Verity is heading to digital platforms today, October 27, after earning $162 million at the global box office, according to ComingSoon. The Verity digital release gives viewers who missed its theatrical run a chance to watch the psychological thriller from home, with the film scheduled to arrive at 9 p.m. PT on October 26, which translates to 12 a.m. ET on October 27.
Directed by Michael Showalter and written by Nick Antosca, Verity arrived in theaters on October 2, 2026. The film is based on Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel of the same name, and it stars Dakota Johnson, Anne Hathaway and Josh Hartnett.
The Story Behind Verity
The film centers on Lowen Ashleigh, played by Johnson, whose latest writing assignment brings her into the household of acclaimed author Verity Crawford, played by Hathaway. While at the family estate, Lowen finds written accounts that reveal disturbing information about Verity’s relationship with her husband, Jeremy Crawford, played by Hartnett.
What begins as a professional opportunity becomes complicated as Lowen confronts the revelations contained in the documents. The supporting cast includes Ismael Cruz Cordova as Corey, Brady Wagner as Crew Crawford and Irina Dvorovenko as Anna.
A Divided Critical Response
Critics have given Verity a mixed reception. The film holds a 31 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 186 reviews, while audience response has been more favorable, with an audience score of 72 percent.
Rebecca Onion of Slate wrote that the adaptation “bests the source material, slimming down the book’s near-compulsive proliferation of details so you can focus on Hoover’s try at landing the psychological-thriller equivalent of a plot quadruple axel.” That gap between critics and audiences is a familiar pattern for Hoover adaptations, whose devoted readership often drives box office regardless of reviews.
A Strong Commercial Run
The $162 million global total makes Verity one of the more successful literary adaptations of the year, and its move to digital less than four weeks after its theatrical debut reflects the shortened windows that have become standard for mid-budget studio films. For fans of the novel, the digital release is the first chance to compare the film’s take on Hoover’s twists with the book’s own notorious ending.
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