20 movies like Whatever Works, ordered by similarity : Carol(2015), Happiest Season(2020), What If(2013), Permission(2017), The Boy Downstairs(2017), Stella's Last Weekend(2018), Cloud 9(2008), Dora or The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents(2015), I Am Love(2009), Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein(2002), Lucky Girl(2015), Isn't It Romantic(2019) ...
Romance
USA|France
2009
92 Minutes
Larry David Evan Rachel Wood Patricia Clarkson Ed Begley Jr. Michael McKean Henry Cavill John Gallagher Jr. Jessica Hecht Carolyn McCormick Christopher Evan Welch
misanthrope southerner naïve person mother father boyfriend hilarious endearing engaging gripping amusing emotional new york city restaurant hospital party street apartment relationships unlikely romance
A middle-aged, misanthropic divorcée from New York City surprisingly enters a fulfilling, Pygmalion-type relationship with a much younger, unsophisticated Southern girl.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK|USA|Australia
2015
118 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Rooney Mara Sarah Paulson Jake Lacy John Magaro Cory Michael Smith Carrie Brownstein Kevin Crowley Nik Pajic Kyle Chandler
woman love interest divorcée romantic interest lover daughter mother photographer gay/lesbian emotional engaging endearing sad powerful tense united states manhattan new york new york city department store
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Other
USA|Canada
2020
102 Minutes
Kristen Stewart Mackenzie Davis Mary Steenburgen Victor Garber Alison Brie Mary Holland Daniel Levy Burl Moseley Aubrey Plaza Sarayu Blue Jake McDorman
lesbian mother father sister ex-girlfriend politician ex-boyfriend charming amusing emotional endearing heartwarming hilarious madcap moving mushy melodramatic playful quirky positive
A holiday romantic comedy that captures the range of emotions tied to wanting your family's acceptance, being true to yourself, and trying not to ruin Christmas.
Romance
2013
102 Minutes
Daniel Radcliffe Zoe Kazan Megan Park Adam Driver Mackenzie Davis Jemima Rooper Rafe Spall Meghan Heffern Jonathan Cherry Oona Chaplin
friend best friend love interest medical student boyfriend girlfriend college dropout true love animator amusing endearing heartwarming hilarious lighthearted positive united states apartment city office love
A medical-school dropout (Daniel Radcliffe) tries to hide his attraction to his new friend (Zoe Kazan), a bubbly artist who already has a boyfriend.
Romance
USA|Canada
2017
96 Minutes
Rebecca Hall Dan Stevens Gina Gershon François Arnaud Morgan Spector David Joseph Craig Jason Sudeikis Bridget Everett Sarah Steele Raúl Castillo
boyfriend girlfriend lover friend family member fiancé emotional intense intricate offbeat amusing new york city restaurant central park apartment gallery polyamory sex exploration relationships
A woman on the brink of a marriage proposal is told by a friend that she should date other men before spending the rest of her life with her boyfriend.
Romance
USA
2017
91 Minutes
Zosia Mamet Matthew Shear Deirdre O'Connell Sarah Ramos Diana Irvine Arliss Howard Deborah Offner David Wohl Jeff Ward Theo Stockman Liz Larsen
writer ex-boyfriend girlfriend friend neighbor love interest amusing quirky emotional charming cool endearing new york city apartment brooklyn cab restaurant central park love friendship
A young woman is forced to reflect on her first relationship when she inadvertently moves into her ex-boyfriend's apartment building.
Romance, Drama
USA
2018
102 Minutes
Nat Wolff Alex Wolff Polly Draper Paulina Singer Nick Sandow Julia Macchio Julia Abueva Leo Heller
young man brother love interest young woman mother father charming cheeky emotional heartwarming moving touching new york united states family home beach arcade party young love love triangle
STELLA'S LAST WEEKEND is the story of two brothers whose relationship is challenged when they find they are in love with the same girl, but it is also about the unshakable bond between them.
Romance, Drama
Germany
2008
98 Minutes
Ursula Werner Horst Rehberg Horst Westphal Steffi Kühnert
woman man couple lover cheeky confident emotional engaging heartwarming germany home apartment lake love love triangle loveless marriage lovers old age love forbidden love
A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.
Drama, Romance
Switzerland|Germany
2015
90 Minutes
Jenny Schily Lars Eidinger Urs Jucker Victoria Schulz
teen girl pregnant teen teenage mother mother lover father amusing engaging emotional moving melodramatic uplifting family home coming of age challenge family relationships sexual awakening adventure discovery
When her mother decides to stop administering medication to her mentally challenged daughter, 18-year-old Dora awakes, as if from a deep sleep. Dora discovers her body, her sensuality and finally, sex, too.
Romance, Drama
Italy
2009
119 Minutes
Tilda Swinton Flavio Parenti Edoardo Gabbriellini Alba Rohrwacher Pippo Delbono Maria Paiato Diane Fleri Gabriele Ferzetti Marisa Berenson Mattia Zaccaro Waris Ahluwalia
grandfather businessman son chef mother immigrant emotional gripping intense melodramatic milan, italy nice, france restaurant seaside cathedral london wealth family business family bloodline affair
Emma left Russia to live with her husband in Italy. Now a member of a powerful industrial family, she is the respected mother of three, but feels unfulfilled. One day, Antonio, a talented chef and her son's friend, makes her senses kindle.
Drama, Romance, Action
India
2002
171 Minutes
family family patriarch family member lover young woman young man charming endearing engaging intense heartwarming melodramatic family dinner party celebration family feud cultural differences attraction friendship relationships
Two feuding neighboring families are brought together to celebrate the wedding anniversary of Vishnupratap Singh (Vikram Gokhale) and his wife (Farida Jalal), much to the dislike of Rudra ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
2015
90 Minutes
Columbus Short LeToya Luckett Serayah Jackie Christie Malik Yoba Parker McKenna Posey Ella Joyce Shanti Lowry Hawthorne James
bride bride-to-be groom ex-boyfriend lover love interest family parent friend mother father fiancé emotional heartwarming intense house beach beach house marriage love
On the day of her wedding, as Selena Jackson comes to terms with the long-lost love she's never quite gotten over, many of her guests, including her best friends and her own mother, also ... See full summary »
Romance, Fantasy
USA
2019
88 Minutes
Rebel Wilson Liam Hemsworth Adam Devine Priyanka Chopra Betty Gilpin Brandon Scott Jones Jennifer Saunders Alexandra Kis Big Jay Oakerson Rao Rampilla Marcus Choi
architect mugger love interest doctor friend co-worker amusing hilarious offbeat quirky lighthearted new york city office apartment subway hospital romance comedy alternate reality love
A young woman disenchanted with love mysteriously finds herself trapped inside a romantic comedy.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
India|UK
2007
140 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Tabu Paresh Rawal Zohra Segal Vinay Jain Krishna Bhatt Kanwal Toor Nikhil Ratnaparkhi Pradeep Shukla Jameel Khan
older man mother restaurant owner young woman fiancée restaurant employee offbeat emotional london family home restaurant kitchen india city courtship family dysfunction romance journey relationships disapproval
An egotistical 64-year-old chef and confirmed bachelor falls for a woman 30 years his junior.
Romance
1996
107 Minutes
Kate Beckinsale Mark Strong Samantha Morton Bernard Hepton Prunella Scales Raymond Coulthard Olivia Williams Dominic Rowan Lucy Robinson
young woman matchmaker lover love interest vicar friend engaging amusing emotional lighthearted melodramatic heartwarming england small town london matchmaking love interest relationships attraction family
While matchmaking for friends and neighbors, a young 19th-century Englishwoman (Kate Beckinsale) nearly misses her own chance at love.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2004
96 Minutes
Michelle Krusiec Joan Chen Lynn Chen Jessica Hecht Ato Essandoh Nathanel Geng Jin Wang Guang Lan Koh David Shih Brian Yang Brittany Perrineau
mother daughter grandfather lesbian love interest emotional endearing inspiring new york city apartment mother/daughter relationship father/daughter relationship lesbianism secret pregnancy tradition love transformation 2000s
A Chinese-American lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.
Romance
USA
2017
94 Minutes
Fran Kranz Odette Yustman Colleen Camp Miles Fisher Mary Elizabeth Ellis Chris Diamantopoulos Adam David Thompson Laura Kightlinger Carson Elrod
mother friend unemployed person love interest amusing cheeky emotional hilarious apartment office woods restaurant bar lie false identity love relationships loss of job love discovery
Gilby finds himself in a tangled web of lies when the truth proves to be too much to admit and even harder to accept.
Romance, Other
Germany|USA
2008
88 Minutes
Vince Vaughn Reese Witherspoon Robert Duvall Jon Favreau Mary Steenburgen Dwight Yoakam Tim McGraw Kristin Chenoweth Jon Voight Sissy Spacek
young man girlfriend mother father coworker relative amusing endearing offbeat bar office party trolley apartment san francisco christmas party marriage life lessons family love relationships
A couple struggles to visit all four of their divorced parents on Christmas.
Romance
USA
2017
94 Minutes
Brandon Polansky Samantha Elisofon Jessica Walter Tibor Feldman Christina Brucato Jennifer Brito Sondra James Johnathan Tchaikovsky Macy Cassera Tommy Beardmore Alex Emanuel
autistic person disabled person filmmaker friend group leader mother amusing endearing charming offbeat quirky uplifting new york city community center street brooklyn bridge restaurant cab relationships love
A New York City romantic comedy, Keep the Change is the unlikely love story of two people who meet in a support group.
Romance
Canada
2001
105 Minutes
Wendy Crewson Peter Coyote Joe Cobden Emmanuelle Vaugier Jennifer Carmichael Dan Joffre Camille Mitchell Michael Shanks
author young man love interest ex-boyfriend writer friend endearing emotional amusing witty canada apartment restaurant writer's block relationships may-december romance aging loneliness love transformation
A famous 'Jackie Collins'-type novelist falls for a quirky twenty-year-old kid.
Drama, Romance
West Germany
1955
105 Minutes
Eva Kotthaus Erik Schumann Horst Buchholz Georg Thomalla Gustav Knuth Camilla Spira Erich Ponto Lucie Höflich Siegfried Lowitz Otto Wernicke Wolfgang Neuss
german woman son border patrol officer love interest great-grandmother emotional melodramatic engaging heartwarming passionate charming east germany germany west germany border mother/son relationship east/west clash family relationships father/son relationship
A border police officer helps a woman cross between West and East Germany with her son. Despite being increasingly united by love, the distance between them increases as border security tightens.