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Anne Hathaway Calls for R Rating for Dog-Killing Films

8/14/2026

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Actress Anne Hathaway said movies that kill dogs should receive an R rating.
She is promoting “The End of Oak Street,” directed by David Robert Mitchell, co-starring Ewan McGregor, opening Friday with a PG-13 rating that implies the dog survives.
Hathaway’s Colleen Hoover adaptation “Verity,” due Oct. 2, shows no dogs in its trailer.

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Actress Anne Hathaway said movies that kill dogs should receive an R rating.
She is promoting “The End of Oak Street,” directed by David Robert Mitchell, co-starring Ewan McGregor, opening Friday with a PG-13 rating that implies the dog survives.
Hathaway’s Colleen Hoover adaptation “Verity,” due Oct. 2, shows no dogs in its trailer.