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What Women Want

Movie · 2000 · 127 min

A breezy, silly romantic comedy that coasts on charm and broad jokes, easy to watch and rarely demanding.

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2000 film directed by Nancy Meyers
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Year
2000
Runtime
127 min
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • family
  • gender
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism4
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

Details

Genres
fantasy, screwball comedy, science fiction, romantic comedy
Directed by
Nancy Meyers
Written by
Josh Goldsmith
Starring
Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Bette Midler, Alan Alda, Marisa Tomei, Logan Lerman, Sarah Paulson, Lisa Edelstein
Music
Alan Silvestri
Cinematography
Dean Cundey
Runtime
127 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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