Emmy-winning director Jay Roach (Trumbo) pairs Olivia Colman with fellow Oscar veteran Benedict Cumberbatch for this adaptation of Warren Adler's...
Emmy-winning director Jay Roach (Trumbo) pairs Olivia Colman with fellow Oscar veteran Benedict Cumberbatch for this adaptation of Warren Adler's novel The War of the Roses.
Ivy (Colman) and Theo (Cumberbatch) are the picture-perfect couple who have successful careers, great kids, and an enviable sex life. But underneath the façade of the perfect family is a tinderbox of competition and resentments that’s ignited when Theo’s professional dreams come crashing down.
Danny DeVito directed an adaptation of the same novel, 1989's The War of the Roses, which starred Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner as the feuding couple.
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65 %187 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
79 %1,403 reviewsAudience score rating
"Has its charms, but it could’ve used a few more thorns."
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Collider
Collider"Plenty of deliciously evil barbs..."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"Not nearly acrimonious, or funny, enough to justify its peculiar existence."
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The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail"Flinches from the recognisable, tragicomic reality of a bad marriage."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"The lead actors’ combative chemistry is what keeps Jay Roach’s overcrowded remake zingy."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Without the inspired pairing of Colman and Cumberbatch, you’d be begging for a quick divorce."
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USA Today
USA Today"Smart, wild, entertaining mix of droll British humour and glossy Hollywood film-making."
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BBC
BBC"Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch sparkle in dark comedy."
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Seattle Times
Seattle Times"Relentlessly entertaining."
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Independent
IndependentThe Roses | Details
- Rating
- R16, Cruelty, drug use, sexual material & offensive language
- Runtime
- 105
- Genre
- Comedy
- Country of origin
- USA, UK
