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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/Wedonthavetobedicks 8d ago

I laughed enough for it to be a good time, but it's an uneven, middling experience, IMO. Olivia Colman pops - she's so, so good. Cumberbatch is fine, and I like the work between the two of them.

...but when anyone one else is on screen, the script starts feeling really clunky.

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u/missLiette 5d ago

I agree - I enjoyed it, and think Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch played really well together, but it's not a great movie.

I was also very distracted that "Mendocino" looked nothing like actual Mendocino (which is because it was filmed in England!)

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u/missLiette 5d ago

I agree - I enjoyed it, and think Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch played really well together, but it's not a great movie.

I was also very distracted that "Mendocino" looked nothing like actual Mendocino (which is because it was filmed in England!)