It’s starting to look like a great year if you are into horror movies; from Ryan Coogler’s classic Sinners, to the movie saga that traumatized a whole generation like Final Destination: Bloodline, set to release this year. One addition to the list of horror movies coming out this year is the Michael Shanks-directed movie Together.
Stepping aside from the usual jump scares and ghosts with horrifying faces, Together does something different. It takes a more supernatural approach with evil forces making physical changes to their bodies. Looking at the trailer, it might not seem like the loudest or the flashiest horror movie, but it sure seems like the most intriguing one.
The premise is thrilling for sure, but it’s the emotional storytelling and the sense of unease created through the setting’s atmosphere that you are strangely immersed in their eerie situations. It’s almost as if you are living in the world, seeing their problems unfold in front of the couple that just moved to the countryside. The movie is set to release later this year, and the thrilling trailer is already turning heads.
So, let’s dive into the chilling countryside to get spooked when Together hits the screens, and everything else you need to know about it.
The cast of Together
The movie was one of the most talked-about movies after it premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. It has already started seeing positive reviews from the few viewers who got the first look at it. The movie revolves around a couple called Millie and Tim, who are actually real-life couples, Alison Brie and Dave Franco.
Many who saw the trailer could see the natural flowing chemistry between the couple, and this was possible to achieve with an actual couple acting in the movie. Alison Brie is also working on a live-action Master of the Universe movie, playing the villain Evil-Lyn. The couple has worked together in other movies: The Little Hours, The Disaster Artist, The Rental, and Somebody I Used to Know.
The Rental was another horror drama, which means the movie Together is not their first attempt at a horror setting. Apart from the couple, some other notable characters are Damon Herriman, the star of the FX TV show Mr. Inbetween, and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. While the official roles and other side characters and actors are not revealed, expect these three legends to have you on a chokehold.
When is the movie Together releasing?
The horror drama is set to release on July 30, in the US. That is the official release in the States, and there has been no official release date for the UK. Surprisingly, the release date doesn’t come on Friday, which has become the standard for releasing new art or entertainment.
It also seems like an odd time to place your movie as several blockbusters are set to release the same month. Movies like Superman, Jurassic World: Rebirth, Moana, and the much-awaited F1 movie will release in July 2025, and to go ahead and place the release of Together at the end of the month might end up with a high chance of the movie getting overshadowed.
What is the plot of Together?
Together follows Millie and Tim, a couple whose relationship is clearly going through a bumpy ride. To have a fresh attempt at their relationship, the couple moves to a new place in the woods. They move to a quiet Australian town for Millie’s new teaching job. But their new beginning takes a strange and disturbing turn when Tim starts suffering from weird physical symptoms.
There is this strange pull toward Millie, as if by some unseen magnetic force, and his body seems to act on its own. In one of the scenes from the trailer, you can see that while Millie drives to work, Tim is violently slammed around their shower stall by an invisible force, as if his body can sense her moving in different directions. It is clear the movie is following supernatural elements.
And if that doesn’t make you skin crawl, then here is some more info that is sure to make you feel eerie. After a violent, almost surreal downpour, Millie and Tim fall into a pit — and that’s when things get truly twisted. They wake up covered in sticky, glue-like webbing that fuses their bodies together, and the more they try to pull each other apart, the more it hurts, binding them emotionally and physically.
While it is deeply scary and emotional, the Australian director has also added some elements of romance and comedy, making Together an unsettling yet oddly intriguing story. With Alison Brie and Dave Franco playing the tangled couple, the film explores intimacy, discomfort, and what it really means to be “stuck together” — in every sense of the word, it would be interesting to see the reaction once the movie hits the theaters.
Everything else to know about Together
If the plot and cast has not done the job to make you interested in the movie then these few fun facts might. While the movie’s production and quality seem top notch, Together marks the feature film directorial debut of Australian filmmaker Michael Shanks. Despite his lack of experience, he has managed to make everyone interested and turn their heads.
The film premiered in the Midnight section of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, after which it gained immense positive reviews. Another reason the movie got so many positive reviews and attention was because of how good the movie looked, and this was because Together uses real, practical effects (not just CGI) to show the creepy and uncomfortable changes happening to the characters’ bodies. This makes the horror feel more real and intense for the audience.
