The War of the Roses (1989)

1989 · 116 min · Comedy, Drama

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 and Sean Astin.

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