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The War of the Roses

The War of the Roses
★ 6.9/10•1989•1h 56m•R•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.

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.

Danny DeVito · Director

Michael J. Leeson · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 56m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 8, 1989
Budget$26,000,000
Revenue$160,188,546

Actors

Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas

Oliver Rose

Kathleen Turner

Kathleen Turner

Barbara Rose

Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

Gavin D'Amato

Marianne Sägebrecht

Marianne Sägebrecht

Susan

Sean Astin

Sean Astin

Josh at 17

Heather Fairfield

Heather Fairfield

Carolyn at 17

G.D. Spradlin

G.D. Spradlin

Harry Thurmont

Peter Donat

Peter Donat

Larrabee

Dan Castellaneta

Dan Castellaneta

Man in Chair

Gloria Cromwell

Mrs. Marshall

Harlan Arnold

Mr. Dell

Mary Fogarty

Mrs. Dell

Rika Hofmann

Rika Hofmann

Elke

Patricia Allison

Maureen

Peter Brocco

Peter Brocco

Elderly Mourner

Philip Perlman

Bidder at Auction

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