It’s been a long wait since its premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in January, but Together is finally hitting theaters at the end of this month on July 30. Written and directed by Michael Shanks, the movie stars real-life couple Alison Brie and Dave Franco as Millie and Tim, a couple who have been in a long-lasting relationship for several years before they begin experiencing some bumps in their relationship. The movie is terrifying and an up-close examination of relationships and attachment issues, with grotesque twists and turns that need to be seen to be believed.
Together boasts an impressive 100% “fresh” rating on the review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes with 53 reviews, as the film has been a hit on the festival circuit. Initial reactions at the Sundance Film Festival in January praised Shanks’ direction along with Brie and Franco’s performances, helping to get horror fans excited about the upcoming release. MovieWeb’s own Britt Hayes attended the premiere at the 2025 SXSW Film Festival, stating in her glowing review of the movie that the use of body horror serves as a “visceral metaphor to unpack our deepest insecurities in relationships, both as individuals and, well, together.”
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Neon’s marketing for the movie hasn’t missed a beat, either, with creative billboards featuring the couple at the heart of Together serving as the basis for a campaign to win tickets to a special early screening. It will be interesting to see if the film can maintain its impressively high critical score and how it will be received by general audiences. Together’s portrayal of intimate relationships through the lens of modern horror is hard to beat.
‘Together’ Is the Body Horror Experience of the Summer
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Even the trailer for Together, set to the tune of “Happy Together,” sets the tone incredibly well, getting audiences excited about the upcoming horror movie. The idea of some unseen force drawing two people together in more ways than one leads to some bizarre and frightening shots in the trailer, and they only scratch the surface of the creative horrors that await viewers when the film comes out at the end of the month. The visual flair of Together is one of its strongest suits, showcasing Franco and Brie’s physicality in the movie in unexpected ways that are just the right level of too-close-for-comfort.
The fact that Together is Michael Shanks’ directorial debut is also awe-inspiring, and should get fans of the horror genre excited about the filmmaker’s bright future ahead of him. Moreover, the director spoke at the SXSW premiere of the movie about his writing process for the film, stating that the story was born out of his own long-term relationship, making this not only a creatively exciting project but also a personal one for the filmmaker. Very few distributors operate on the level that Neon does, as they’ve picked up some of the most creator-driven and provocative movies of the past few years.
Aside from the anxiety-inducing body horror, there are also plenty of comedic aspects to Together that viewers can look forward to. Alison Brie and Dave Franco both come from comedy, and their transition to horror is flawless in Together (continuing a trend that has been popularized by other filmmakers like Jordan Peele), as they perform their hilarious and terrifying moments in the movie perfectly. With its mix of genres, heartfelt storytelling, and an impressively high Rotten Tomatoes score, Together may not be the biggest film coming out this month, but it is definitely the one that should be looked forward to the most.
Source: Rotten Tomatoes
5
/5
Release Date
July 30, 2025
Runtime
102 minutes
Director
Michael Shanks
Writers
Michael Shanks
Producers
Erik Feig, Laura Waters, Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Siân McArthur, Lia Buman, Tim Headington, Andrew Mittman, Daniel Steinman, Micah Green, Samie Kim Falvey, Max Silva, Mike Cowap, Julia Hammer, Kai Dolbashian, Neil Shah