Together Has Debuted on Streaming, and It Has the Power to Test Your Relationship.

We present a test for partners in committed relationships who appreciate the horror genre: Sit down with your loved one and watch Together. The critically acclaimed 2025 movie just made its launch on a streaming platform via Hulu. On the surface, it may seem like standard body horror, but beneath Together exists a profound contemplation about the ways we decide to love each other.

A Directorial Debut Delving into Partnership Complexities

Together marks the debut feature-length film for director Michael Shanks. It showcases the real-life married couple Dave Franco and Alison Brie as a couple named Tim and Millie, a pair who are not married that have stayed together for a decade. Having wed in real life in 2017, the two stars infuse a special spark to their characters, expertly portraying both the joys and frustrations of a committed partnership.

The plot begins when Millie and Tim relocate from the metropolis to the country for Millie’s job. A familiar story element, sure, but that’s largely where the conventions cease. Together transforms into as much a psychological exploration of the pair’s relationship as it is a film about physical terror.

An Otherworldly Trigger

While walking near their country house, a violent storm occurs, and the two tumble into an subterranean cavern. After a night spent there and eventually escaping, a strange force takes hold of the pair. This force induces a otherworldly bond between them that goes far beyond simple connection.

The whole movie is a slow burn horror experience, blending bits of fever-dream horrors, gross (but not excessively graphic) biological grotesqueries, and authentically humorous exchanges (sometimes amidst something grotesque). Michael Shanks weaves these elements together neatly and presents them in a slowly mounting aura of dread.

Nuanced Portrayals

A large part of Together is solely the two lead actors, and they deftly portray numerous complexities to the dynamic between Tim and Millie. Her self-assurance and emotional bond is deteriorating due to a lack of intimacy. Her subconscious resentment of Tim for his reluctance to pursue anything but his struggling artistic pursuits slowly bubbles to the surface.

Tim, on the other hand feels trapped and cut off by Millie, who’s the reason they’ve moved to the country and distant from his support system. He dreads the notion of totally forfeiting his sense of self in another person. This fear is intensified by the circumstance he lacks a driver's license and needs Millie for mobility.

Shanks’ smartest move in Together avoids making Tim or Millie the clear bad guy.

Tim and Millie face the kind of problems that are inherent in long-term unions after ten years. At their core, they still love one another. They share moments of joy, comfort one another, and share intimately at times. But beneath it all, there’s an unavoidable feeling of questioning about their relationship.

Thematic Depth

While the supernatural forces in Together represent these anxieties of codependency and giving oneself over to a partner, the symbolism never feels overly obvious or self-important. Instead, these visceral horror elements present a perfect parallel to the character-driven drama. Both the horror and the drama serve the other in harmony.

A Divisive Ending

Together’s conclusion, which is best experienced firsthand, has left audiences divided on the movie's final takeaway about codependent relationships. It has been said that unattached audience members have understood the narrative as a powerful case for avoiding commitment. Meanwhile, certain partners who were in conflict found that the film ended up guiding them to reconcile.

Whether you’re single or coupled up, your own response could function as a telling indicator of how you perceive partnership. Will the conclusion sow feelings of uneasiness and dread, or a uplifting feeling of optimism? Will you identify in one of the characters and yell at the screen, or simply glance toward your partner and utter, “We could get through that together”?

No matter your reaction, Together is an test you can undertake right now.

Together is streaming on the streaming service Hulu now.