The War of the Roses

1989

Action / Comedy / Romance

32
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 71% · 45 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 71% · 25K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.9/10 10 62029 62K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Danny DeVito Photo
Danny DeVito

Top cast

Roy Brocksmith Photo
Roy Brocksmith as Mr. Fisk
Sean Astin Photo
Sean Astin as Josh at 17
Peter Brocco Photo
Peter Brocco as Elderly Mourner
Peter Donat Photo
Peter Donat as Jason Larrabee
1080p.BluRay
1.85 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 56 min
Seeds 85

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by happipuppi13 7 / 10

The War of the Roses - The End Of The 80's.

Reviewed by Mr-Fusion 7 / 10

A house divided . . . and then demolished

There isn't a plethora of funny lines in "The War of the Roses" (it's just not that kind of comedy), but the blistering cynicism about marriage makes them stand out all the same (the stabbing victim in the hospital claimed most of these). If you want to call this a cautionary tale of divorce, I'm just fine with that. Watching these people bitterly drift apart is uncomfortable, and the filmmakers know this because the whole third act is the literal destruction of everything they've labored so long to build. The absurdity is almost a salve.It's a comedy, but also dark as hell. The dialogue, on the other hand, that's fantastic.7/10
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