Ben je fan van 'Der Rosenkrieg' (1989) en op zoek naar soortgelijke films of series? Dit artikel biedt een lijst van 10 titels die dezelfde mix van zwarte humor, relatieconflicten en meeslepende verhaallijnen bieden. Perfect voor wie genoot van de bitterzoete strijd tussen Oliver en Barbara Rose.

Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Beschreibung: A poignant and realistic portrayal of a messy divorce and custody battle, showcasing the emotional toll and shifting power dynamics between former partners.
Fakt: The film won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The courtroom scenes were based on real-life custody cases researched by the screenwriter.


The First Wives Club (1996)
Beschreibung: A comedic take on marital revenge, where scorned women band together to get back at their ex-husbands, blending humor with themes of betrayal and empowerment.
Fakt: The film's iconic finale featuring a performance of 'You Don't Own Me' was not in the original script but added during production. It became one of the highest-grossing films of


The Story of Us (1999)
Beschreibung: An intimate portrayal of a long-term relationship's breakdown, alternating between nostalgic flashbacks and present-day conflicts, showing how love can gradually erode.
Fakt: Director Rob Reiner shot the film chronologically to help the actors naturally progress through their characters' emotional arcs. Many scenes were heavily improvised.


Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Beschreibung: A surreal and inventive exploration of love and memory, where a couple's painful history leads them to attempt erasing each other from their minds, questioning whether love is worth the inevitable pain.
Fakt: The film's unique visual style was achieved through practical effects rather than CGI, including using multiple cameras to create the 'memory erasure' sequences. The script was written in a nonlinear format to mirror the protagonist's fragmented memories.


The Squid and the Whale (2005)
Beschreibung: A raw and often uncomfortable look at the fallout of a divorce, focusing on how the parents' animosity affects their children, with biting humor and painful honesty.
Fakt: The film is semi-autobiographical, drawing from writer/director Noah Baumbach's own childhood experiences. It was shot in just 23 days on a modest budget.


The Break-Up (2006)
Beschreibung: A darkly comedic exploration of a relationship's disintegration, where petty arguments escalate into full-blown warfare, mirroring the destructive dynamics of a bitter separation.
Fakt: The film was originally conceived as a drama but was rewritten as a comedy to appeal to a broader audience. The iconic 'fight over lemons' scene was improvised by the actors.


Blue Valentine (2010)
Beschreibung: A heartbreaking examination of a marriage's collapse, alternating between tender beginnings and bitter endings, capturing how love can curdle into resentment.
Fakt: To achieve authenticity, the filmmakers had the actors live together in the house used for filming before shooting began. The film's nonlinear structure was achieved through extensive editing of over 100 hours of footage.


The Ugly Truth (2009)
Beschreibung: A romantic comedy with a cynical edge, exploring the battle of the sexes through a combative relationship that vacillates between attraction and antagonism.
Fakt: The film's raunchy humor led to multiple script revisions to avoid an NC-17 rating. Several of the more outrageous scenes were ad-libbed by the lead actors during filming.


Gone Girl (2014)
Beschreibung: A psychological thriller that explores the dark side of marriage, featuring manipulation, revenge, and the terrifying extremes people will go to when relationships sour.
Fakt: Author Gillian Flynn wrote both the novel and the screenplay, making rare few changes between the two. The film's famous 'cool girl' monologue was performed in one continuous take.
