We present a challenge for partners in committed relationships who enjoy scary movies: Get comfortable with your significant other and watch Together. This independent film success of 2025 has now made its launch on a streaming platform on Hulu. On the surface, it may seem like conventional biological terror, but within Together resides a intense examination about how we choose to love each other.
A Debut Feature Investigating Relationship Dynamics
Together marks the first full-length movie for director Michael Shanks. It features Dave Franco and Alison Brie as Tim and Millie, an unmarried couple that have remained a couple for ten years. United in marriage in reality in 2017, Franco and Brie infuse a special spark to their portrayals, masterfully depicting both the good and bad of a long-term relationship.
The plot starts when the couple move from the urban environment to the rural area for Millie’s job. A commonly used plot device, admittedly, but that’s largely where the cliches end. Together becomes as much a deep dive into the psyche of the couple's dynamic as it is a film about physical terror.
A Supernatural Catalyst
While walking near their rural residence, a storm hits, and Millie and Tim discover an hole in the earth. After spending the night there and managing to escape, a strange force starts to affect the couple. This force induces a supernatural closeness between them that goes exceeding simple connection.
The complete narrative is a slow burn fright fest, interspersing moments of hallucinatory nightmares, gross (but never too gross) physical transformations, and surprisingly comedic dialogue (sometimes amidst something disturbing). The director weaves these elements together neatly and presents them in a slowly mounting sense of impending doom.
Layered Performances
A large part of Together is exclusively the two lead actors, and they deftly portray manifold depths to the characters’ relationship. Her self-assurance and feeling of intimacy is suffering due to a distance. Her underlying frustration of Tim for his hesitance to chase only his floundering music career inexorably rises.
Tim, on the other hand experiences isolation and separated by Millie, who’s the cause they’ve moved to the country and removed from his social circle. He dreads the concept of utterly sacrificing his personal autonomy in Millie. This fear is further exacerbated by the reality he lacks a driver's license and needs Millie for getting around.
Shanks’ smartest move in Together refrains from painting either of his characters the clear bad guy.
Both characters grapple with the kind of problems that are inherent in most partnerships after ten years. Deep down, they have affection for each other. They find humor with each other, provide solace, and share intimately at times. But under the surface, there’s an inescapable feeling of questioning about their relationship.
Allegory and Meaning
While the supernatural forces in Together represent these concerns of codependency and fully committing to a partner, the metaphor never feels hamfisted or self-important. Instead, these more disturbing, unsettling scenes provide a ideal counterpart to the interpersonal storytelling. Both the frights and the fights serve the other in a mutually beneficial way.
A Debated Finale
Together’s ending, which won’t be spoiled here, has sparked debate on the story's concluding statement about enmeshed dynamics. Accounts suggest that single viewers have seen the movie as a strong argument for avoiding commitment. On the other hand, some couples who were in conflict found that the film ultimately assisted them make up.
Whether you’re single or coupled up, your own response could function as a revealing measure of how you perceive partnership. Will the finale sow feelings of uneasiness and dread, or a positive outlook on love? Will you recognize your own traits in Tim or Millie and scream at your TV, or simply turn to your significant other and state, “We could get through that together”?
No matter your reaction, Together is an exploration you can embark on today.
Together is currently playing on Hulu at present.
