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I Don't Know How She Does It

2011 · 89 min

A breezy, mildly frazzled juggle of work and family that coasts on charm and never digs too deep.

Directed by
Douglas McGrath
Genres
Romance, Comedy
Tagline
If it were easy, men would do it too.
Overview
As an employee at a Boston-based financial firm, Kate Reddy struggles daily to balance the demands of her high-powered career with the needs of her husband, Richard, and their two children. When she gets an account that requires frequent trips to New York and her husband gets a new job, Kate finds herself spread even thinner. Complicating Kate's life even more is her new business associate Jack Abelhammer, who throws temptation into the mix.

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Directed by
Douglas McGrath
Genres
Romance, Comedy
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • work
  • parenthood
  • love
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
romance, comedy
Directed by
Douglas McGrath
Written by
Aline Brosh McKenna
Starring
Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Christina Hendricks, Kelsey Grammer, Seth Meyers, Olivia Munn, Jane Curtin
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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