What Men Want

20192019
RR
1h 57m

Taraji P. Henson and Tracy Morgan in What Men Want (2019)

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A woman is boxed out by the male sports agents in her profession, but gains an unexpected edge over them when she develops the ability to hear men's thoughts.A woman is boxed out by the male sports agents in her profession, but gains an unexpected edge over them when she develops the ability to hear men's thoughts.A woman is boxed out by the male sports agents in her profession, but gains an unexpected edge over them when she develops the ability to hear men's thoughts.

Director
- Adam Shankman
Writers
- Tina Gordon(screenplay by)
- Peter Huyck(screenplay by)
- Alex Gregory(screenplay by)
Stars

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Awards
- 1 win

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Director
- Adam Shankman
Writers
- Tina Gordon(screenplay by) (story by)
- Peter Huyck(screenplay by)
- Alex Gregory(screenplay by)
All cast & crew
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4.9

Night School

5.6

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5.8

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Second Act

5.8

Instant Family

7.3

Acrimony

5.9

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6.8

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Taglines
- She Can Hear Men's Thoughts. Let the Games Begin.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for language and sexual content throughout, and some drug material
Parents guide

Trivia
At one point it is jokingly suggested that Abraham Lincoln was part Eskimo. Star Taraji P. Henson's ancestor Matthew Henson was an Arctic explorer who allegedly had affairs with Eskimo women which resulted in children.

Goofs
When Brandon sits at Ali's desk for a raise, towards the end of the film, reflected in his glasses you can see lighting equipment and Green Screen.

Quotes
Sister: The only voices I heard were Joan Rivers and Tupac. And they did not get along.

Crazy credits
Psychic Sister has sessions with all the main characters during the first part of the credits.

Connections
Featured in Conan: Taraji P. Henson/Tracy Morgan (2019)

Soundtracks
Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)
Written by Dámaso Pérez Prado (as Perez Prado), Lou Bega (as David Lubega) & Zippy Davids (as Christian Pletschacher)
Performed by Lou Bega
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment

Top review

3/10

What the shizzle!

If the language was toned down, and the obvious anti-men/almost-all-men-are-pigs theme that degrades half the demographic were removed, and the sex scenes were rewritten (we don't need condom jokes to understand the nature of the characters) this could have been a really cute Valentine's Day movie about trust, love and understanding.

Even though the movie shows some consequences for some actions, the characters are, for the most part, unbelievable in how they react and change to these events. The movie can't decide if it's a bad, sexist rant, a Wolf-Of-Wallstreet dialogue wannabe, a romantic comedy or a hallmark.

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Paurian
Feb 8, 2019

Release date
- February 8, 2019 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Official site
- Official site
Languages
- English
- Mandarin
Also known as
- Чого хочуть чоловіки
Filming locations
- Atlanta, Georgia
Production companies
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Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $54,611,903
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $18,232,087
- Feb 10, 2019
Gross worldwide
- $72,216,294

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Runtime
1 hour 57 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

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