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Verity

2026 · 117 min

A sleek, chilly thriller that keeps you uneasy, constantly second-guessing what's real and who's lying.

Tagline
There is no light where we're going.
Overview
Lowen Ashleigh, hired to ghostwrite for best-selling author Verity Crawford, uncovers Verity's autobiographical notes, and becomes involved in what may prove to be a lethal conspiracy.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • obsession
  • grief
  • betrayal
  • morality
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance5
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
mystery, thriller
Directed by
Michael Showalter
Written by
Nick Antosca
Starring
Dakota Johnson, Anne Hathaway, Josh Hartnett, Brady Wagner, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Iryna Dvorovenko, Sienna Kulovitz, K.K. Moggie
Music
Volker Bertelmann
Cinematography
Jim Frohna
Runtime
117 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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