Women Talking Dirty is a 1999 British comedy film directed by Coky Giedroyc and starring Helena Bonham Carter, Gina McKee and James Nesbitt.

The story centers on Cora and Ellen, two women who strike an unlikely friendship over their love of drinking and amidst the rakish men in their lives.

Despite the women’s obvious differences, they immediately become friends and Ellen becomes Cora's coach as she goes into hospital to give birth to her son Sam.

Regardless of the hurt he has caused her, Ellen is still in love with him, fully unaware that Daniel has fathered her best friend's youngest son Col. Cora, on the other hand, is still struggling with life, and is depressed and guilty over her secret betrayal.

In the meantime, Cora develops a relationship with Ellen's co-worker, Stanley, and, after a near-death experience, begins to feel more confident within herself and about what she wants from life.

Dewar used a book by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid's screenwriter William Goldman, "Adventures in the Screen Trade", to explain the details of scriptwriting.

Jamie Russell of BBC gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and added "Women Talking Dirty is an above average relationship drama.

[7] A critical review from Variety stated the film is “Desperately peppy, disappointingly free of dirty talk and overall about as believable as thesp Helena Bonham Carter’s Scottish accent” with a script that has “no clear idea of what it wants to be”.