The War of the Roses (1989)

12/08/1989 (US) • 1h 56m

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.

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.

Top Billed Cast

Michael Douglas

Oliver Rose

Kathleen Turner

Barbara Rose

Danny DeVito

Gavin D'Amato

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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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$26,000,000.00

Revenue

$160,188,546.00

Keywords

marriage

romance

love-hate relationship

lawyer

divorce

argument

divorce lawyer

hostile

reminiscent

excited

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