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The War of the Roses

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6.9/10 • 1.2K

1989-12-081h 56m

ComedyDrama

Once in a lifetime comes a motion picture that makes you feel like falling in love all over again. This is not that movie.

Barbara and Oliver Rose live happily as a married couple. When Barbara starts to wonder what life would be like without Oliver and likes what she sees, the two begin a campaign to force each other to leave their house, with their divorce lawyer D'Amato caught in the middle.

Directors
Danny DeVito
Editors
Lynzee Klingman

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Michael Douglas

    Michael Douglas

    Oliver Rose

  2. Kathleen Turner

    Kathleen Turner

    Barbara Rose

  3. Danny DeVito

    Danny DeVito

    Gavin D'Amato

  4. Marianne Sägebrecht

    Marianne Sägebrecht

    Susan

  5. Sean Astin

    Sean Astin

    Josh at 17

  6. Heather Fairfield

    Heather Fairfield

    Carolyn at 17

  7. G. D. Spradlin

    G. D. Spradlin

    Harry Thurmont

  8. Peter Donat

    Peter Donat

    Jason Larrabee

  9. Dan Castellaneta

    Dan Castellaneta

    Man in Chair

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kevin2019

May 16, 2025

10/10

"The War of the Roses" is an uncompromising film based upon the eternally topical subject of divorce. It fits neatly into the same category as "When Harry Met Sally..." (1989), but where that yawn fest ruminated upon the boring notion that a man can never be just good friends with an attractive woman without sex becoming an inevitable issue and getting in the way of a beautiful friendship this film ponders the notion is there any such thing as an amicable divorce? The film which results from this preponderance is a brilliantly bitter and ugly one that takes the issue to the absolute extremes of human behaviour like never before as the luxurious marital home is gradually reduced to a shadowy and dangerous battlefield. Danny DeVito excels magnificently behind the camera as director and he achieves the admirable feat of producing eye catching visuals which don't dominate or derail the entire film.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$26,000,000.00
Revenue
$160,188,546.00
Keywords
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