kinnear in I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)
    Sarah Jessica Parker, Kelsey Grammer, and Seth Meyers in I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)
    Christina Hendricks in I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)
    Sarah Jessica Parker and Seth Meyers in I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)
    Sarah Jessica Parker and Olivia Munn in I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)
    Sarah Jessica Parker and Douglas McGrath in I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)
    Busy Philipps and Sarah Shahi in I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)
    Sarah Jessica Parker in I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)

    Top cast

    Edit
    Sarah Jessica Parker
    Sarah Jessica Parker
    • Kate Reddy
    Pierce Brosnan
    Pierce Brosnan
    • Jack Abelhammer
    Kelsey Grammer
    Kelsey Grammer
    • Clark Cooper
    Greg Kinnear
    Greg Kinnear
    • Richard Reddy
    Christina Hendricks
    Christina Hendricks
    • Allison Henderson
    Seth Meyers
    Seth Meyers
    • Chris Bunce
    Olivia Munn
    Olivia Munn
    • Momo Hahn
    Jane Curtin
    Jane Curtin
    • Marla Reddy
    Mark Blum
    Mark Blum
    • Lew Reddy
    Busy Philipps
    Busy Philipps
    • Wendy Best
    Sarah Shahi
    Sarah Shahi
    • Janine LoPietro
    Jessica Szohr
    Jessica Szohr
    • Paula
    Emma Rayne Lyle
    Emma Rayne Lyle
    • Emily Reddy
    Julius Goldberg
    • Ben Reddy
    Theodore Goldberg
    • Ben Reddy
    James Murtaugh
    James Murtaugh
    • Roger Harcourt
    Mika Brzezinski
    Mika Brzezinski
    • Mika Brzezinski
    Eugenia Yuan
    Eugenia Yuan
    • Jack's Receptionist
      • Douglas McGrath
      • Aline Brosh McKenna(screenplay)
      • Allison Pearson(novel)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    More like this

    Did You Hear About the Morgans?
    4.9
    Did You Hear About the Morgans?
    All Roads Lead to Rome
    4.9
    All Roads Lead to Rome
    Laws of Attraction
    5.8
    Laws of Attraction
    Some Kind of Beautiful
    5.7
    Some Kind of Beautiful
    Failure to Launch
    5.6
    Failure to Launch
    Sex and the City
    5.7
    Sex and the City
    The Love Punch
    5.7
    The Love Punch
    Sex and the City 2
    4.5
    Sex and the City 2
    Bride Wars
    5.4
    Bride Wars
    Salvation Boulevard
    5.3
    Salvation Boulevard
    South of Pico
    5.4
    South of Pico
    Here and Now
    4.5
    Here and Now

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      The painting on the wall, when they are in the restaurant having dinner, is from famous painter Jean-Michel Basquiat.
    • Goofs
      When Kate is running late for work in the first 15 minutes, she leaves her daughter's school wearing beige heels with no stocking, while running, she is wearing black stockings with little heel booties, once she gets to work, she is in her beige heels again. It appears they borrowed a clip from late in the movie when Kate runs from work to meet her daughter.
    • Quotes

      Allison Henderson: At work, when you act like 'one of the boys', they call you abrasive and difficult. So, if you act like a woman, they say you're emotional and difficult. So, difficult is really just the word for anything that isn't a man.

    • Connections
      Featured in Conan: I Know What You Did Last Lobsterfest (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Shoop Shoop
      Written by Rudy Clark

      Performed by Betty Everett

      Courtesy of Vee-Jay Records Ltd. Partnership

    User reviews86

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    A feel good film
    Kate Reddy (Sarah Jessica Parker) is a successful business woman living in Boston with her husband Richard (Greg Kinnear) and their two children Emily (Emma Rayne Lyle) and Ben (Julius and Theodore Goldberg). Kate is an expert at juggling her marriage, motherhood and career.

    Kate works at the Boston branch of an investment firm based in New York City. She has worked hard and has earned the respect of her co-workers. She submitted a proposal which the company felt had merit and Kate was tasked with working along side of Jack Abelhammer (Pierce Brosnan) to refine the proposal for presentation to the CEO of the company. A great opportunity for Kate but added strain to her already stretched thin relationship with Richard. Richard is involved in his own business and has just been offered a great opportunity himself.

    The movie is peppered with insights from the various characters which explain the whys and wherefores of Kate's behavior.

    Pierce Brosnan does a very good job of portraying the driven businessman who has had a personal tragedy early in life and work has become his obsession. His loneliness shows through his business exterior and even though we know he is falling for Kate, he keeps the relationship purely professional.

    The film has not received very favorable reviews - 3.7 out of 10 on IMDb and only a 20% positive rating from Rotten Tomatoes. I disagree with this. I found this film to be entertaining and at times touching - especially for those of us who have ever missed the school play or anything concerning our children because of work related obligations. True - the film is not Oscar worthy and is pretty much a formula movie with the moral of the story being family should come first....but it has many redeeming qualities and that proverbial happy ending.

    This movie is worth an afternoon trip to the theater (Matinee Price).
    helpful•20
    19
    • steve_ford53
    • Sep 18, 2011

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • September 16, 2011 (United States)
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Movieworlds.com [Sandy Kolbuch]
      • Official site
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Production company
      • The Weinstein Company
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • 1 hour 29 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Sarah Jessica Parker in I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)
    Top Gap
    By what name was I Don't Know How She Does It (2011) officially released in India in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.