Movie · Comedy · Drama

Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing. As Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites. “The Roses” is a reimagining of the 1989 classic film “The War of the Roses,” both based on the novel by Warren Adler. Directed by Jay Roach with a screenplay by Tony McNamara, “The Roses” stars Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andy Samberg and Kate McKinnon. Warning: Some flashing-lights scenes in this film may affect photosensitive viewers.

2025 · 1h 45m
Director Jay Roach

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The Roses

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Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing. As Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites. “The Roses” is a reimagining of the 1989 classic film “The War of the Roses,” both based on the novel by Warren Adler. Directed by Jay Roach with a screenplay by Tony McNamara, “The Roses” stars Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andy Samberg and Kate McKinnon. Warning: Some flashing-lights scenes in this film may affect photosensitive viewers.

COMMON SENSE

Dark comedy about toxic marriage has violence, swearing.

TOMATOMETER
Average 6.2
Reviews 187
Fresh 122
Rotten 65

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Studio
South of the River / SunnyMarch / Delirious Media
Released
2025
Run Time
1 hr 45 min
Rated
R for language throughout, sexual content, and drug content.
Region of Origin
United States
© 2025 Searchlight Pictures

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English (AD, Dolby Atmos, AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), French (Canada) (AAC), Spanish (Latin America) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), French (Canada) , Spanish (Latin America)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.