Together (2025) is a supernatural body horror film directed by Michael Shanks, starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie as a couple who move to the countryside and confront a mysterious force that causes their bodies to fuse together in grotesque ways.
- The narrative examines the couple’s emotional and physical union, reflecting themes of love, codependency, and identity through horror elements.
- On July 30, 2025, Neon released the movie in the United States after it had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Critics have praised its uniqueness and the chemistry between its main characters, emphasizing how it combines romance with unsettling body horror.
- It has a 90% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 75/100 rating on Metacritic (“generally favorable”). As of mid-August 2025, the global box office receipts total $21 million.
Although the movie isn’t a comedy, critics pointed out some darkly humorous scenes that stem from its bizarre circumstances and relationships.
Not to be confused with dramas or comedies of the same name, this entry stands out from other “Together” films due to its strong themes of body fusion and horror.
How does the body horror in Together compare to other recent films
The body horror in Together (2025) is different from other recent horror movies because it focuses on relationships and emotions instead of just using graphic violence or typical horror tropes. This is how it stacks up:
Emotional Fusion vs. Gore:
Together is about a couple’s psychological and physical merging, while movies like The Substance (2024) or Titane (2021) use body horror to talk about things like identity and beauty standards through extreme changes and graphic violence. The “grossness” and discomfort are seen through the lens of codependence, which makes the horror both real (fusing flesh and bone) and figurative.
Practical Effects and Surrealism:
Critics praise Together for its creative practical effects that are “gnarly in the best way,” making people cringe without going too far. The visuals are more personal and less flashy than those of movies like Infinity Pool or The Blob. They focus on the subtle interactions between two people instead of a big show.
Themes and Trends:
Recent body horror movies have been using personal trauma, identity politics, and social repression as their main ideas. Together is part of this modern wave. It uses the genre as a “receptacle for stories about the body and its relationship to ideological resistance,” but it does so in a more subtle and relationship-focused way than, say, the female-focused, social commentary-laden movies like Immaculate or Nightbitch (2024).
Comparisons:
Critics said Together doesn’t reach the “bonkers body-horror heights” of The Substance or the graphic nature of Titane; instead, it finds its strength in “retina-staining images” that twist the private, emotional dimensions of partnership into horror, blending humor and intimacy with visceral imagery.
People say that Together is one of the most original horror movies to come out in the last few years. It’s boldly grotesque, emotionally raw, and not as mean-spirited or exploitative as many other horror movies that came out around the same time. It might be interesting to people who want more than just shock value in their horror movies.
Together Movie Ott and Streaming Release
Together (2025) had its theatrical release on July 30, 2025 (US), and August 8, 2025 (India). The digital HD (VOD) release is set for August 26, 2025. On this date, you will be able to rent or buy Together on platforms such as Amazon Prime Video, iTunes, Vudu, and Google Play Movies & TV. However, as of mid-August 2025, there is no confirmed OTT streaming platform (such as Netflix, Hulu, or Hotstar) offering the film as part of a subscription.
It is expected that Together will arrive on Hulu for streaming in early 2026, based on the distributor Neon’s past release patterns, but no official OTT subscription release date has been announced yet.
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