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The Roses
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Synopsis
Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): 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, based on the novel by Warren Adler.
Cast
- Benedict Cumberbatch
- Olivia Colman
- Allison Janney
- Andy Samberg
- Ncuti Gatwa
- Kate McKinnon
- Sunita Mani
- Jamie Demetriou
- Hala Finley
- Zoë Chao
Moviegoers are saying
This dark romantic comedy featuring Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch divides audiences with its twisted take on love and divorce, where reviewers describe relationships through the lens of 'attempted homicide' and getting 'cancelled in the architecture community.' While some find it hilariously cathartic (especially those relating to divorce), others feel it teeters dangerously close to ruining the entire comedic soup.
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Letterboxd User Reviews
3.4
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- Aug 26, 2025
just a couple matching each other’s freak
Josie MarieAug 28, 2025They really meant "till death do us apart" Special thanks to Zendaya
Movius⎊Aug 31, 2025"suicidal attention seeking whale friend" being a real phrase in this
júlia - Aug 27, 2025
if only my parents divorce made me laugh this much
nolanSep 8, 2025the concept of getting cancelled and hate edits made of you in the architecture community
benoftheweekAug 29, 2025I dunno, by English standards their marriage looked quite healthy to me.
Matthew Lewis - Aug 28, 2025
Kate McKinnon is a spice like dried thyme and deployed incorrectly she can ruin the entire soup. That doesn’t happen here but it comes dangerously close.
David ChenAug 27, 2025Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch are the comedic duo I never knew I needed in my life
GlenAug 27, 2025What I need, what we need, what the world needs. An extravagantly human and hilarious rom com deeply dissecting our connections and the nature of severing such elements that surround us. I couldn’t stop laughing, I couldn’t stop crying. I mean there’s an opening title…
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Top Reviews
- Jen likedThe Roses
This was so much better than I expected! I thought this whole movie was just gonna be arguing and anger and frustration and it really wasn’t that. You got to learn about both of them and see how they both feel and why it got to the point that it did and I appreciate it that.
Hank Jenkins lovedThe RosesIf the original 1989 film made me reconsider getting married, then this version sealed the deal. Still just as bitter, mean-spirited and resentful, with an extra dash of passive aggression.
Carson Withers lovedThe RosesI will buy this on blu ray
- Kiran lovedThe Roses
Easily the best film I’ve seen all year - watched this in cinema and had so much fun. Not only did this encapsulate dry British humour so incredibly well I genuinely could not predict where the story would go (as someone who was not aware of the older version when I initially watched it).
Laial Sapaguin Serpa lovedThe RosesFrickin nailed it
Evan lovedThe RosesJust watched the Preview and I gotta say that film's amazing! I love the humour (Haven'y had a laugh this much in a film for a long time!!) Also gotta say, I watched the german dubbed version (the OV was unfortunately not available), but the voice actors did an AMAZING job! I loved it so much! I…
- Lainie lovedThe Roses
Honestly one of the best films I’ve seen this year. Went into it not expecting much, as I hadn’t seen much promo, but it was so witty, full of dry humour and I thoroughly enjoyed the storyline. Us as two 20 year olds were the youngest in the cinema by a while, but 100% recommend.
Chante Cottman lovedThe Roseswow. this was actually brilliantly done. the playful-resentful-spiteful banter was well written and beautifully executed onscreen by benedict and olivia. their on-screen chemistry was kinda…electric? movie that makes you want to laugh, especially when you shouldn’t. phewww
Zeynep S. likedThe RosesI thought I was starting a cute romcom and then it slowly turned into pure chaos and that escalated aggressively :D Also the house is gorgeouuusss yet… the communication skills are nonexistent
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Verified Review
Everyone’s relationships grow at fits and starts-and the characters in this story are no exception! I loved this story all the way to the end! There were many moments where people were laughing hysterically and in those moments it felt right to join in and laugh wholeheartedly. We need those times right now! Excellent night out!
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Lisa C
Verified Review
Think this is your typical love hate relationship breakup…maybe not or maybe so but it was funny, witty, poignant, typical with some quirks and twists. Ending….gotta see it to find out. Great cast. Little weird some parts.
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Metacritic
Aug 28, 2025
There are dark marriage comedies and then there’s “The Roses,” an escalating hatefest that, by the time a loaded gun comes out, all the fun has been sucked out. It’s hard tonally to go from microaggressions to the burning of someone’s prized books to attempted murder and stay a comedy.
Mark Kennedy
The Associated Press
Aug 28, 2025
Unfortunately, “The Roses” is a toothless take on the material. The stakes are never as high as they were in the 1989 movie, and the film takes too much time trying to humanize these people. By the time they’re actively trying to sabotage and murder one another, the movie has completely lost its nerve. The end result feels rushed and weak-willed.
Odie Henderson
Boston Globe
Aug 28, 2025
It’s not the toothless remake we feared, and is often very funny, but there’s a slight imbalance between the Roses that blunts some of its effect.
Helen O'Hara
Empire
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