If you loved Husbands and Wives, try Whatever Works

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Both films are directed by Woody Allen, and they both carry the cerebral mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Husbands and Wives, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Whatever Works is

New York City streets, summer, a chessboard. A crotchety misanthrope and a young runaway collide, then her uptight parents arrive. Woody Allen revisits his comedic roots.

If you loved Husbands and Wives, try Whatever Works

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What Whatever Works is

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What Whatever Works is

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