The Roses – WISE Score & Parent Review | Screenwise

The Roses

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32%

WISE Score

Avg. Tomatometer

A marriage combusts into competitive chaos when professional dreams collapse—sounds fun until you remember you're watching people be terrible to each other.

6.7/10

64%

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The Roses

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R, 2025

32%

WISE Score

Avg. Tomatometer

A marriage combusts into competitive chaos when professional dreams collapse—sounds fun until you remember you're watching people be terrible to each other.

6.7

64%

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Screenwise Verdict

Look, this is a niche movie for adults who enjoy watching marriages implode on screen. The reviews are tepid at best—65% on RT and a 58 on Metacritic tells you it's not even doing that particularly well.

It's giving 'we wanted to make War of the Roses for 2025' but without the execution to back it up. If you're looking for a date night movie, there are better options. If you're looking for something to watch with the family, absolutely not—this is about as family-friendly as a divorce lawyer's office.

The WISE score is low because it's not wholesome (toxic relationships), not particularly imaginative (been done), not safe for kids (adult themes throughout), and not enriching (mediocre execution means no real insights). Skip unless you really, really need to watch a couple be awful to each other for 90+ minutes.

Age Fit

This is strictly adult fare (18+). The entire premise revolves around toxic marital dynamics, resentment, and competitive dysfunction—zero appeal or appropriateness for kids or teens.

WISE Breakdown

Wholesome

A movie centered on a 'tinderbox of competition and resentments' beneath a picture-perfect marriage doesn't model healthy relationships or emotional wellness. The premise is built on toxic dynamics, passive aggression, and marital dysfunction—entertaining for adults perhaps, but not emotionally healthy content.

Imaginative

As a comedy about marital dysfunction, it likely offers some creative scenarios and dark humor, but the premise is fairly well-trodden territory (echoes of 'War of the Roses'). Without more details on execution, it appears to be a standard relationship-gone-wrong comedy rather than something particularly original or thought-provoking.

Safe

No MPAA rating available, but given the premise of escalating marital conflict and 'tinderbox' dynamics, this likely contains adult themes, possible language, and potentially uncomfortable scenes of emotional or physical conflict between spouses. The mixed critical reception (65% RT, 58 Metacritic) suggests it may have uneven tone or darker moments. Not appropriate for kids.

Enriching

While relationship comedies can offer insights into communication and partnership, a story focused on resentment and competition doesn't promise much growth or meaningful takeaways. The mediocre reviews (58 Metacritic, 6.7 IMDb) suggest it's not particularly memorable or impactful. Might offer some cautionary tales about marriage, but that's about it.

Parent Info

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Why It Might Be Great

If you enjoy dark relationship comedies where couples bring out the worst in each other, this scratches that itch
The 'perfect couple falling apart' premise can be cathartic if you're in the mood for schadenfreude
Might spark conversations with a partner about what NOT to do in a marriage

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What to Watch For

This is absolutely not family content—toxic relationship dynamics, likely adult language, and uncomfortable marital conflict throughout
Mediocre reviews suggest it's not particularly well-executed, so you might just end up annoyed rather than entertained
If you're going through relationship stress, this might hit too close to home rather than being funny

Conversation Starters

"What would you do if your partner started competing with you instead of supporting you?"
"Have you ever seen a couple who looked perfect on the outside but clearly had issues underneath?"
"When things go wrong, how do you want us to handle it as a team rather than turning on each other?"

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