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Verity

2026 1 h 57 min Mystery · Melodrama · Drama

A struggling writer takes a job finishing a famous novelist's series and finds unsettling truths in the author's own notes.

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About the film

There is no light where we're going.

What it’s about

Lowen Ashleigh is hired by Jeremy Crawford to ghostwrite the remaining novels in his wife Verity's successful series after an accident leaves her unable to continue. She moves into the Crawfords' home to work, where she discovers Verity's private notes that reveal troubling secrets. As Lowen digs deeper, she must figure out what is real and what is fiction, all while her connection with Jeremy grows more complicated.

What hooks you

Michael Showalter directs Dakota Johnson as Lowen, Anne Hathaway as the incapacitated author Verity, and Josh Hartnett as Jeremy. The film is based on a novel and builds its tension through hidden truths and a ghostwriter's unsettling discoveries.

Who it’s for

It suits viewers who like psychological thrillers centered on family secrets and blurred lines between truth and deception. It also suits those drawn to stories about writers and the dark side of creativity.

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Technical details
Country
United States
Year
2026
Running time
1h 57min
Age rating
17+
MPAA
R
World premiere
Sep 30, 2026
Budget$40,000,000
Box office (world)$61,854,334

×1.5box office to budget

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MOVIE․ONE · 190 votes
6.1 /10
IMDb
6.17,074
Kinopoisk
6.44,779
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