Love's Second Act vs Whatever Works
Love's Second Act has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.1/10 for Whatever Works). Love's Second Act is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 32m. Whatever Works is the older of the two (2009 against 2024). Both are comedy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Love's Second Act
Whatever Works| Love's Second Act | Whatever Works | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Comedy, Romance, TV Movie | Comedy, Romance |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Sam Irvin | Woody Allen |
| Main cast | Tilky Jones, J.P. Manoux, George Wendt, Ann Hagemann, Meredith VanCuyk | Henry Cavill, Patricia Clarkson, Evan Rachel Wood, Conleth Hill, Michael McKean |
Synopsis
Love's Second Act
Jamie is a filmmaker who needs inspiration to finish her screenplay after a studio buys the pitch. She finds it in ex-boyfriend, Nick, who still works at the small town movie theater where they both first fell in love.
Whatever Works
Whatever Works explores the relationship between a crotchety misanthrope, Boris and a naïve, impressionable young runaway from the south, Melody. When Melody's uptight parents arrive in New York to rescue her, they are quickly drawn into wildly unexpected romantic entanglements. Everyone discovers that finding love is just a combination of lucky chance and appreciating the value of "whatever works."
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