This New Horror Film Is Now Streaming, and It Has the Power to Test Your Relationship.

Here's a dare for partners in committed relationships who are fans of scary movies: Settle in with your significant other and view Together. This independent film success of 2025 recently had its streaming debut on Hulu. Outwardly, it might appear like typical biological terror, but inside Together resides a profound examination about the ways we decide to love each other.

A Directorial Debut Exploring Relationship Dynamics

Together marks the first full-length movie for filmmaker Michael Shanks. It stars actors Alison Brie and Dave Franco as Tim and Millie, an unmarried couple that have stayed together for over ten years. United in marriage in reality in 2017, the two stars bring a special spark to their roles, expertly portraying both the good and bad of a long-term relationship.

The narrative starts when Tim and Millie relocate from the urban environment to the countryside for her career. A somewhat stereotypical plot device, admittedly, but that’s primarily where the conventions cease. Together becomes as much a examination of mental states of the pair’s relationship as it is a body horror flick.

A Paranormal Spark

While walking near their rural residence, a storm hits, and the protagonists fall into an hole in the earth. After a night spent there and eventually escaping, a strange force begins influencing the pair. This force induces a otherworldly bond between them that goes exceeding simple connection.

The whole movie is a gradually intensifying fright fest, weaving in elements of hallucinatory nightmares, unsettling (but never too gross) biological grotesqueries, and surprisingly comedic dialogue (sometimes during something grotesque). Shanks skillfully blends these components seamlessly and presents them in a gradually swelling atmosphere of fear.

Nuanced Portrayals

A large part of Together is solely the two lead actors, and they masterfully render countless layers to the characters’ relationship. Millie’s confidence and feeling of intimacy is suffering due to a emotional and physical gap. Her subconscious resentment of Tim for his hesitance to focus on anything other than his floundering music career gradually emerges.

In contrast, Tim's character senses confinement and cut off by Millie, who’s the reason they’ve moved to the country and distant from his social circle. He is terrified of the idea of completely losing his personal autonomy in his partner. This fear is intensified by the reality he can’t drive and is dependent on Millie for transportation.

Shanks’ smartest move is that he avoids making one partner or the other the clear bad guy.

Tim and Millie face the type of challenges that come with long-term unions a decade in. Deep down, they have affection for one another. They share moments of joy, provide solace, and open up at times. But beneath it all, there’s an unavoidable feeling of questioning about their relationship.

Allegory and Meaning

While the supernatural forces in Together symbolize these fears of excessive reliance and giving oneself over to another person, the metaphor never feels overly obvious or self-important. Instead, these ickier, creepier moments present a ideal counterpart to the character-driven drama. Both the horror and the drama work together in a mutually beneficial way.

A Controversial Conclusion

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 those not in relationships have seen the movie as a compelling reason for avoiding commitment. Meanwhile, some couples having disagreements found that the film ended up guiding them to reconcile.

Regardless of your relationship status, your own reaction could potentially serve as a great barometer of how you perceive partnership. Will the ending plant feelings of uneasiness and dread, or a heartwarming sense of hope? Will you recognize your own traits in either protagonist and scream at your TV, or simply look at your partner and say, “I understand that choice”?

No matter your reaction, Together is an experiment you can experience at this very moment.

Together is available to watch on Hulu as of this moment.