The Roses
Seen it?2025 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Darkly funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 45 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo's career nosedives while Ivy's own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
65% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$52 million worldwide on a $30 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
About 1.2 million people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jay Roach
- Olivia ColmanIvy Rose
- Benedict CumberbatchTheo Rose
- Andy SambergBarry
- Kate McKinnonAmy
- Belinda BromilowJanice
- Ncuti GatwaJeffrey
- Sunita ManiJane
- Zoë ChaoSally
- Jamie DemetriouRory
- Allison JanneyEleanor