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.

Overview

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.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 1989-12-08
Budget: $26000000
Revenue: $160188546
Runtime: 116 min

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