Easy A (2010)

Screenwriter Bert V. Royal’s loose high school adaptation of “The Scarlet Letter” isn’t quite as smart as he thinks it is, but Emma Stone is a charming smartass. She leads a fun, breezy 90 minutes, complete with knowing nods to those cheesy John Hughes films.

d: Will Gluck | imdb.com | trailer | “Pocketful of Sunshine”
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Whatever Works (2009)

Woody Allen directs Larry David, who essentially plays Allen — a neurotic, cynical genius who falls in love with young runaway Evan Rachel Wood. He’s fun to watch, and Wood’s naiveté is adorable, misunderstanding David’s world view, then co-opting it.

d: Woody Allen | imdb.com | trailer