What Women Want is a 2000 American romantic fantasy comedy film written by Josh Goldsmith, Cathy Yuspa, and Diane Drake, directed by Nancy Meyers, and starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt.

Alex resents Nick's years of neglect, but they start to bond while he takes her shopping for a prom dress.

After Nick telepathically finds out that Alex intends to sleep with Cameron the night of the prom, he attempts to give her some advice.

[clarification needed] Over time, Nick succeeds in repairing his relationships with female acquaintances, especially those at work.

He loses his gift during a severe thunder and lightning storm while on his way to see the company secretary, Erin, who has been contemplating suicide.

When Cameron dumps Alex at the prom for refusing to have sex, Nick finds and consoles her, cementing their newly repaired relationship.

[10] In a lukewarm review, Kimberley Jones of The Austin Chronicle praised Gibson's performance and likened parts of the film to classic screwball comedies, but felt the ending became a "dull, drawn-out morality play".

In 2009, the website Pajiba published an article reporting that producer and scriptwriter Peter Chiarelli was working on a sequel, which would re-imagine the concept from the viewpoint of a woman who could hear men's thoughts.

A Chinese remake directed by Chen Daming starring Andy Lau and Gong Li was released in 2011.

in 2004 is a Marathi film directed by Kedar Shinde from India that is loosely based on What Women Want.