She can hear men's thoughts. Let the games begin.
Magically able to hear what men are thinking, a sports agent uses her newfound ability to turn the tables on her overbearing male colleagues.
What Men Want (2019) is a comedy and romance film directed by Adam Shankman, released on February 8, 2019 with a runtime of 1h 57m. It stars Taraji P. Henson, Aldis Hodge, Josh Brener and Tracy Morgan. Viewers rate it 6.2 out of 10 across 1,613 ratings.
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Taraji P. Henson
as Alison 'Ali' Davis
Aldis Hodge
as Will
Josh Brener
as Brandon Wallace
Tracy Morgan
as Joe 'Dolla' Barry
Shane Paul McGhie
as Jamal Barry
Erykah Badu
as Sister
Richard Roundtree
as Skip Davis
Tamala Jones
as Mari
Wendi McLendon-Covey
as Olivia
Phoebe Robinson
as Ciarra
Max Greenfield
as Kevin Myrtle
Jason Jones
as Ethan Fowler
Directed by Adam Shankman, written by Tina Gordon, Peter Huyck and Alex Gregory, produced by James Lopez and Will Packer.
Average viewer score of 6.2/10 from 1,613 ratings.
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 probably shouldn't have. _Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible._
Reviewed on July 17, 2019
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 an excellent job carrying the movie and it is full of good humor, and exciting moments. The movie does send a little bit of a…
Reviewed on January 21, 2021
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 then Oceans 8 flopped...and got mainly positive reviews based principally out of fear...and had a cast that mostly seemed…
Reviewed on January 12, 2023
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What Men Want (2019) is available to stream on Starz Apple TV channel, and to rent or buy from JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of What Men Want (2019) includes Taraji P. Henson, Aldis Hodge, Josh Brener, Tracy Morgan and Shane Paul McGhie. The film was directed by Adam Shankman. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
What Men Want was released on February 8, 2019 and runs for 1h 57m.
What Men Want (2019) holds an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from 1,613 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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