The War of the Roses (1989)

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.

Genres: Comedy, Drama

What to watch after The War of the Roses

• Romancing the Stone (1984) — Same subject: excited
• Prizzi's Honor (1985) — Same feel: cynical, dramatic
• Living Out Loud (1998) — Same subject: divorce
• One from the Heart (1981)
• Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) — Kathleen Turner appears in both
• Death to Smoochy (2002) — Danny DeVito directed both