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How to Please a Woman

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How to Please a Woman

Released Jul 22, 2022

1h 47m

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Drama

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Gina (Sally Phillips) is taken by surprise when for her fiftieth birthday a male sex worker, a gift sent by her girlfriends, offers to do anything she wants. She asks him to do for her what no one else will -- she has him clean her house. Only later does Gina realize he is from a removals business she was involved with liquidating. Amused and delighted, her friends wish for a sexy cleaner themselves, sparking a new career for Gina who decides to employ the entire male removals team as house cleaners.

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Critics Consensus

How to Please a Woman is disappointingly timid in some respects, but Sally Phillips' sparkling performance offsets many of this sex-positive comedy's nagging flaws.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

While its premise is at times iffy, the movie as a whole has a refreshing randiness about it.

Jul 31, 2022

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Natalia Winkelman

New York Times

[The] hook piques curiosity — at least enough for a coy eyebrow raise. Light intrigue is often not enough, though, and in this case, the movie strains to sustain charm.

Jul 28, 2022

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

Once the story settles in and the company is up and running, comedy and profundity ensue.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 25, 2022

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Milagros Amondaray

La Nación (Argentina)

... A feature film that seeks to delve into the taboo of adult life without taking too many risks. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 2.5/5

Mar 8, 2023

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Amparo Cabal

EscribiendoCine

Webster offers a feminist film, fun and kind-hearted, in which a few contemporary subjects are addressed without falling into a tedious moral lesson. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 7/10

Mar 3, 2023

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Jason Flatt

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

How to Please a Woman is as charming as it is biting as it is aspirational.

Rated: 7/10

Jan 4, 2023

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Patrick S.

This was a very funny film. Can’t say it’s groundbreaking by any means, but on its own, it sets out what it’s going for pretty well, and makes for a fun time! Seek it out

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/25/22

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Ally K

I've never seen a movie like it. It's so good to watch something filmed completely and so truthfully from a female perspective (female gaze! whoohoo!). Also - it's hilarious! We need more of these kinds of movies please.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/07/25

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Jeff M

For those of you who liked films such as THE FULL MONTY and CALENDAR GIRLS in which frumpy, middle-aged people with pleasant accents make being naughty and scandalous seem almost wholesome, well, this is the ticket for you. This is the type of movie for which adjectives such as "nice" and "pleasant" are tailor-made. And that's not necessarily a bad thing - sometimes a simple diversion is all we can tolerate at times. The one truly outstanding element of the movie is the lead performance by Phillips who is absolutely charming in a mousy sort of way. I suppose one could also glean a deeper meaning behind the fluff about the importance of sexual fulfillment. In that respect, this would make a fine companion piece to GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE with Emma Thompson that came out earlier in the year. Put this on while cooking dinner or wrapping gifts - you don't have to pay overly close attention and every now and then when you look up, you might get a good chuckle or two.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/24

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al w

A quirky movie, with some of the best older Australian actresses. The writing is fun. The perspective is one that you rarely see on screen

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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I S

So good!!! Such a lovely time! Refreshing!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/03/22

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farley t

I found this unwatchable...

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Synopsis

Gina (Sally Phillips) is taken by surprise when for her fiftieth birthday a male sex worker, a gift sent by her girlfriends, offers to do anything she wants. She asks him to do for her what no one else will -- she has him clean her house. Only later does Gina realize he is from a removals business she was involved with liquidating. Amused and delighted, her friends wish for a sexy cleaner themselves, sparking a new career for Gina who decides to employ the entire male removals team as house cleaners.

Director: Renée Webster
Producer: Tania Chambers, Judi Levine
Screenwriter: Renée Webster
Distributor: Brainstorm Media
Production Co: Feisty Dame Productions, Such Much Films
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 22, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 29, 2022
Runtime: 1h 47m

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