Overview
A heartfelt exploration of community and personal growth amidst the chaos of the 1970s.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- warm
- sincere
- thoughtful movie night
- lazy sunday
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a funny, graceful, warm-hearted, and humane satire of commune life that captures the spirit of the 1970s.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The shared house combines socialism, feminism, pacifism, vegetarianism, and alternative lifestyles while exposing the tensions between ideals and behavior.
Elisabeth and her children gradually find belonging among politically and personally dissimilar housemates.
The film pokes fun at communists, vegans, feminists, socialists, and their opponents while retaining a warm regard for the inhabitants.
The commune house functions as the film's central social environment, crowded with housemates, children, arguments, and everyday routines.
Films like Together, and why
The Big Chill
warm-hearted ensemble comedy-drama about unconventional communal living, ideology, and chosen family
Festen
observational Scandinavian dramedy balancing eccentric characters, social ideals, and humane relationship conflicts
The Commune
communal living, sexual politics, and competing ideals treated with comic warmth and emotional candor
The Squid and the Whale
ensemble-focused relationship drama about friendship, family, and people learning to coexist
Movie Details
- Director
- Lukas Moodysson
- Release Date
- 2000-08-25
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (279)
Cast
- Lisa Lindgren
- Michael Nyqvist
- Emma Samuelsson
- Sam Kessel
- Gustaf Hammarsten
- Anja Lundqvist
- Jessica Liedberg
- Ola Rapace
- Axel Zuber
- Shanti Roney
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Together about?
- A warm Swedish ensemble comedy-drama follows a battered mother and a houseful of idealists as communal living turns ideological differences into unexpected solidarity.
- What is Together like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Together as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Together violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Together as mild.
- What did critics think of Together?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a funny, graceful, warm-hearted, and humane satire of commune life that captures the spirit of the 1970s.
- Which films are like Together?
- Films with a similar feel include The Big Chill, Festen, The Commune, and The Squid and the Whale.
- How long is Together?
- Together runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch Together?
- In United States, Together streams on Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Sundance Now.
