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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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Critics Consensus

Possessing all the ingredients for a guilty pleasure, Verity leans more towards guilty than pleasurable due to plot twists that are more deflating than intriguing.

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A twisty adaptation that keeps Colleen Hoover’s fans hooked, Verity is a nail-biting, sexy thriller elevated by Anne Hathaway.

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Joey Shapiro

Chicago Reader

Oct 12, 2026

One wishes Showalter and his cast would have leaned harder toward the twisty hysteria of something like A Simple Favor (2018) instead of trying to imagine what a Hitchcock movie would be like with less tension and more Chobani product placement.

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Jesse Hassenger

AV Club

Oct 10, 2026

C+

Verity lopes around unevenly instead of building to a fever pitch.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Oct 9, 2026

2/5

There is an intensely stupid twist near the end that makes no narrative sense and is followed by a final reel rug-pull so inconceivably lazy that it inevitably symbolises two fingers casually raised in the direction of the audience.

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Steven Prokopy

Third Coast Review

17 hrs ago

2.5/4

You can’t win them all, and Verity does find moments of small victories, but brace yourself for foolish impact.

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JD Duran

InSession Film

19 hrs ago

D+

The screenplay is just not very good. Dakota Johnson is doing her best, but no performance is saving the writing of her character.

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

2 days ago

2.5/5

There is absolutely no reason for this to be as sedate as it is. Anne Hathaway innocent.

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Claudia Perdomo

2 hrs ago

Not what I was expecting and kind of boring

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Stephan

4 hrs ago

Loved it! Dakota Johnson was amazing!

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Nikki

13 hrs ago

this movie was good

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Maria

1 day ago

I don’t even know what to say

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Alan

1 day ago

What I enjoyed the most of the whole film is the suspense brought in through the autobiography. I was not a reader of the book but the pace set in the movie felt normal with nothing rushed. There are certain moments that caught my eye the most but Anne Hathaway was the perfect choice to portray Verity.

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Lisa H

2 days ago

I loved the twists! I love a movie that surprises me in the end.

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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 (Language|Bloody Images|Sexual Content|Some Nudity|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 2, 2026, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $65.9M
Runtime: 1h 54m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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