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  • The War of the Roses
  • Opened December 8, 1989 | Runtime:1 hr. 56 min.
  • R
  • After 17 years of marriage, Barbara (Kathleen Turner) and Oliver Rose (Michael Douglas) want out. The trouble is, neither one wants to part with their opulent home. So begins a long war between husband and wife, reaching farcical heights that leave Read More
  • Cast: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Marianne Sägebrecht, Sean Astin
  • Director: Danny DeVito
  • Genres: Satire, Black Comedy, Comedy

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  • 90
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    Under the astute direction of Danny DeVito, who does a sly turn as Oliver's...

  • 90
    Los Angeles Times | Sheila Benson

    Biting and vicious, a styptic pencil on the battered face of "civilized...

  • 83
    Entertainment Weekly |

    DeVito doesn't hesitate to send the camera anywhere to goose the humor.

  • 80
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    The most brutal husband-wife encounter since axe-wielding Jack Nicholson yelled...

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