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The War of the Roses

Name: The War of the Roses
Released: 1989-12-08T00:00:00.000000Z
Rating: 6.9

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

1989 • 116 min • ★ 6.9 (1,274) • Released

Comedy Drama

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.

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Original title: The War of the Roses
Language: EN
Country: US
Budget: $26,000,000
Revenue: $160,188,546

Reviews & Ratings 1

kevin2019

May 16, 2025 · via TMDB

★ 10.0

"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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Cast 26

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

Rika Hofmann

Elke

Peter Brocco

Elderly Mourner

Susan Isaacs

Auctioneer's Assistant

Shirley Mitchell

Mrs. Dewitt

Ellen Crawford

Nurse

Michael Adler

Dr. Hillerman

Lisa Howard

Nurse

Vickilyn Reynolds

Nancy

Tony Crane

Teenage Boy

Roy Brocksmith

Mr. Fisk

Peter Hansen

Mr. Marshall

Robert Harper

Heath

Prince Hughes

Bleeding Man

Danitra Vance

Manicurist Trainee

David Wohl

Dr. Gordon

Raye Birk

Auctioneer (uncredited)

Norman Brenner

Mourner (uncredited)

Crew 20

Stephen H. Burum

Director of Photography

François Duhamel

Still Photographer

Michael Runyard

Stunt Coordinator

Chuck Picerni Jr.

Stunts

Jon H. Epstein

Stunts

Patricia M. Peters

Stunts

Scott Wilder

Stunts

Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw

Stunts

Danny DeVito

Director

Lynzee Klingman

Editor

Debra Zane

Casting Assistant

Richard Sakai

Executive In Charge Of Production

Polly Platt

Executive Producer

Arnon Milchan

Producer

James L. Brooks

Producer

David Newman

Original Music Composer

Leslie Shatz

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Leslie Shatz

Supervising Sound Editor

John Frazier

Special Effects Supervisor

Warren Adler

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US Release Dates 7

Dec 4, 1989

Los Angeles, California

Premiere

Dec 6, 1989

New York City, New York

Premiere

Dec 8, 1989

R Theatrical

Jun 28, 1990

VHS

R Physical

Aug 22, 1991

Special Collector's Edition LaserDisc

R Physical

Dec 18, 2001

Special Edition DVD

R Physical

Sep 18, 2012

Filmmakers Signature Series Blu-ray

R Physical