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 plot surrounds the trials and tribulations of Kate Reddy, a married mother of two, as she navigates her life as a finance executive and the breadwinner for her family.
The film was released on September 16, 2011, and was a critical and commercial flop.
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When Kate Reddy receives a reminder from her daughter Emily about her kindergarten's bake sale, she buys a store-baked pie and puts it in a glass pie plate. Back home, Kate is greeted by her husband, Richard. They 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 two-year-old son, Ben. Kate pleads for Richard to stay home as the babysitter Paula is not yet there to take over.
Kate meets her friend, Allison, a single mother working as a lawyer. They later encounter "the Momsters" – Wendy Best and Janine LoPietro, who are both stay-at-home mothers. Kate's boss Clark Cooper assigns her a new project with Jack Abelhammer. In the morning as she leaves her house with her children calling out to her, she cries from guilt towards her children.
