The War of the Roses

Dec 8, 1989

1h 56m

★ 6.9

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Gracie Films

The War of the Roses Trailers

Cast

Oliver Rose

Michael Douglas

Barbara Rose

Kathleen Turner

Gavin D'Amato

Danny DeVito

Susan

Marianne Sägebrecht

Josh at 17

Sean Astin

Carolyn at 17

Heather Fairfield

Harry Thurmont

G.D. Spradlin

Jason Larrabee

Peter Donat

Man in Chair

Dan Castellaneta

Mrs. Marshall

Gloria Cromwell

Mr. Dell

Harlan Arnold

Mrs. Dell

Mary Fogarty

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