Official Trailer
Our Review
- Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Andy Samberg, Ncuti Gatwa
- August 29th 2025
- 105
- Jay Roach
Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch resort to drastic measures to win their house as their marriage falls apart.
Good friends Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch have been trying to work together for years, and they’ve finally made it happen with The Roses.
In the loose remake of 1989’s The War of the Roses, starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, Colman and Cumberbatch play chef and architect Theo and Ivy Rose. They have two children, an aspirational home in California and seem absolutely besotted with each other.
However, when Ivy’s restaurant business becomes a huge success and Theo suffers a shocking blow to his career, resentments slowly drive a wedge between the once-happy pair, and they resort to drastic measures to win the house in the divorce.
The comedy pedigree here is impressive – there’s Austin Powers director Jay Roach leading the charge, aided by a script from The Favourite and The Great‘s Tony McNamara, and seasoned comedians like Colman, Andy Samberg and Kate McKinnon...
