Official Throwback Discussion – What Women Want [SPOILERS]

As an ongoing project, in 2025 /r/movies will be posting Throwback Discussion threads weekly for the movies that came out this same weekend 25 years ago. As a reminder, Official Discussion threads are for discussing the movie and not for meta sub discussion.


Summary
After an accident gives him the ability to hear women's thoughts, a self-centered advertising executive begins using his newfound power for personal gain—until it forces him to confront his own behavior, rethink his relationships, and ultimately become a better man.

Director
Nancy Meyers

Writers
Josh Goldsmith & Cathy Yuspa
Story by Diane Drake

Cast

  • Mel Gibson as Nick Marshall
  • Helen Hunt as Darcy Maguire
  • Marisa Tomei as Lola
  • Alan Alda as Dan Wanamaker
  • Ashley Johnson as Alex Marshall
  • Mark Feuerstein as Morgan Farwell
  • Lauren Holly as Gigi
  • Delta Burke as Eve

Rotten Tomatoes: 54%

Metacritic: 47

VOD / Release
Available on digital rental platforms; included with some subscription streaming services depending on region.

Trailer
Official Trailer


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