Anne Hathaway’s Thriller Arrives at Home After Being Officially Removed From 1,100 Theaters
Amazon MGM’s psychological thriller *Verity*, starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson, will be available to rent or buy digitally from 27 October after a shorter than expected cinema run. The early home release follows a drop to eighth place on the US box-office chart and removal from more than 1,000 cinemas.
Directed by Michael Showalter, the Colleen Hoover adaptation has earned about $150 million worldwide against a reported $40 million budget. Its Rotten Tomatoes score is 31%. The film follows writer Lowen Ashleigh, hired to finish novels for an incapacitated bestselling author, whose home holds unsettling secrets.
In short
- *Verity* arrives on digital platforms on 27 October.
- It has grossed about $150 million worldwide.
- The film was removed from more than 1,000 cinemas.
Explained simply
Verity is a psychological thriller based on a novel by American writer Colleen Hoover. It follows Lowen Ashleigh, a writer who takes on work for a bestselling author who cannot continue writing, and encounters troubling secrets in the author’s home.
The film stars Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson and was directed by Michael Showalter. Its story centres on authorship, family and uncertainty about what is true, themes that shape the mystery as Lowen investigates the household.
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