Together has lost its perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score ahead of its theatrical release. Written and directed by Michael Shanks in his feature debut, the upcoming body horror movie stars married couple Dave Franco and Alison Brie as a couple who relocate to the countryside and encounter a strange supernatural force that begins to alter their bodies in terrifying ways.
In addition to Franco and Brie, the cast also includes Damon Herriman, Mia Morrissey, Jack Kenny, Sunny S. Walia, Karl Richmond, Tom Considine, Melanie Beddie, and Sarah Lang. Together premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival this past January and debuted to a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes, though reviews have continued coming in ahead of its theatrical release.
Now, ahead of its theatrical release in just a few days, Together has lost its perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes. A single negative review published today, on July 28, has dropped its score down to 98%, which could fluctuate further as more are published. Together now has 66 total reviews from critics at the time of writing.
What Together Losing Its Perfect Rotten Tomatoes Score Means For The Movie
What Does The Negative Review Say?
Together premiered to rave reviews at the Sundance Film Festival this past January, where critics called it a bold and inventive blend of body horror and romantic comedy with strong performances from Alison Brie and Dave Franco, a sharp script by Michael Shanks, and an insightful exploration of co-dependency and relationships.
While Together maintained its perfect Rotten Tomatoes score for six months, it has now lost it due to a single negative review from Fred Topel of United Press International, who writes, “Together has a clever premise but dawdles its way to the good parts. Alison Brie and Dave Franco rise to the occasion by selling the horror, but the film takes too long getting to its macabre extremes.”
The lone negative review criticizes Together for dragging out its slow relationship drama before reaching its intense horror scenes. While its performances and physical effects are praised, the critic feels that the film’s exploration of the couple’s issues is clichéd. The reviewer finds the relationship story uninspired and overdone, making the movie less engaging until the body horror finally appears.
Our Take On Together Losing Its Perfect Rotten Tomatoes Score
It’s Still Shaping Up To Be One Of The Year’s Best Horror Movies
Together losing its perfect Rotten Tomatoes score is less of an indictment of the actual movie and more of an example of how a single person’s opinion can differ from the consensus. As another example, Citizen Kane, widely considered the best movie of all time, also lost its perfect Rotten Tomatoes score a few years ago due to a single negative review from Mae Tinee of the Chicago Tribune.
Even though it has lost its perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, Together is still shaping up to be one of the best horror movies of 2025.
Even though it has lost its perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, Together is still shaping up to be one of the best horror movies of 2025.
Together releases in theaters on July 30.
Source: Rotten Tomatoes
