The War of the Roses

The War of the Roses(1989)

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

December 8, 1989
1h 56m
Flop
IMDb6.862,437
RT84%
Meta80/100
TMDB6.91K

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.

Trailer

Christmas Trailer
Christmas Trailer

Cast

Crew

Director of Photography

Stephen H. Burum

Director

Danny DeVito

Executive Producer

Polly Platt, Doug Claybourne

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Box Office

Budget

$26.0M

Revenue

$160.2M

Profit

+$134.2M

Details

Original Language

en

Country

United States of America

Production

20th Century Fox, Gracie Films

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