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IMDb rating 7.1
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Critic rating 7.2

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Critic Roger Ebert
rated 8

Larry David is the mind of the enterprise, and Evan Rachel Wood is the heart. David is a verbal virtuoso, playing the “Woody Allen role” but with his personal shtick.

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Critic Scott Tobias
rated 6

...their [Allen and David's] misanthropy forms a heavenly chorus during the best moments of Whatever Works, an otherwise wobbly odd-couple comedy.

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Critic William Thomas
rated 8

...a wryly misanthropic study of middle-aged, middle-class mediocrity.

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Critic Henrik Østergaard
rated 7

Kontrasten mellem misantropen Boris og den livsglade Melody er en komisk genistreg.

Read full review at Cinemazone

Cast & Crew

Woody Allen
Director
Woody Allen
Writer
Ed Begley Jr.
As John
Michael McKean
As Joe - Boris' Friend #3
Patricia Clarkson
As Marietta
Evan Rachel Wood
As Melodie St. Ann Celestine
Olek Krupa
As Morgenstern

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Whatever Works is a quirky romantic comedy that follows the unlikely relationship between Boris, a cynical and misanthropic chess teacher, and Melody, a naive and simple-minded young woman from the South. Despite their vastly different backgrounds and personalities, they find themselves drawn to each other and embark on a whirlwind romance. As their relationship deepens, they must navigate the challenges of their diverse friends and family, who are not always supportive of their love match. Along the way, they discover that finding love is all about embracing each other's quirks and learning to appreciate the beauty in life's imperfections.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Whatever Works include 27 Dresses, Crazy, Stupid, Love., New York, I Love You, Sideways, No Reservations, (500) Days of Summer.

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Whatever Works was released in theaters on June 19, 2009.