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The War of the Roses (1989)

Film · 1989 · 116 min · R · Comedy · Drama

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

Starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Marianne Sägebrecht, Sean Astin, Heather Fairfield, G.D. Spradlin, Peter Donat

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In cinemas8 December 1989
Digital releaseNot listed
Physical release28 June 1990
First release anywhere8 December 1989

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