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.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Adam Shankman -
Producer -
Will Packer , James Lopez -
Screenwriter -
Tina Gordon , Peter Huyck , Alex Gregory -
Distributor -
Paramount Pictures -
Production Co -
Will Packer Productions , Paramount Players , BET Films -
Rating -
R (Sexual Content Throughout|Language|Some Drug Material) -
Genre -
Romance , Comedy , Fantasy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Feb 8, 2019, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 23, 2019 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$54.6M -
Runtime -
1h 57m -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)