What Men Want (2019)

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) (as Tina Gordon Chism), Peter Huyck (screenplay by)

Stars:

Taraji P. Henson, Kristen Ledlow, Josh Brener

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Taraji P. Henson	...	Ali Davis
Kristen Ledlow	...	Kristen Ledlow
Josh Brener	...	Brandon Wallace
Kellan Lutz	...	Captain Fucktastic
Jason Jones	...	Ethan Fowler
Justin Alvarez	...	Valet Guy (as Mathias Alvarez)
Chris Witaske	...	Eddie
Max Greenfield	...	Kevin Myrtle
Paul Brian Johnson	...	Scott (as Paul B. Johnson)
Brian Bosworth	...	Nick Ivers
Kausar Mohammed	...	Jenna Abbiddi
Richard Roundtree	...	Skip Davis
Taj-Naranja Jenkines	...	Tough Boxer
Aldis Hodge	...	Will
Auston Jon Moore	...	Ben (as Auston Moore)

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

spin off | competition | agent | black man | black woman | 

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Taglines:

She Can Hear Men's Thoughts. Let the Games Begin.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and sexual content throughout, and some drug material

Did You Know?

Trivia

Adam Shankman's first R-rated film.

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Goofs

Joe 'Dolla' Barry says General Motors was founded by Asparagus Chevrolet in 1884. It was actually founded by William Crapo Durant in 1908.

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Quotes

Sister: That's just Jasmine tea. If you don't count the weed, and the peyote, and the crack.

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Crazy Credits

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

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: What Men Want/The Prodigy (2019)

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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

User Reviews

Man tbis was a wast of time

This movie feel like a women and a gay man sat down and said hhmmmmm this is what we know men think about and want this movie use very nasty and unfunny stuff to the point i just had to put my head in my hands in short wait for this to hit the $5 ben at walmart and even then it's shill to high

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Mandarin

Release Date:

8 February 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

What Men Want

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$18,232,087, 10 February 2019

Gross USA:

$54,611,903

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$72,216,294

Company Credits

Production Co:

BET Films, Paramount Players, Plucky

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1