What Men Want
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- Common Sense Age 15+
- Critics Consensus 42%
- UHD
- Dolby Vision
- CC
- AD
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- Comedy
- 1 Hour 57 Minutes
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2.9 • 118 Ratings
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Ali Davis (Taraji P. Henson) is a successful sports agent who’s constantly boxed out by her male colleagues. When Ali is passed up for a well-deserved promotion, she questions what else she needs to do to succeed in a man’s world... until she gains the ability to hear men’s thoughts! With her newfound power, Ali looks to outsmart her colleagues as she races to sign the next basketball superstar, but the lengths she has to go to will put her relationship with her best friends and a potential new love interest (Aldis Hodge) to the test. WHAT MEN WANT is the latest comedy from director Adam Shankman (HAIRSPRAY) and producers Will Packer and James Lopez (GIRLS TRIP), co-starring Tracy Morgan, Richard Roundtree, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Josh Brener, Tamala Jones, Phoebe Robinson, Max Greenfield, Jason Jones, Brian Bosworth, Chris Witaske and Erykah Badu.
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Ali Davis (Taraji P. Henson) is a successful sports agent who’s constantly boxed out by her male colleagues. When Ali is passed up for a well-deserved promotion, she questions what else she needs to do to succeed in a man’s world... until she gains the ability to hear men’s thoughts! With her newfound power, Ali looks to outsmart her colleagues as she races to sign the next basketball superstar, but the lengths she has to go to will put her relationship with her best friends and a potential new love interest (Aldis Hodge) to the test. WHAT MEN WANT is the latest comedy from director Adam Shankman (HAIRSPRAY) and producers Will Packer and James Lopez (GIRLS TRIP), co-starring Tracy Morgan, Richard Roundtree, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Josh Brener, Tamala Jones, Phoebe Robinson, Max Greenfield, Jason Jones, Brian Bosworth, Chris Witaske and Erykah Badu.
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- Rent $3.99
- Buy $14.99
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Ratings and Reviews
Critics Consensus: Admittedly uneven but easy to like, What Men Want proves a gender-swapped remake can work -- and the odds are substantially improved with Taraji P. Henson in the lead.
Henson shines in mature, formulaic comedy.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Adam Shankman
- Producers
- Will Packer
- James Lopez
- Screenwriter
- Tina Gordon
- Peter Huyck
- Alex Gregory
Information
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- Genre
- Comedy
- Released
- Copyright
- © 2019 Paramount Players, a Division of Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
Languages
- Primary
- English (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1, Dolby 5.1, Stereo, CC, AD)
- Additional
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French (Stereo, Subtitles), Spanish (Stereo, Subtitles)
Accessibility
- CC
- Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
- AD
- Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.