Rent The War of the Roses (1989)
3.5 of 5 from 89 ratings
1h 51min
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- Synopsis:
- Oliver (Michael Douglas) and Barbara (Kathleen Turner) Rose have been together for 18 years. Now Barbara wants a divorce, but when it comes to deciding who will get their sumptuous house neither is willing to give an inch. Oliver's lawyer (Danny DeVito) offers some savvy advice, but it's already too late. Oliver and Barbara become entangled in a mire of rapidly escalating spite and revenge as the war of the Roses moves towards its stunning conclusion.
- Actors:
- Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Marianne Sägebrecht, Sean Astin, Heather Fairfield, G.D. Spradlin, Peter Donat, Dan Castellaneta, Gloria Cromwell, Harlan Arnold, Mary Fogarty, Rika Hofmann, Patricia Allison, Peter Brocco, Philip Perlman, Susan Isaacs, Trenton Teigen, Bethany McKinney, Shirley Mitchell
- Directors:
- Danny DeVito
- Producers:
- James L. Brooks, Arnon Milchan
- Writers:
- Warren Adler, Michael Leeson
- Studio:
- 20th Century Fox
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama
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- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 28/01/2013
- Run Time:
- 116 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French Dolby Digital 2.0, Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing, Spanish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
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- Bonus:
- Danny DeVito Intro
- "Danny DeVito and James L. Brooks: Revisiting the War of the Roses"
- "The Music of War of the Roses: A Conversation with Danny DeVito and David Newman"
- Deleted Scenes Montage
- Audio Commentary by Director Danny DeVito
- Trailers
- TV Spots
- Production Gallery - Stills
- Script - Stills
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Reviews (2) of The War of the Roses
Bitter divorce , real bitter, no insanely bitter - The War of the Roses review by PT
This film is described as a drama and dark comedy. That is so apt as there are some humorous moments in an intense love hate relationship. I say love hate relationship because Michael Douglas never loses his love for Kathleen Turner even during their turbulent divorce demands. Conversely, Turner has gone too far, she wants out and is superb as the estranged wife, believe me hell have no fury like Barbara Rose, and the film shows Turner at her wonderful best.
Douglas and Devito put in their usual good performances but the film belongs to Kathleen Turner as the woman you DO NOT want to fall out of love with you.
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Golden Oldie - The War of the Roses review by NC
Quite an old film now, but still quite up to date in content. De Vito commentates throughout, and holds a good progression. Managed to keep more interest than many of the modern films, and no computer graphics!
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