尼克（梅尔·吉布森 Mel Gibson 饰）是芝加哥一间广告公司的小经理，是个典型的大男子主义者。对于新来的女人上司达西（海伦·亨特 Helen Hunt 饰），他更是满腹牢骚。达西要求尼克设计出女性用品的创意广告，令达西分外头痛，一不留神，尼克在自家浴室中触了电，这次事故让他获得了一个神奇的本领——读心术。 　　有了这个意外的收获，尼克现在就能轻而易举的知道身边女人们的心事。他渐渐的沉迷于此，并惊奇地发现原来达西一直都对自己有好感。于是，尼克决定将计就计，利用达西的心事好好捉弄她一番，他千方百计接近达西，讨她欢心，却不知自己正在堕入情网。自从得知女人的内心世界，这个大男人终于领悟到她们的美丽，和水火不容的女上司共赴爱海。Nick, a somewhat chauvinistic advertising exec hot shot, has his life turned haywire when a fluke accident enables him to hear what women think. At first all he wants to do is rid himself of this curse, until a wacky psychologist shows him that this could be used to his advantage! His first target is Darcy McGuire, the very woman that got the promotion he wanted. But just as his plan is beginning to work, love gets in the way...