Movies like Whatever Works

Whatever Works (2009) is a comedy movie directed by Woody Allen. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Something's Gotta Give (2003)
★ 6.6 · 1,844 votes · Drama, Comedy, Romance
When perpetually single, aging music industry exec Harry Sanborn, and his latest trophy girlfriend, Marin, arrive at her mother's beach house in the Hamptons, they find that her mother, playwright Erica Barry, also plans to stay for the weekend. Erica is scandalized by the relationship and Harry's sexist ways. But when Harry has a heart attack while there, and the doctor prescribes bedrest, his only option is to stay at the Barry home. Left in the care of Erica and his doctor, a love triangle starts to take shape.
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2. Lost in Translation (2003)
★ 7.4 · 8,370 votes · Drama, Comedy, Romance
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.
Movies like Lost in Translation →
3. It's Complicated (2009)
★ 6.5 · 1,573 votes · Comedy, Romance
Ten years after their divorce, Jane and Jake Adler unite for their son's college graduation and unexpectedly end up sleeping together. But Jake is married, and Jane is embarking on a new romance with her architect. Now, she has to sort out her life—just when she thought she had it all figured out.
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4. Blue Valentine (2010)
★ 7.0 · 3,649 votes · Drama, Romance
Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible cracks in their marriage.
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5. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
★ 6.8 · 3,100 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.
Movies like Four Weddings and a Funeral →
6. Can You Keep a Secret? (2019)
★ 6.3 · 988 votes · Romance, Comedy
Emma Corrigan, a girl with a few secrets, thinks she’s about to die on a turbulent plane ride. She spills them all to the handsome stranger sitting next to her. At least, she thought he was a stranger. But then, her company’s young and elusive CEO, arrives at the office. It’s him. And he knows every single humiliating detail about her.
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7. Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
★ 6.4 · 744 votes · Comedy, Romance
A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister gets engaged.
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8. Barefoot in the Park (1967)
★ 7.1 · 634 votes · Comedy, Romance
In this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie, a free spirit, and Paul Bratter, an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their marriage, Corie tries to find a companion for mother, Ethel, who is now alone, and sets up Ethel with neighbor Victor. Inappropriate behavior on a double date causes conflict, and the young couple considers divorce.
Movies like Barefoot in the Park →
9. Little Italy (2018)
★ 6.6 · 721 votes · Comedy, Romance
Former childhood pals Leo and Nikki are attracted to each other as adults—but will their feuding parents' rival pizzerias put a chill on their sizzling romance?
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10. Little Manhattan (2005)
★ 7.2 · 789 votes · Comedy, Romance
Ten-year-old Gabe Burton is just an average kid growing up in Manhattan until Rosemary Telesco walks into his karate class. But before Gabe can tell Rosemary how he feels, she reveals that she won't be going to public school any more. Gabe has a lot more to learn about life, love, and girls.
Movies like Little Manhattan →
11. The Wrong Paris (2025)
★ 6.7 · 350 votes · Romance, Comedy
Dawn thinks she's joining a dating show in Paris, France, only to land in Paris, Texas. She has an exit plan — until sparks fly with the cowboy bachelor.
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12. My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
★ 6.6 · 2,985 votes · Comedy, Romance
When she receives word that her longtime platonic pal Michael O'Neal is getting married to debutante Kimberly Wallace, food critic Julianne Potter realizes her true feelings for Michael -- and sets out to sabotage the wedding.
Movies like My Best Friend's Wedding →
13. Easy Virtue (2008)
★ 6.5 · 473 votes · Comedy, Romance
A young Englishman marries a glamorous American. When he brings her home to meet the parents, she arrives like a blast from the future - blowing their entrenched British stuffiness out the window.
Movies like Easy Virtue →
14. To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)
★ 7.6 · 8,793 votes · Comedy, Romance
Lara Jean's love life goes from imaginary to out of control when her secret letters to every boy she's ever fallen for are mysteriously mailed out.
Movies like To All the Boys I've Loved Before →

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Movies like Whatever Works

Whatever Works (2009) is a comedy movie directed by Woody Allen. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Something's Gotta Give (2003)
★ 6.6 · 1,844 votes · Drama, Comedy, Romance
When perpetually single, aging music industry exec Harry Sanborn, and his latest trophy girlfriend, Marin, arrive at her mother's beach house in the Hamptons, they find that her mother, playwright Erica Barry, also plans to stay for the weekend. Erica is scandalized by the relationship and Harry's sexist ways. But when Harry has a heart attack while there, and the doctor prescribes bedrest, his only option is to stay at the Barry home. Left in the care of Erica and his doctor, a love triangle starts to take shape.
Movies like Something's Gotta Give →
2. Lost in Translation (2003)
★ 7.4 · 8,370 votes · Drama, Comedy, Romance
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.
Movies like Lost in Translation →
3. It's Complicated (2009)
★ 6.5 · 1,573 votes · Comedy, Romance
Ten years after their divorce, Jane and Jake Adler unite for their son's college graduation and unexpectedly end up sleeping together. But Jake is married, and Jane is embarking on a new romance with her architect. Now, she has to sort out her life—just when she thought she had it all figured out.
Movies like It's Complicated →
4. Blue Valentine (2010)
★ 7.0 · 3,649 votes · Drama, Romance
Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible cracks in their marriage.
Movies like Blue Valentine →
5. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
★ 6.8 · 3,100 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.
Movies like Four Weddings and a Funeral →
6. Can You Keep a Secret? (2019)
★ 6.3 · 988 votes · Romance, Comedy
Emma Corrigan, a girl with a few secrets, thinks she’s about to die on a turbulent plane ride. She spills them all to the handsome stranger sitting next to her. At least, she thought he was a stranger. But then, her company’s young and elusive CEO, arrives at the office. It’s him. And he knows every single humiliating detail about her.
Movies like Can You Keep a Secret? →
7. Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
★ 6.4 · 744 votes · Comedy, Romance
A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister gets engaged.
Movies like Everyone Says I Love You →
8. Barefoot in the Park (1967)
★ 7.1 · 634 votes · Comedy, Romance
In this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie, a free spirit, and Paul Bratter, an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their marriage, Corie tries to find a companion for mother, Ethel, who is now alone, and sets up Ethel with neighbor Victor. Inappropriate behavior on a double date causes conflict, and the young couple considers divorce.
Movies like Barefoot in the Park →
9. Little Italy (2018)
★ 6.6 · 721 votes · Comedy, Romance
Former childhood pals Leo and Nikki are attracted to each other as adults—but will their feuding parents' rival pizzerias put a chill on their sizzling romance?
Movies like Little Italy →
10. Little Manhattan (2005)
★ 7.2 · 789 votes · Comedy, Romance
Ten-year-old Gabe Burton is just an average kid growing up in Manhattan until Rosemary Telesco walks into his karate class. But before Gabe can tell Rosemary how he feels, she reveals that she won't be going to public school any more. Gabe has a lot more to learn about life, love, and girls.
Movies like Little Manhattan →
11. The Wrong Paris (2025)
★ 6.7 · 350 votes · Romance, Comedy
Dawn thinks she's joining a dating show in Paris, France, only to land in Paris, Texas. She has an exit plan — until sparks fly with the cowboy bachelor.
Movies like The Wrong Paris →
12. My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
★ 6.6 · 2,985 votes · Comedy, Romance
When she receives word that her longtime platonic pal Michael O'Neal is getting married to debutante Kimberly Wallace, food critic Julianne Potter realizes her true feelings for Michael -- and sets out to sabotage the wedding.
Movies like My Best Friend's Wedding →
13. Easy Virtue (2008)
★ 6.5 · 473 votes · Comedy, Romance
A young Englishman marries a glamorous American. When he brings her home to meet the parents, she arrives like a blast from the future - blowing their entrenched British stuffiness out the window.
Movies like Easy Virtue →
14. To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)
★ 7.6 · 8,793 votes · Comedy, Romance
Lara Jean's love life goes from imaginary to out of control when her secret letters to every boy she's ever fallen for are mysteriously mailed out.
Movies like To All the Boys I've Loved Before →

1. Something's Gotta Give (2003)

2. Lost in Translation (2003)

3. It's Complicated (2009)

4. Blue Valentine (2010)

5. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

6. Can You Keep a Secret? (2019)

7. Everyone Says I Love You (1996)

8. Barefoot in the Park (1967)

9. Little Italy (2018)

10. Little Manhattan (2005)

11. The Wrong Paris (2025)

12. My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)

13. Easy Virtue (2008)

14. To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)

Related lists

1. Something's Gotta Give (2003)

2. Lost in Translation (2003)

3. It's Complicated (2009)

4. Blue Valentine (2010)

5. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

6. Can You Keep a Secret? (2019)

7. Everyone Says I Love You (1996)

8. Barefoot in the Park (1967)

9. Little Italy (2018)

10. Little Manhattan (2005)

11. The Wrong Paris (2025)

12. My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)

13. Easy Virtue (2008)

14. To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)

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