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The War of the Roses

The War of the Roses

Dec 8, 1989
116 min
ComedyDrama
6.9/ 10
1,183 votes

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.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
6.9/10
1,183 votes
IMDB
6.8/10
59,891 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
84%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
80/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$26,000,000Production cost
Box Office$160,188,546Worldwide gross
Profit$134,188,546Profitable
ROI
+516.1%Return on investment
US Box Office$86,888,546Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 9 nominations total

Details

Production information

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

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$26,000,000

Revenue

$160,188,546

Production Companies

20th Century FoxGracie Films

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Movie Review: Still Married, Still Doomed, “The Roses” (Colman and Cumberbatch) War Again - rogersmovienation.com

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Movie Review: Still Married, Still Doomed, “The Roses” (Colman and Cumberbatch) War Again  rogersmovienation.com

No one hates you like someone who used to love you. 'The Roses' misses that - NPR

NPR

No one hates you like someone who used to love you. 'The Roses' misses that  NPR

‘The Roses’ Review: To Honor, Cherish, Envy and Despise - The New York Times

The New York Times

‘The Roses’ Review: To Honor, Cherish, Envy and Despise  The New York Times

The Original Was a Blockbuster Satire of Modern Marriage. The Remake Takes On a New Era. - Slate

Slate

The Original Was a Blockbuster Satire of Modern Marriage. The Remake Takes On a New Era.  Slate

‘The Roses’ is a mismatch of British wit and American slapstick - The Washington Post

The Washington Post

‘The Roses’ is a mismatch of British wit and American slapstick  The Washington Post

‘The Roses’ Is A Reimagining, Not A Remake, And That’s Why It Works So Well - But Why Tho?

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‘The Roses’ Is A Reimagining, Not A Remake, And That’s Why It Works So Well  But Why Tho?

Movie review: The Roses - Remake for better or worse? - Nerdvana Media

Nerdvana Media

Movie review: The Roses - Remake for better or worse?  Nerdvana Media

Movie review: 'The Roses' gives scathing new take on 'War' of divorce - upi.com

upi.com

Movie review: 'The Roses' gives scathing new take on 'War' of divorce  upi.com

'The Roses' Review: Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman in Wedded War - The Hollywood Reporter

The Hollywood Reporter

'The Roses' Review: Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman in Wedded War  The Hollywood Reporter

‘The Roses’ Review: Benedict Cumberbatch And Olivia Colman In Witty Remake Of Marital Slugfest - Deadline

Deadline

‘The Roses’ Review: Benedict Cumberbatch And Olivia Colman In Witty Remake Of Marital Slugfest  Deadline

'Til Death Do Us Part' May Come Sooner Than They Think for 'The Roses' - MovieWeb

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'Til Death Do Us Part' May Come Sooner Than They Think for 'The Roses'  MovieWeb

The Roses - Rotten Tomatoes

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The Roses  Rotten Tomatoes

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