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The War of the Roses (1989)

Movie"Once in a lifetime comes a motion picture that makes you feel like falling in love all over again. This is not that movie."
Audience Score
69
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R 1 hr 56 minDec 8th, 1989Comedy, Drama
The Roses, Barbara and Oliver, live happily as a married couple. Then she starts to wonder what life would be like without Oliver, and likes what she sees. Both want to stay in the house, and so they begin a campaign to force each other to leave. In the middle of the fighting is D'Amato, the divorce lawyer. He gets to see how far both will go to get rid of the other, and boy do they go far.
StarringMichael DouglasKathleen TurnerDanny DeVito
DirectorDanny DeVito

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:December 8th, 1989 - Buy Tickets
On DVD & Blu-ray:December 18th, 2001 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$26,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$160,188,546 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Doug Claybourne, Polly Platt
Production Companies:20th Century Fox, Gracie Films
Movie Tags:
romancemarriagelawyerdivorceargumentlove-hate relationshipdivorce lawyer