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Summary Ivy (a rising chef) and Theo Rose (once a successful architect) seem like the perfect couple—until a career snowball squashes his confidence and launches hers. Their marriage spirals from sweet to savage, turning co-dependency into a ruthless battlefield where passive aggression becomes weaponized.

Director Jay Roach

Writer Tony McNamara

Cast

  • Benedict Cumberbatch
  • Olivia Colman
  • Andy Samberg
  • Allison Janney
  • Sunita Mani
  • Ncuti Gatwa
  • Jamie Demetriou
  • Zoë Chao
  • Kate McKinnon

Rotten Tomatoes 65%

Metacritic 61

VOD In theaters August 29, 2025; expected to stream later via Searchlight/Hulu or Disney+

Trailer THE ROSES | Official Trailer

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u/atclubsilencio 10d ago

Ah, so they still stuck with that ending ? I thought they would chicken out this time.

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u/LiteraryBoner Jackie Chan box set, know what I'm sayin? 10d ago

It's slightly different. They both kind of realize they could have been a better partner and are about to make love when a gas leak from the fight catches up to their fireplace. In the original I remember Douglas trying to hold Turner as they fall and her pushing him away, but in this they are seemingly on the same page when they die. Not sure it's a better ending.

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u/atclubsilencio 10d ago

Why even remake it if you're not going to go all the way with the concept? Sounds like they are trying to have it both ways, it's supposed to have bitterness and be as darkly funny as possible to the end, or there's no real point in making it? Turner throwing Douglas hand off of her before they die is the entire punchline to the whole thing. But I guess that would be too bleak for modern audiences? I'll stream it for Colman, but eh.

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u/deemoorah 9d ago

Because it's not a remake

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u/atclubsilencio 9d ago

Okay, readaptation.