Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Mr and Mrs Smith.  Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise in Eyes Wide Shut.  John Krasinski and Emily Blunt in A Quiet Place.  Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?  The category is actors married in real-life who appear together in the same movie.  The latest addition to the list is Dave Franco (Now You See Me) and Alison Brie (GLOW) who, after marrying in 2017, appear as an on-screen couple for the first time in the aptly titled Together.

There’s local connection here too.  It marks the feature film debut for Australian writer-director Michael Shanks who shot the film at Docklands Studios in Melbourne.  To have lured two well-known American actors for the production is a testament to Shanks’ script.  It’s predictable (you can see events coming before they happen) but it’s still an inventive outing that creatively blends horror with romance.

 As for the premise, Tim (Franco) and Millie (Brie) are a long-term, unmarried couple who have moved from the big city to a small country town roughly two hours away.  It’s not ideal for Tim who is pursuing a fanciful dream of becoming a musician.  The change is tailored for Mille who has accepted a new job and wants to make a difference as a passionate schoolteacher.

The pair go on a small hiking trip to get a feel for their neighbourhood but after accidentally falling into an underground cave, their lives are forever changed.  Weird stuff starts happening.  Whenever they’re not in the same vicinity, a mysterious force finds a way to pull them back into each other’s orbit.  When kissing or lying next to each other, their bodies produce a sticky, mucus-like substance that is difficult to remove.  Unable to comprehend why this is happening, Tim and Millie are seemingly helpless to stop it from escalating further.

I’m not sure the characters stay true to themselves in the final ten minutes but for the most part, Together kept me entertained.  I liked the banter between Franco and Brie which is sometimes playful and sometimes heated.  The make-up and visual effects teams do impressive work on a small budget.  Dark comedy is used at opportune times (a scene in a bathroom cubical).  The distribution rights were picked up by Neon for $17 million USD and it’s easy to see why this was the biggest acquisition to come out of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival back in January.

See it with friends as you’ll have fun debating afterwards!