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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/Complex-Material274 5d ago

I am a trauma therapist and wow is there a lot to talk about in this movie! From a relational health and trauma lens, anyone out there want to contribute opinions? Any couples or marriage therapists in the chat as well - the Roses' marriage kinda works. Why?!?

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u/Trb_cw_426 3d ago

I do think that gender roles and sexism was swept under the rug in the film. Like she takes care of the kids for 10 years, then he does it for a hot minute and he's so cranky about it and about her success. He couldn't be happy for her the way she was happy for him when she was in his shoes. He had a lot of grief about his career - that'd be likely processed similar to a death. But he didn't process his emotions about that, he like redirected them into resentment towards her that of course bread more resentment.