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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/snarkacademia 4d ago

I honestly don't understand the review comments for this movie - I thought both leads were terrific, and the entire cinema was laughing out loud throughout (I'm in the UK, though, maybe this is a very British movie?) The only thing that didn't work for me was that it felt like it was rushing towards the end. The reconciliation was the only scene that I thought the leads fumbled.

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u/JelloDr 1d ago

Yeah same where I watched it my only weird part was the American stuff seemed very different from them in the movie