Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- breezy
- irreverent
- lazy sunday
- bachelorette party
What critics said
Critics found the gender-flipped premise uneven but broadly easy to like, with Taraji P. Henson and the supporting cast carrying the comedy despite a loose, predictable script.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ali Davis gains the ability to hear men's thoughts, making telepathy the engine of her professional and romantic complications.
Ali is boxed out by male sports agents and must navigate institutional assumptions about women's authority.
The film reworks the premise of what women want from a woman's perspective and places Taraji P. Henson at its center.
Hearing men's private thoughts creates comic power while pushing Ali toward greater understanding of colleagues, partners, and family.
Films like What Men Want, and why
what women want
shared gender-flipped romantic comedy premise, workplace competition, and accessible mainstream humor
9 to 5
shared female-led workplace ambition, ensemble comedy, and themes of professional sexism
what women want
shared supernatural premise, romantic comedy structure, and emphasis on comic misunderstandings
Movie Details
- Director
- Adam Shankman
- Release Date
- 2019-02-08
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (1618)
Cast
- Taraji P. Henson
- Aldis Hodge
- Josh Brener
- Tracy Morgan
- Shane Paul McGhie
- Erykah Badu
- Richard Roundtree
- Tamala Jones
- Wendi McLendon-Covey
- Phoebe Robinson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Starz Apple TV channel
- Rent
- JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is What Men Want about?
- A sharp sports agent gains the uncanny ability to hear men's thoughts and uses it to challenge workplace sexism, repair her relationships, and compete for a career-making opportunity.
- What is What Men Want like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of What Men Want as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is What Men Want violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in What Men Want as mild.
- What did critics think of What Men Want?
- Critics found the gender-flipped premise uneven but broadly easy to like, with Taraji P. Henson and the supporting cast carrying the comedy despite a loose, predictable script.
- Which films are like What Men Want?
- Films with a similar feel include what women want, 9 to 5, and what women want.
- How long is What Men Want?
- What Men Want runs 117 minutes.
- Where can I watch What Men Want?
- In United States, What Men Want streams on Starz Apple TV channel.
