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The War of the Roses

1989·1h 56m·R
RomanceComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 6.9/10
62,935 votes
Metascore
80
Metacritic

A married couple tries everything to drive each other out of the house in a vicious divorce battle.

The War of the Roses is a 1989 romance comedy movie directed by Danny DeVito, starring Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Marianne Sägebrecht. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10 from 62,935 votes and runs 1h 56m.

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Director
Danny DeVito
Stars
Kathleen Turner
Danny DeVito
Marianne Sägebrecht
Michael Douglas
Details
1989-12-08
116 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
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