The War of the Roses

Name: The War of the Roses
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1989-12-08
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 6.917

★ 6,9 /10 (1,278 Votes)

1989 EN 116 min

Overview

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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Release date

08/12/1989

Votes

1,278

Popularity

5.1

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

Genres

Comedy Drama

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

116 min

Budget

$26,000,000

Revenue

$160,188,546

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

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Gloria Cromwell

Mrs. Marshall

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Harlan Arnold

Mr. Dell

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Mary Fogarty

Mrs. Dell

Rika Hofmann

Elke

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Patricia Allison

Maureen

Peter Brocco

Elderly Mourner

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Philip Perlman

Bidder at Auction

Susan Isaacs

Auctioneer's Assistant

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Trenton Teigen

Josh at 10

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Bethany McKinney

Carolyn at 10

Shirley Mitchell

Mrs. Dewitt

Ellen Crawford

Nurse

Michael Adler

Dr. Hillerman

Lisa Howard

Nurse

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Jeff Thomas

Orderly

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Jacqueline Cassell

Gavin's Secretary

Vickilyn Reynolds

Nancy

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Eunice Suarez

Latin Woman

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Julia Elliott

Latin Assistant

Tony Crane

Teenage Boy

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Ryan Wickers

Josh at 3

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Shaun Wickers

Josh at 3

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Catherine Donohue

Carolyn at 3

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Mary Donohue

Carolyn at 3

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Sue Palka

Anchorwoman

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Morris Jones

Anchorman

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Popeye

Benny

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Tyler

Kitty Kitty

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)

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Robin Blake

Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

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Marilyn Brandt

Woman at Law Firm (uncredited)

Norman Brenner

Mourner (uncredited)

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Bob Courts

Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

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Gene Cross

Auction Bidder (uncredited)

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Hal Donahue

Gentlemen's Club Patron (uncredited)

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Peter Eastman

Lawyer in Waiting Area (uncredited)

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Berl Erdahl

Gentlemen's Club Patron (uncredited)

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Fritz Hess

Christmas Caroler (uncredited)

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Virginia Kennedy

Christmas Caroler (uncredited)

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Al Kroft

Gentlemen's Club Patron (uncredited)

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Tom Myer

Gentlemen's Club Waiter (uncredited)

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Ken Norton

Gentlemen's Club Patron (uncredited)

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"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 o…

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