Verity

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Verity

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In Theaters Oct 2

1h 54m

Mystery & Thriller

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Adapted from Colleen Hoover's best-selling novel, this seductive, psychological thriller follows renowned author Verity Crawford (Anne Hathaway) and Lowen Ashleigh (Dakota Johnson), a struggling writer who relocates to the remote Crawford estate to ghostwrite for Verity. After Lowen uncovers what appears to be Verity's chilling autobiographical notes, she wrestles with the disturbing and twisted confessions about Verity's husband Jeremy (Josh Hartnett), and finds it hard to separate fiction from reality, manipulation from attraction, and opportunity from obsession.

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Michael Showalter

Director

Anne Hathaway

Verity Crawford

Dakota Johnson

Lowen Ashleigh

Josh Hartnett

Jeremy Crawford

Ismael Cruz Cordova

Corey

Brady Wagner

Crew Crawford

Richard Brody

The New Yorker

29 min ago

There’s no room for impulse or surprise; “Verity” is smothered in good taste and aspirational dignity, and not even an incompetent crime investigation is as ridiculous as such airs.

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Keith Phipps

The Reveal

3 hrs ago

2.5 / 5

It’s trashy fun made by an overqualified creative team, but it struggles to find a finale memorable enough to match the literal bloodbath of its opening.

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

4 hrs ago

3/4

Still, it’s wickedly playful, and it gives its central performers plenty of chances to show off their technique and build their movie-star personas.

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María Fernanda Mugica

La Nación (Argentina)

22 min ago

3/5

Showalter may not be Hitchcock, or even De Palma, but he manages to build suspenseful atmospheres. [Full review in Spanish]

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Jeff York

The Establishing Shot

35 min ago

3/4

It has enough confidence to be a slow burn: a potent mix of psychological tension, attractive leads, and clever twists and turns.

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Nazareno Brega

Clarín

38 min ago

2/4

The film attempts to explore the blurred lines that often divide fiction from reality, but it never achieves the grace or precision of films that delved much deeper into this theme...[Full review in Spanish]

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Alex

2 hrs ago

Absolutely loved it. Did the book justice. I know you can't fit all the disturbing parts of the book on there because of the controversy and length it would end up being but I think it was perfect.

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CJMAC

1 hr ago

This movie was a bit disappointing and disturbing.

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Mix W

@BarsShushes 2 hrs ago

Who doesn't love a juicy nasty twisted thriller?

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Kristin M

@RT58678197 2 hrs ago

Terrible. The only thing good about this movie is Josh Hartnett. I’m not sure if this movie just missed being camp or not. Dakota Johnson is the most boring actress with her monotone voice.

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Birithivy Y

@ViewsOfCinema 3 hrs ago

Verity - 8.5/10. Saw this at an early screening! Quite shocked by the mixed reception to this. Going in with no expectations, this caught me off guard in terms of being such a pulpy and juicy drama/psychological thriller. Think of this as a heightened version of “The Housemaid” mixed in with “Gone Girl” (though, this is still original in its own way). “Verity” is possibly the best Colleen Hoover film adaptation, and it certainly is the most entertaining one so far. Verity sees a story that starts off on familiar grounds: struggling writer gets an opportunity of a lifetime, takes that opportunity, and ends up getting way more than they bargained for. What initially seems like a standard ghost writing gig ends up making them enter into a complicated web of drama, causing them to question what is real and what is concocted in the mind.

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Carol C

@BravoCarol 4 hrs ago

Was so excited to see this movie after reading the novel. Great film interpretation of Colleen Hoover's novel. Grab your girlfriends, get your popcorn and have a great time seeing this movie. Don't listen to the critics.

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Synopsis

Adapted from Colleen Hoover's best-selling novel, this seductive, psychological thriller follows renowned author Verity Crawford (Anne Hathaway) and Lowen Ashleigh (Dakota Johnson), a struggling writer who relocates to the remote Crawford estate to ghostwrite for Verity. After Lowen uncovers what appears to be Verity's chilling autobiographical notes, she wrestles with the disturbing and twisted confessions about Verity's husband Jeremy (Josh Hartnett), and finds it hard to separate fiction from reality, manipulation from attraction, and opportunity from obsession.

Director: Michael Showalter
Producer: Nick Antosca, Alex Hedlund, Stacey Sher, Michael Showalter, Jordana Mollick, Anne Hathaway, Colleen Hoover
Screenwriter: Nick Antosca
Distributor: Amazon MGM Studios
Production Co: Eat the Cat, Semi-Formal Productions, Shiny Penny, Somewhere Pictures, Heartbones Entertainment
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language|Bloody Images|Some Nudity|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 2, 2026, Wide
Runtime: 1h 54m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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