She Can Hear Men’s Thoughts. Let the Games Begin.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Taraji P. Henson, Aldis Hodge, Richard Roundtree, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kellan Lutz, Shaquille O'Neal, Erykah Badu, Josh Brener |
Director |
Adam Shankman |
Screenplay | Tina Gordon, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Jas Waters, from the screenplay by Josh Goldsmith, Cathy Yuspa, Diane Drake |
Music | Brian Tyler |
Cinematography | Jim Denault |
Editing | Emma E. Hickox |
Made in | 2019 |
Produced by | BET Films, Paramount Players, Will Packer Productions |
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R: Restricted | Rated R for language and sexual content throughout, and some drug material |
Runtime | 117 |
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. |
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Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
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Suggested age limit 15 + |
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Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Debashine Thangevelo Mind games with men. | 10 | |
24.com Graye Morkel Even though the movie follows the tried and trusted rom-com formula, there are plenty of hilarious moments, so hold onto your popcorn for some big laughs! | 15 | |
Metacritic.com 25 critics | 10 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 94 critics | 10 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Admittedly uneven but easy to like, What Men Want proves a gender-swapped remake can work -- and the odds are substantially improved with Taraji P. Henson in the lead. | 9 | |
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics | 10 | |
CommonSenseMedia Joyce Slaton Henson shines in mature, formulaic comedy. | 10 | |
What the People say | ||
Metacritic.com users users 6 | 16 | |
Rottentomatoes users 762 users | 10 | |
IMDB 2527 Netizens | 8 | |
The Movie DB Community | 11 | |
Rottentomatoes popcornmeter Popcornmeter | 9 | |
Average .. 53% | 11 |