The War of the Roses
1989 · 116 min · Director: Danny DeVito
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
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..
Emotional fingerprint
The War of the Roses (1989) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anger 30%, Humor 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anger30%
- Humor25%
- Anxiety20%
- Sadness15%
- Disturbing10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anger, Humor, Anxiety. Genres: Comedy, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anger, Humor and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Sadness
- Disturbing
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Sadness | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 40 % | 20 % | 20 % | 7 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Love | 44 % | 14 % | 9 % | 3 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Love | 41 % | 13 % | 5 % | 3 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Humor | 35 % | 18 % | 10 % | 6 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Love | 32 % | 23 % | 13 % | 9 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Tension | 38 % | 31 % | 14 % | 11 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Tension | 48 % | 41 % | 24 % | 13 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Sadness | 56 % | 49 % | 39 % | 19 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Tension | 59 % | 53 % | 39 % | 25 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 59 % | 54 % | 26 % | 21 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 63 % | 56 % | 26 % | 26 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Sadness | 63 % | 54 % | 39 % | 38 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Sadness | 60 % | 51 % | 41 % | 35 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Tension | 65 % | 59 % | 31 % | 35 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 73 % | 68 % | 28 % | 41 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Tension | 76 % | 71 % | 29 % | 48 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Tension | 83 % | 78 % | 24 % | 60 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Tension | 89 % | 85 % | 33 % | 66 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Tension | 80 % | 69 % | 45 % | 49 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 113′ | Love | 63 % | 37 % | 38 % | 22 % |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Carolyn at 17
Mrs. Marshall
Mr. Dell
Mrs. Dell
Elke
Maureen
Auctioneer's Assistant
Josh at 10
Carolyn at 10
Mrs. Dewitt
Details
- Directed by
- Danny DeVito
- Written by
- Warren Adler, Michael Leeson, Michael J. Leeson
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1989
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anger
- Data updated
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