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What if it Works?

2017 · 95 min

A gentle, quirky romance that treats mental illness with warmth and honesty, balancing sweetness with real struggle.

Directed by
Romi Trower
Genres
Drama
Starring
Luke Ford, Anna Samson, Kaarin Fairfax
Overview
Adrian, an irrepressibly chirpy tech nerd, has OCD. Grace, a beautiful street artist, has multiple personality disorder. It's a love story that seems impossible. But what if it works?

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Free in the UK
  • Tubi TV
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Romi Trower
Genres
Drama
Starring
Luke Ford, Anna Samson, Kaarin Fairfax
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • healing
  • isolation
  • family
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour4
Realism7
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Romi Trower
Written by
Romi Trower
Starring
Luke Ford, Anna Samson, Kaarin Fairfax, Wade Briggs, Brooke Satchwell, Shane Savage
Runtime
95 min
Country
Australia
Languages
English

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