What Women Want

About What Women Want

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.

What Women Want is a 2000 comedy romance film directed by Nancy Meyers. Released in December 2000, it runs 127 minutes.

The film is filed under appreciative, single father, womanizer, and misogyny.

Mel Gibson appears as Nick Marshall, Helen Hunt as Darcy McGuire, Marisa Tomei as Lola, and Alan Alda as Dan Wanamaker. The screenplay is by Cathy Yuspa and Josh Goldsmith. Produced by Icon Productions. In the United States it streams on fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, and Paramount Plus Essential.

The Proposal, Shrek, and How to Train Your Dragon 2 make useful companions to What Women Want, all filed under amused, romantic, and romcom. TMDB voters put it at 6.5 out of 10 across 4,561 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.