What Women Want (2000)

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

ComedyRomance

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.

Release Date: December 15, 2000
Runtime: 2h 7m
Rating: 6.5/10 (4364 votes)

Director: Nancy Meyers

Cast: Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei, Alan Alda, Ashley Johnson, Mark Feuerstein, Lauren Holly, Delta Burke

Production: Paramount Pictures, Icon Productions, Wind Dancer Films

telepathy romcom womanizer single father super power teenage daughter misogyny advertising executive woman director female psyche

Budget: $70M
Revenue: $374M

Full Cast (99 people)

Mel Gibson as Nick Marshall
Helen Hunt as Darcy McGuire
Marisa Tomei as Lola
Alan Alda as Dan Wanamaker
Ashley Johnson as Alex Marshall
Mark Feuerstein as Morgan Farwell
Lauren Holly as Gigi
Delta Burke as Eve
Valerie Perrine as Margo
Judy Greer as Erin
Sarah Paulson as Annie
Ana Gasteyer as Sue Cranston
Lisa Edelstein as Dina
Loretta Devine as Flo
Diana Maria Riva as Stella
Eric Balfour as Cameron
Andrea Baker as Office Intern
Robin Pearson Rose as Kitchen Secretary
Christopher Emerson as Mail Room Kid
Ashlee Turner as Woman in Library
Sierra Pecheur as Woman at Lunch Counter
Joe Petcka as Man on Street
Brian Callaway as Man on Street
Coburn Goss as Man on Street
Christian Michel as Man on Street
Perry Cavitt as Ogling Man
Crystal McKinney as Unimpressed Woman
Jeanne Marie Rice as Unimpressed Woman
Kathrin Middleton as Gigi's Friend
Logan Lerman as Young Nick Marshall

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What Women Want

What Women Want

What Women Want

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

What Women Want

What Women Want

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

127 min

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.

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

127 min

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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Production Info

Original LanguageEnglish

Budget$70,000,000

Revenue$374,100,000

Release Date12/15/2000

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Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Icon Productions

Wind Dancer Films

Keywords

teenage daughter

advertising executive

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Cast

Mel Gibson

as Nick Marshall

Helen Hunt

as Darcy McGuire

Marisa Tomei

as Lola

Alan Alda

as Dan Wanamaker

Ashley Johnson

as Alex Marshall

Mark Feuerstein

as Morgan Farwell

Lauren Holly

as Gigi

Delta Burke

as Eve

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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…

How long is What Women Want?▾

2h 7m

When was What Women Want released?▾

December 15, 2000

Who directed What Women Want?▾

Nancy Meyers

Who stars in What Women Want?▾

Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei

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Comedy, Romance