What Women Want

2000 · 127 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 229,722 VOTES · DIR. Nancy Meyers

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Overview

Advertising executive Nick Marshall is as cocky as they come, but what happens to a chauvinistic guy when he can suddenly hear what women are thinking? Nick gets passed over for a promotion, but after an accident enables him to hear women's thoughts, he puts his newfound talent to work against Darcy, his new boss, who seems to be infatuated with him.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,870 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:02 [Woman] Do you know the expression ''a man's man'' ?
00:06:11 ''Halfcaff,'' grande, nonfat, thick foam, wet cap, no lid.
00:10:01 Now, get up there already, so we can break out the bubbly.
00:14:33 You have a boyfriend ? You're only 13 years old.
00:18:52 so for the men let's just briefly run through them.
00:24:58 Yeah... it feels kinda nice, yeah.
00:30:41 To sleep till 8:00. He'd fire my ass if I wasn't here to wake him.
00:35:06 for an hour.
00:39:28 - He's back. - [ Laughs ]
00:46:34 - Dr., you may not remember me. - Yes ?
00:51:30 So, you don't think I'm gay ? You're saying you never said that ?
00:55:39 - I know. - Nike is hard-core woman power.
00:59:35 I also wanted to know if maybe you and I could go out on a date soon ?
01:03:47 [ Thinking ] Who would've thought ? Slow starter
01:09:07 Okay.
01:14:21 - Unless you're too tired. - Oh, no.
01:20:20 [Woman Thinking] She didn 't even finish her lunch.
01:24:48 You wanna hear something really great ?
01:31:01 You two just take care of each other.
01:36:00 So this is my--
01:42:13 No ? Keep trying. And when you get a hold of her, tell her to stay put.
01:49:38 Darcy ? Hi, Darcy, it's Nick.
01:56:24 Hello ?
17:18:19 Let me see that, kid.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,870
Dialogue density14.7 lines / min
First line00:01:02
Final line17:18:19

Production Record

DirectorNancy Meyers
LanguageEnglish
Budget$70,000,000
Revenue$374,100,000
IMDb votes229,722