Cinematic background from The War of the Roses 1989 - The Roses, Barbara and Oliver, live happily as a married couple. Then she starts to wonder what life would be like without Oliver, and likes what she sees. Both want to stay in the house, and so they begin a campaign to force each other to leave. In the middle of the fighting is D'Amato, the divorce lawyer. He gets to see how far both will go to get rid of the other, and boy do they go far.

The War of the Roses

1989

Comedy, Romance

Directors:
Danny DeVito
Writers:
Michael Leeson, Warren Adler
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Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A group of people sitting around a table with wine glasses; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A woman sitting on top of a stair rail; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A person with long blonde hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A man wearing a black hat and a black suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A man sitting in a chair holding a glass of wine; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A man standing next to an electric lamp; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – Two people walking down a sidewalk in front of a house; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A woman is holding a cell phone in her hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A man standing in front of a bed in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A man in a suit and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A woman's face with blue eyes; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A man in a suit and tie holding a wine glass; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A person with long blonde hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A man and a woman are sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A woman standing in front of a table with a lamp on it; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – An older woman sitting at a dining room table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A man and a woman in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – Two women are standing in front of a fountain; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A woman in a pink coat standing in front of a green door; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – Two young women holding hands while standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A woman with long blonde hair looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A man hugging another man with his arms around another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A woman sitting at a table with a plate of food and a glass of wine in front of her; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A woman in a black and white dress in a kitchen; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A woman in a white shirt looking up at the ceiling; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A woman with long blonde hair wearing a black and white dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A woman holding a glass of red wine in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A person wearing a white t - shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A car parked on the side of the street at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A woman sitting at a dinner table with people around the table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – An older woman looking in the reflection of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A person holding a fork in her mouth; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A man and a woman sitting on top of a wooden table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A man standing next to a table with a lamp; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A man holding a fire extinguisher in front of a christmas tree on fire; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – Two women standing next to each other in front of a window; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A woman sitting on a chair in front of a microphone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A woman's face in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – Two women are talking in a living room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A woman in a red shirt sitting in front of a fireplace; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A woman sitting at a table talking to a man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – An older man sitting next to an older woman at a table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A man sitting at a table with candles in a room; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table drinking red wine; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – Two men sitting at a dinner table with wine glasses in front of them; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – Two men sitting at a table in front of each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A woman sitting down wearing a pink shirt; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A car is parked in front of a brick house; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – View of a person's eyes; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A woman in a white shirt is standing in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A man and a dog in the grass next to a car; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A man and a woman looking at each other in front of a blue background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A man in a tuxedo standing next to another man in a suit; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A woman in a pink dress standing in front of a window; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A man and a woman looking at each other in a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A woman with her eyes closed sitting in a room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A man laying in bed with his head on his pillow; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – Two women are laying in a bed and one of them has her mouth open; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A person wearing a shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – An older man wearing a suit and tie in front of a fireplace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A group of people standing in front of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A man holding a fire extinguisher in front of a christmas tree on fire; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The War of the Roses” (1989), directed by Danny DeVito – A man smoking a cigarette in front of a woman; Close Up shot, Low angle