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Movie Details

Original Title What Men Want
Original Language EN
Budget $20,000,000
Revenue $69,766,483
Status Released
Popularity 6.8

Cast

Taraji P. Henson
Taraji P. Henson
Alison 'Ali' Davis
Popularity: 1.9
Aldis Hodge
Aldis Hodge
Will
Popularity: 15.6
Josh Brener
Josh Brener
Brandon Wallace
Popularity: 1.9
Tracy Morgan
Tracy Morgan
Joe 'Dolla' Barry
Popularity: 1.6
Shane Paul McGhie
Shane Paul McGhie
Jamal Barry
Popularity: 0.5
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Sister
Popularity: 1.1
Richard Roundtree
Richard Roundtree
Skip Davis
Popularity: 1.5
Tamala Jones
Tamala Jones
Mari
Popularity: 1.5
Wendi McLendon-Covey
Wendi McLendon-Covey
Olivia
Popularity: 1.7
Phoebe Robinson
Phoebe Robinson
Ciarra
Popularity: 0.8
Max Greenfield
Max Greenfield
Kevin Myrtle
Popularity: 2.2
Jason Jones
Jason Jones
Ethan Fowler
Popularity: 1.4

Key Crew

Executive Producer Amy Sayres, Matt Williams, Adam Shankman
Producer James Lopez, Will Packer
Director Adam Shankman
Screenplay Tina Gordon, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory
Editor Emma E. Hickox

Production

BET Films
US
Paramount Players
US
Paramount Pictures
US
Will Packer Productions
US

Videos & Trailers

What Men Want (2019) - Red Band Trailer - Paramount Pictures
What Men Want (2019) - Red Band Trailer - Paramount Pictures
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What Men Want (2019) - Official Trailer - Paramount Pictures
What Men Want (2019) - Official Trailer - Paramount Pictures
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Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

Gimly 3/10
Jul 17, 2019

I knew there was a What a Women Want reboot in the works, and my interest was **zero**. I heard they were flipping the script a la genders, and it was still zee - row. Cast Taraji P. Henson in the lead and I was like: "Fuck... I'm gonna have to watch this now aren't I?" And so I did. But I ... Read more

Kamurai 6/10
Jan 21, 2021

Good watch, could watch again, and can recommend. While it's potentially problematic for many of the same reasons for the Mel Gibson "What Women Want", I think this is a much better version, and a good modernization. It's also a good way to shift it to a "black movie". Taraji P. Henson does a ... Read more

GenerationofSwine 1/10
Jan 12, 2023

Well, it has less that 5 Stars and I think that is a very good thing. Less than a year ago giving a movie like "What Men Want" anything less than a perfect score would have created a Ghostbusters style backlash to anyone that even remotely suggested it might not be better than The Godfather. And ... Read more

Rating
6.2
/10

Based on 1,508 votes

Details
Release Date February 8, 2019
Runtime 1h 57m
Budget $20,000,000
Revenue $69,766,483
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 6.8
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