I Don't Know How She Does It

I Don't Know How She Does It is a 2011 American comedy film based on Allison Pearson's 2002 novel of the same name. Directed by Douglas McGrath, the film stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear. The film was released on September 16, 2011, and received generally negative reviews from critics. It was also a box office bomb, only grossing $31.4 million worldwide on a $24 million budget. Plot Kate (Sarah Jessica Parker) receives a reminder from her daughter, Emily's (Emma Rayne Lyle) kindergarten bake sale. Kate buys a store-baked pie and a glass pie holder. Back home, she is greeted by her husband, Richard (Greg Kinnear). Kate and Richard attempt to have sex, but she falls asleep due to exhaustion. In the middle of the night, Kate goes to check on her children. The next morning, she is greeted with a hug by her 2-year-old son, Ben (Theodore and Julius Goldberg). Kate pleads for Richard to stay home as the babysitter, Paula, is not there to take over. Kate meets her friend, Allison (Christina Hendricks), a single mother working as a lawyer. They later encounter "the Momsters" – Wendy Best (Busy Philipps) and Janine LoPietro (Sarah Shahi), who are both stay-at-home mothers. At work, Kate's boss, Clark Cooper (Kelsey Grammer) assigns a new project with Jack Abelhammer (Pierce Brosnan) to Kate. In the morning as Kate leaves her house with her children calling out to her, she cries from guilt towards her children. Later, Kate arrives in New York City and meets Jack with Momo (Olivia Munn), her junior research analyst. Momo is opposed to Kate's lifestyle and is highly career-driven. Kate apologizes to Jack and later finds that she has lice. Throughout the meeting with Jack, Kate scratches her head profusely but manages to get through the meeting. Richard's mother, Marla (Jane Curtin) displays dismay with how both Kate and Richard are working and hopes that Kate will spend more time with the children.