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What Women Want poster
Movie2000 · 2 hr 7 min · English

What Women Want

He has the power to hear everything women are thinking. Finally... a man is listening.

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Advertising executive Nick Marshall is as cocky as they come, but what happens to a chauvinistic guy when he can suddenly hear what women are thinking? Nick gets passed over for a promotion, but after an accident enables him to hear women's thoughts, he puts his newfound talent to work against Darcy, his new boss, who seems to be infatuated with him.

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Mel Gibson

Nick Marshall

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Helen Hunt

Darcy McGuire

Marisa Tomei photo

Marisa Tomei

Lola

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Alan Alda

Dan Wanamaker

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Ashley Johnson

Alex Marshall

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Mark Feuerstein

Morgan Farwell

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DirectorNancy Meyers
OriginUnited States
Budget$70,000,000
Revenue$374,100,000
StatusReleased
Original languageEnglish

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Icon ProductionsParamount PicturesWind Dancer Films

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