Film

The War of the Roses

1989 · 1h 56m · Comedy · Drama

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

IMDb

6.8

Rotten Tomatoes

84%

Metacritic

80

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.

Michael Douglas

Oliver Rose

Kathleen Turner

Barbara Rose

Danny DeVito

Gavin D'Amato

Marianne Sägebrecht

Susan

Sean Astin

Josh at 17

Heather Fairfield

Carolyn at 17

G.D. Spradlin

Harry Thurmont

Peter Donat

Jason Larrabee

Dan Castellaneta

Man in Chair

Gloria Cromwell

Mrs. Marshall

Harlan Arnold

Mr. Dell

Mary Fogarty

Mrs. Dell

Rika Hofmann

Elke

Patricia Allison

Maureen

Peter Brocco

Elderly Mourner

Philip Perlman

Bidder at Auction

• Danny DeVitoDirector
• Michael J. LeesonScreenplay
• Warren AdlerNovel
• James L. BrooksProducer
• Arnon MilchanProducer
• Polly PlattExecutive Producer
• Doug ClaybourneExecutive Producer
• Stephen H. BurumDirector of Photography
• David NewmanOriginal Music Composer
• Lynzee KlingmanEditor

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Release date

December 8, 1989

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

R

Budget

$26,000,000

Revenue

$160,188,546

Genres

Comedy, Drama

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