Anne Hathaway says one movie trope should automatically give films an R rating
Anne Hathaway says one movie trope should automatically give films an R rating
Niti MajethiaSun, August 16, 2026 at 3:40 PM UTC
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Anne Hathaway believes some movies should automatically get an R rating -Credit:Variety via Getty Images
Anne Hathaway recently revealed the one factor she thinks should automatically influence whether a film gets an R rating, and it's not what you think.
The actress is currently promoting her next release, The End of Oak Street, alongside Ewan McGregor. "The Platt family bands together to navigate their new surroundings after a cosmic event transports their suburban neighborhood to someplace unknown," the film's IMDb synopsis reads.
The Devil Wears Prada star also recently shared on Instagram that she and her husband, Adam Shulman, were expecting again, showcasing her growing baby bump in a flowing white dress. The couple tied the knot in 2012 and already have two sons together — Jonathan, 10, and 6-year-old Jack. Recently, Anne Hathaway also revealed her 1 secret to perfect 'facelift' without any surgery.
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Fans have pondered whether the 43-year-old's latest film, The End of Oak Street, features dog violence ever since its trailer showed Starbuck, the pup belonging to the film's central family. Anne has addressed those claims - explaining why she feels films with dogs should receive their own rating system.
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“I feel like movies that kill dogs should automatically be rated R,” Anne said. “Doesn’t matter if anybody curses, doesn’t matter if there’s violence, if a dog dies, R-rated… I think everybody’s so traumatized by ‘John Wick,’ because I’ve been seeing those [comments for our movie] like, ‘They better not kill the dog.’ I’m like, ‘Which movies are out there killing dogs that everybody’s scared that we’re just casually doing it in movies now?’”
The film's trailer shows Starbuck, the pup belonging to the film's central family -Credit:Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
“Somebody was like, can you just let the audiences know that, like, it’s all gonna be OK?’” she added, reflecting on the pup's fate in her new film. “We break rules in this movie, that might not be one of them. Don’t worry.”
Anne Hathaway stars in The End of Oak Street -Credit:Warner Bros. Pictures via AP
Fans took to social media to react to Anne's comments on dog violence in films, with many largely agreeing that it is triggering.
A user wrote, "The Channing Tatum-dog movie had a warning before the movie starts!..very quickly says 'the dog in this film does not die' or something to that affect. Genius"
Another user, however, disagreed, writing "Here in Africa, dogs will never be important than people, people come first then the rest follows, we don't treat them that special, that why I'm always confused how people choose dogs over humans."
Someone else chimed in, "'Marley and me' has scared me more than any movie involving human death ever will."
And a fourth person remarked, "Uh, did she not just star in The Odyssey, the movie with the most casual dog killing of any movie I've ever seen?"
Source: “AOL Entertainment”
