The War of the Roses

The War of the Roses

1989 · 116 min · EN · R · 6.9 (1,256 votes)
Dir. Danny DeVito · Starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Marianne Sägebrecht, Sean Astin, Heather Fairfield · Music David Newman

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

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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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This is a venomous, darkly hilarious descent into marital Armageddon. It feels like watching a meticulously crafted, increasingly absurd domestic battle, where every laugh is tinged with a wince. The mood is cynical yet exhilarating, a propulsive ride through the destructive power of resentment, all wrapped in a sharply satirical package.

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