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I Could Never Be Your Woman

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Mother Nature (Saoirse Ronan) loves to cause mischief, and she steps in to help two love-starved souls find happiness. She helps an aging professional woman (Michelle Pfeiffer) who has no luck with love find her match with a much younger man (Paul Rudd). As their relationship blossoms into something beyond physical attraction, her adolescent daughter (Tracey Ullman) begins to question the tingling sensations she experiences whenever she is in the company of a handsome local boy.
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Joe Leydon Variety A desperately unfunny mix of tepid showbiz satire and formulaic romantic comedy. Feb 21, 2008 Full Review Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper It's much better than a lot of the stuff playing in theaters. Feb 19, 2008 Full Review Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) Works best when its sharp bite is aimed at the double standard within the film industry, but falters when it aims its much deserved anger at female pop stars rather than the system that built them and the media landscape that exploited & abused them. Mar 29, 2025 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Pfeiffer and Rudd give strong comic performances, some of their best in recent years. Moreover, the film is a bright, enjoyable romantic comedy, filled with light feminist ideas on Hollywood’s absurd fixation on youth. This one is worth seeking out. Rated: 3.5/4 Sep 6, 2023 Full Review Holly Grigg-Spall Film4 As an older woman who has built her career on a keen understanding of youth culture, she [Director Amy Heckerling] has a lot to say about Rosie's small world. Rated: 3.5/5 Jul 8, 2008 Full Review Nathaniel Rogers The Film Experience a rather ignominious defeat for a "comeback" performance from one of the great stars May 15, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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Adam S At its best when R & F are on screen and a sparking off eachother. Lots of Brits of the moment keep popping up including Graham Norton in a role that really sretches him. Editing all over the place but its a very likable piece of fluff that wins u over with its fun frolicy heart. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/11/25 Full Review Rob A Three great actors in a movie I've never heard of? Yep. I just streamed this on Peacock (Aug. 2025) and really liked it. Saorise Ronan was uber-talented even back then! Jon Lovitz was miscast (to be honest I don't like him in anything) but Rudd and Pfiffer more than make up for that. On balance this rom-com was an easy watch, light and sweet... Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/30/25 Full Review Edwin H The only bad thing about “I Could Never Be Your Woman” is the title, which I still have a hard time remembering. Everything else about it, though, is pure pleasure. Especially, Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd and Saoirse Ronan. It’s up there with “Clueless” and “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” as Amy Heckerling’s best work. And although similar in theme, “I Could Never Be Your Woman” is a whole lot more cheerful than “Harold and Maude.” Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/30/25 Full Review Bahad j In my opinion, I felt that the movie was very good, behind all this, the filmmaker was able to come up with the right festive details to congratulate the members of the behind-the-scenes team. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/17/24 Full Review James B I guess it could be worse. One and a half stars for a few chuckles coming from Tracy Ullman. Also one can see the talent in the young Soirse Ronan. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 12/28/23 Full Review Jack B It is no surprise the box office was so low: Michelle must have owed someone a big favor because this is the worst movie I've ever seen her in, and her acting was at the same level. In addition, the script was the very definition of puerile. Seriously, don't waste your time on this loser. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Mother Nature (Saoirse Ronan) loves to cause mischief, and she steps in to help two love-starved souls find happiness. She helps an aging professional woman (Michelle Pfeiffer) who has no luck with love find her match with a much younger man (Paul Rudd). As their relationship blossoms into something beyond physical attraction, her adolescent daughter (Tracey Ullman) begins to question the tingling sensations she experiences whenever she is in the company of a handsome local boy.
Director
Amy Heckerling
Producer
Scott Rudin, Philippe Martinez, Alan Latham, Cerise Hallam Larkin
Screenwriter
Amy Heckerling
Production Co
Bauer Martinez Studios, Scott Rudin Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Sexual Content|Language)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 1, 2021
Runtime
1h 36m
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