ComedyDrama
The War of the Roses
“Once in a lifetime comes a motion picture that makes you feel like falling in love all over again. This is not that movie.”
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.
Directed by Danny DeVito, Polly Platt, Doug Claybourne
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1,271 votes
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Status
Released
Released
December 8, 1989
Runtime
1h 56m
Language
English
Budget → Revenue
$26M → $160.2M
Top cast
Michael Douglas
Oliver Rose
Kathleen Turner
Barbara Rose
Danny DeVito
Gavin D'Amato
Marianne Sägebrecht
Susan
Sean Astin
Josh at 17
Heather Fairfield
Carolyn at 17
G.D. Spradlin
Harry Thurmont
Peter Donat
Jason Larrabee
Dan Castellaneta
Man in Chair
Gloria Cromwell
Mrs. Marshall
Harlan Arnold
Mr. Dell
Mary Fogarty
Mrs. Dell
Rika Hofmann
Elke
Patricia Allison
Maureen
Peter Brocco
Elderly Mourner
Philip Perlman
Bidder at Auction
Susan Isaacs
Auctioneer's Assistant
Trenton Teigen
Josh at 10
Bethany McKinney
Carolyn at 10
Shirley Mitchell
Mrs. Dewitt
