The Other Woman is a 2014 American romantic comedy film directed by Nick Cassavetes, written by Melissa K. Stack, and starring Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Kate Upton, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Kinney, and Don Johnson.

Development of The Other Woman began in January 2012, when 20th Century Fox hired Stack to write the script, based on the original idea from the 1996 comedy The First Wives Club.

Filming began on April 29, 2013, in locations including Manhattan, Long Island, the Hamptons, Dockers Waterside Restaurant on Dune Road in Quogue, and the Bahamas, and it concluded on August 27 that year.

All three women decide to exact revenge together by pulling pranks on him, including spiking his smoothies with estrogen pills, adding hair-removal cream to his shampoo, and lacing his water with laxatives.

However, Kate later realizes that Mark has not changed after he catches a cold and suspects he has an STI (since Amber claimed she has one to avoid sleeping with him again) and he tries to trick her into taking medication for it too.

Everyone watches in amusement as a furious Mark accidentally smashes into an empty room's glass paneling, severely injuring his nose.

Kate takes over Mark's job with Nick to become CEO of several successful companies, making big profits under her honest leadership.

On January 16, 2012, it was announced that 2007 Black Listed screenwriter Melissa Stack was hired by 20th Century Fox to write an untitled female revenge comedy, which Julie Yorn would produce through LBI Productions.

[18] Isola Trattoria and Crudo Bar at Mondrian Hotel in SoHo, Manhattan, was used for the scene in which the women meet for a celebratory toast at the end of the film.

[20] The film featured songs from various artists including Etta James, Ester Dean, Morcheeba, Cyndi Lauper, Britt Nicole, Patty Griffin, Lorde, Keyshia Cole, and Iggy Azalea.

[23] On March 25, 2014, Fox appealed the R-rating, which Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) gave the film for sexual references.

[28] The Other Woman opened at number one in North America on April 25, 2014, in 3,205 theaters debuting atop the weekend box office with earnings of $24.7 million across the three days.

The website's critics consensus reads, "The Other Woman definitely boasts a talented pedigree, but all that skill is never fully brought to bear on a story that settles for cheap laughs instead of reaching its empowering potential.

Justin Chang of Variety said, "Beneath the wobbly pratfalls and the scatological setpieces, there's no denying the film's mean-spirited kick, or its more-than-passing interest in what makes its women tick.

"[34] The Hollywood Reporter's critic Todd McCarthy said, "It would have helped if director Nick Cassavetes had something resembling a sure hand at comedy.

Club gave the film grade C−, saying, "All of a sudden, a spotted Great Dane squats in the middle of a Manhattan apartment and out plop several gleaming, glistening CGI turds.

"[36] The Boston Globe's Ty Burr gave the film one out of four stars and said, "It's The First Wives Club rewritten for younger, less demanding audiences, or a 9 to 5 with absolutely nothing at stake.

"[40] Richard Corliss wrote for Time magazine that "All three women are less watchable and amusing than Nicki Minaj as Carly's legal assistant Lydia.

'"[43] Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com gave the film two out of four stars and said, "While "The Other Woman" raises some thoughtful questions about independence, identity and the importance of sisterhood, ultimately it would rather poop on them and then throw them through a window in hopes of the getting the big laugh.

"[48] Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post gave the film one and a half stars out of four, saying "A movie as generic and forgettable as the sofa-size art on its characters' walls.

"[49] Linda Holmes wrote for NPR, calling the film "a conceptually odious, stupid-to-the-bone enterprise ..."[50] Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times advised guys to "Step away from the vehicle, because The Other Woman is out of control and intent on running down a certain kind of male.