Verity (2026)

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Synopsis

Dir: Michael Showalter. Thriller. Based on the novel by Collen Hoover. A writer (Dakota Johnson) is hired to ghostwrite an unfinished series for a bestselling author (Anne Hathaway).

Content elements

• Infrequent use of the sexual expletive, some in a sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, profanity, cursing, and vulgar expressions
• Infrequent portrayals of weapons and hand-to-hand violence - no blood, some detail; infrequent portrayals of a car accident - some blood, little detail
• Infrequent portrayals of accidents and injuries involving a child - some blood, little detail; infrequent references to death involving a child - some detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual activity - breast and buttock nudity, some detail
• Infrequent buttock nudity in a non-sexual context
• Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context
• Infrequent portrayals of crude bodily functions - some detail

Thematic elements

• Uncovering the truth
• Manipulation
• Love and jealousy

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for sexual content, nudity, and coarse language

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