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The War of the Roses

The War of the Roses

1989Movie⏱️ 1h 56mR🏆 #3072 Top Rated
ComedyRomance
6.9
IMDB Rating
62,191 votes

A married couple tries everything to drive each other out of the house in a vicious divorce battle.

Director
Danny DeVito
Writers
Warren Adler, Michael Leeson
Stars
Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito
Release Date
December 8, 1989
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 2
Wins
🎯 9
Nominations
💬 132
Reviews
📋 48.6K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas
as Oliver Rose
Kathleen Turner
Kathleen Turner
as Barbara Rose
Danny DeVito
Danny DeVito
as Gavin D'Amato
Marianne Sägebrecht
Marianne Sägebrecht
as Susan
Sean Astin
Sean Astin
as Josh at 17
Heather Fairfield
Heather Fairfield
as Carolyn at 17
G.D. Spradlin
G.D. Spradlin
as Harry Thurmont
Peter Donat
Peter Donat
as Jason Larrabee
Dan Castellaneta
Dan Castellaneta
as Man in Chair
👤
Gloria Cromwell
as Mrs. Marshall

💰 Box Office

$160,188,546
Worldwide Gross
$86,888,546
Domestic Gross
$9,488,794
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby SR
Color
Color
Filming Location
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA
Production
Twentieth Century Fox, Gracie Films, Regency International Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

dysfunctional marriagemarital argumentwealthy coupledivorce lawyerbitter divorce

🎯 Categories

Dark ComedyFarceSatireScrewball ComedyTragedyTragic RomanceComedyRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Excellent performances in an explosive film
by davispittman2017-05-12
8/10

"First off let me say that Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner were the perfect choices for this movie! They both gave electric powerful performances and really proved themselves as fine artists. They have awesome chemistry too, we first saw that in Romancing the Stone, but their chemistry in The War of the Roses is a very different kind of chemistry. Yeah sure in the first 15 minutes it shows them making passionate love and becoming infatuated with one another, then comes the kiddies, but really this film is not at all about love, this is NOT a romance story. No it's a movie about an extr..."

💡 Did You Know?

While shooting the scene of Michael Douglas (Oliver) and Kathleen Turner (Barbara) sitting in the chandelier, director Danny DeVito pretended to break for lunch while the two actors were 30 feet above-ground.

📖 Synopsis

A married couple tries everything to drive each other out of the house in a vicious divorce battle.