Just Tell Me What You Want

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Movie Info

New York City corporate head Max Herschel (Alan King) maintains a miserable marriage and several ongoing affairs, the most serious of which involves ambitious TV producer Bones Burton (Ali MacGraw). However, the outspoken Bones is tired of being the woman on the side, and when Max refuses to take her more seriously, she dumps him for young writer Steven Routledge (Peter Weller). But Max is a man who's used to getting just what he wants, and he doesn't take rejection lying down.

Rating:

R
Genre:

comedy, drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Sidney Lumet
Producer:

Jay Presson Allen, Sidney Lumet
Release Date (Streaming):

Apr 16, 2012
Runtime:

1h 52m

Cast & Crew

Ali MacGraw
Bones Burton

Alan King
Max Herschel

Myrna Loy
Stella Liberti

Keenan Wynn
Seymour Berger

Tony Roberts
Mike Berger

Peter Weller
Steven Routledge

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Critic Reviews for Just Tell Me What You Want

All Critics (2) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (1)

It raises questions about what makes people tick and then doesn't answer them.

November 19, 2018 | Full Review…

Tony Mastroianni
Cleveland Press
Silly rom-com, that dishes out its comedy in an aggressive NYC style.

May 27, 2011 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
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Audience Reviews for Just Tell Me What You Want

Jul 13, 2008

Fun comedy that has surprisingly good performances from Alan King and Ali MacGraw perhaps her best ever, which isn't setting the bar too high of course but she really is okay here. Myrna Loy offers excellent support as usual, this was her last theatrical feature and it's a much better role and picture than a lot of classic actresses had a chance to exit in.

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