Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- breezy
- anxious
- romantic
- lazy sunday
- date night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the comedy limp and dated, arguing that its treatment of gender and work-life balance was unconvincing despite Sarah Jessica Parker's central presence.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Kate Reddy must manage investment-firm pressures, a demanding new opportunity, marriage, children, and extended family obligations.
Chris Bunce gains an advantage by always being available, while Kate loses deals after prioritizing her husband and children.
The film's keywords and plot emphasize Kate's list-making and her effort to coordinate work, travel, family, and social demands.
The investment-firm setting and working-mother premise frame everyday overload through a light commercial-comedy style.
Films like I Don't Know How She Does It, and why
Morning Glory
shared workplace romance, gender-role tension, and breezy relationship comedy
The Devil Wears Prada
shared working woman protagonist, career-versus-family conflict, and romantic comedy tone
Baby Mama
shared domestic pressure, professional ambition, and ensemble relationship drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Douglas McGrath
- Release Date
- 2011-09-16
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (418)
Cast
- Sarah Jessica Parker
- Pierce Brosnan
- Greg Kinnear
- Christina Hendricks
- Kelsey Grammer
- Seth Meyers
- Olivia Munn
- Jane Curtin
- Mark Blum
- Busy Philipps
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- 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 I Don't Know How She Does It about?
- A high-powered Boston investment professional faces an alluring New York opportunity while trying to keep her marriage, children, and ambitions from collapsing under competing demands.
- What is I Don't Know How She Does It like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of I Don't Know How She Does It as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is I Don't Know How She Does It violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in I Don't Know How She Does It.
- What did critics think of I Don't Know How She Does It?
- Critics broadly found the comedy limp and dated, arguing that its treatment of gender and work-life balance was unconvincing despite Sarah Jessica Parker's central presence.
- Which films are like I Don't Know How She Does It?
- Films with a similar feel include Morning Glory, The Devil Wears Prada, and Baby Mama.
- How long is I Don't Know How She Does It?
- I Don't Know How She Does It runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch I Don't Know How She Does It?
- In United States, I Don't Know How She Does It streams on Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
