We present a dare for partners in committed relationships who are fans of scary movies: Settle in with your significant other and stream Together. This critically acclaimed 2025 movie just made its launch on a streaming platform on Hulu. On the surface, it might appear like typical biological terror, but beneath Together exists a intense contemplation about how we choose to love one another.
A Debut Feature Investigating Partnership Complexities
Together is the first full-length movie for director Michael Shanks. It showcases Dave Franco and Alison Brie as a couple named Tim and Millie, partners that have stayed together for a decade. Married in reality in 2017, Franco and Brie bring a special spark to their roles, expertly portraying both the joys and frustrations of a long-term relationship.
The story starts when Millie and Tim move from the big city to the country for professional reasons. A somewhat stereotypical plot device, of course, but that’s largely where the cliches conclude. Together becomes as much a deep dive into the psyche of the partnership as it is a movie featuring biological frights.
A Supernatural Catalyst
While trekking near their rural residence, a storm hits, and Millie and Tim fall into an subterranean cavern. After a night spent there and finally finding a way out, a strange force takes hold of the pair. This force creates a paranormal intimacy between them that goes well past simple connection.
The complete narrative is a slow burn horror experience, interspersing bits of hallucinatory nightmares, unsettling (but never too gross) physical transformations, and authentically humorous interactions (sometimes amidst something disturbing). The director skillfully blends these components expertly and wraps them up in a consistently growing atmosphere of fear.
Nuanced Portrayals
A great deal of Together is only the performances of its stars, and they masterfully render countless layers to the partnership at the film's core. Millie's sense of self and sense of connection is waning due to a distance. Her subconscious resentment of Tim for his unwillingness to focus on anything other than his struggling artistic pursuits inexorably rises.
Conversely, Tim feels trapped and cut off by Millie, who’s the impetus they’ve relocated rural and removed from his support system. He is terrified of the concept of completely losing his sense of self in his partner. This fear is amplified by the reality he can’t drive and is dependent on Millie for mobility.
The film's most intelligent aspect in Together refrains from painting one partner or the other the definite antagonist.
The couple confront the type of challenges that are inherent in long-term unions after ten years. Deep down, they have affection for one another. They still laugh together, offer support, and are vulnerable at times. But under the surface, there’s an persistent current of uncertainty about their bond.
Thematic Depth
While the supernatural forces in Together act as a metaphor for these anxieties of unhealthy attachment and totally devoting oneself to a partner, the allegory never feels clumsy or self-important. Instead, these ickier, creepier moments present a perfect parallel to the character-driven drama. Both the supernatural and the personal serve the other in harmony.
A Divisive Ending
Together’s conclusion, which remains unspoiled, has sparked debate on the story's concluding statement about enmeshed dynamics. Accounts suggest that single viewers have understood the narrative as a compelling reason for avoiding commitment. Conversely, certain partners having disagreements found that the film ended up guiding them to reconcile.
If you are alone or with a partner, your own response could potentially serve as a telling indicator of how you perceive partnership. Will the conclusion plant a sense of discomfort and fear, or a uplifting feeling of optimism? Will you recognize your own traits in Tim or Millie and scream at your TV, or simply look at your partner and state, “I’d do that for you”?
No matter your reaction, Together is an exploration you can undertake right now.
Together is streaming on Hulu's platform now.
