

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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $26M
- Box office
- $160.2M
- Language
- English
- marriage
- romance
- love-hate relationship
- lawyer
- divorce
- argument
- divorce lawyer
- hostile
- reminiscent
- excited
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereLos Angeles, California4 Dec 1989
- PremiereNew York City, New York6 Dec 1989
- TheatricalR8 Dec 1989
- PhysicalRVHS28 Jun 1990
- PhysicalRSpecial Collector's Edition LaserDisc22 Aug 1991
- PhysicalRSpecial Edition DVD18 Dec 2001
- PhysicalRFilmmakers Signature Series Blu-ray18 Sept 2012
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical159 Mar 1990
- Physical15DVD20 Aug 2001
- Physical15Blu-ray28 Jan 2013
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM21 Dec 1989
- PhysicalMA 15+VHS18 Dec 1990
CanadaCA
- Physical14ASpecial Edition DVD18 Dec 2001
- Physical14AFilmmakers Signature Series Blu-ray18 Sept 2012
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical22 Feb 1990
BrazilBR
- Theatrical16 Mar 1990
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical23 Mar 1990
EstoniaEE
- Theatrical6 Aug 1993
FinlandFI
- Theatrical30 Mar 1990
FranceFR
- TheatricalU7 Mar 1990
GermanyDE
- Theatrical16West Germany1 Mar 1990
- Physical16Blu-ray28 Feb 2019
GreeceGR
- Theatrical167 Mar 1990
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The War of the Roses was released on 8 December 1989.
Audience reviews
1- K10/10
kevin2019
5/16/2025
"The War of the Roses" is an uncompromising film based upon the eternally topical subject of divorce. It fits neatly into the same category as "When Harry Met Sally..." (1989), but where that yawn fest ruminated upon the boring notion that a man can never be just good friends with an attractive woman without sex becoming an inevitable issue and getting in the way of a beautiful friendship this film ponders the notion…
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