Film

Together

Name: Together
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: 2000
Cast: Lisa Lindgren, Michael Nyqvist, Emma Samuelsson, Sam Kessel, Gustaf Hammarsten

Other titles called Together: the 2021 film.

Drama

Lukas Moodysson's 1975 commune comedy-drama follows Elisabeth as she escapes her brutal marriage and lands in her brother's radical Swedish household. It's a film that finds genuine humour and humanity in ideological collision—watching utopian dreamers grapple with the messy reality of sharing everything, including their principles. Warm, funny, occasionally aching; perfect for anyone who believes utopias are most interesting when they fail.

TMDb rating

3.5

Should you watch it?

Watch it if you like ensemble comedies about wide-eyed idealists who keep bumping into their own hypocrisies, with a generous heart and sharp observation of small domestic squabbles.

Skip it if you need plot momentum, since the film drifts through a crowded household of characters and its politics are more gentle mockery than sustained argument.

What it asks of you: A loose, episodic rhythm across just under two hours, with the mood swinging between slapstick, tenderness and sudden seriousness, so you must keep up with many faces.

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Muriel's Wedding1994

Another film about someone building a new life among misfits who become family. Shares Together's blend of comedy and quiet sadness, and the same understanding that escape sometimes means embracing the weird.

But The tonal shifts can feel jarring; it's not consistently funny or sad, which some find frustrating rather than honest.

C.R.A.Z.Y.2005

A family saga spanning decades that finds comedy and tragedy in the same breath. Like Together, it's genuinely funny without ever punching down, and it trusts you to hold conflicting feelings about people.

But It's quite long and sometimes meanders; the structure is deliberately shapeless, which mirrors life but can test patience.

The Worst Person in the World2021

Norwegian film about a woman finding herself across several relationships and communities. Same Scandinavian sensibility—warm humour, real affection for flawed people, and the understanding that self-discovery is often embarrassing.

But Very of-the-moment in its references and tone; if you're impatient with millennial ennui, it'll grate.

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The wildcard

Something you would not have found on your own.

Pelle the Conqueror1987

Both are Scandinavian films wrestling with idealism meeting reality, and both feature characters who have to choose between their principles and their survival.

A Swedish epic about a father and son arriving at a new land, hoping to build a better life. Like Together, it's interested in how people adapt to new worlds and whether change is actually possible. Bille August's film has a scale and ambition that Together's intimate commune can't match, but they're asking the same questions about idealism and survival.

But It's four hours long and quite stern; the beauty is formal rather than warm, and some will find it exhausting.

Lady Bird2017

Greta Gerwig's film about a girl building independence and perspective. The comedy-drama balance is perfect, and like Together, it refuses to make either the old world or the new one entirely right or wrong.

But Some find it precious or slight; it's intimate rather than large, which won't land for everyone.

Under the Skin2014

A radically different Swedish film that also depicts people living outside conventional society. Slower and stranger than Together, but shares its interest in how community forms and what we owe each other.

But It's austere and bleak where Together is warm; you'll need patience for long silences and ambiguity.

The Farewell2019

Another film about different perspectives crashing—family traditions versus individual autonomy. The comedy comes from genuine cultural collision, and it treats both sides with respect.

But If you need a clear moral winner, you'll be frustrated; the film refuses to choose.

Hunt for the Wilderpeople2016

Taika Waititi's film about an old man and a foster kid building community in isolation. Same warmth and comedy, same belief that the best families are often chosen rather than born.

But It's whimsical in a way that can feel forced; not every joke lands, and some moments are treacly.

Another Year2010

Mike Leigh's study of a contented couple and their struggling friends. It understands that happiness can coexist with failure, and that witnessing other people's lives is complicated.

But It's deeply sad and almost plotless; some will find it depressing rather than moving.

The Basement and the Kitchen1999

This Czech film is also about people living communally and trying to make ideals work. Low-key and observational, it has Together's patience with its characters and situations.

But It's extremely slow and quite obscure; you may struggle to find it, and it rewards patience that not everyone has.

The Celebration1998

Both use comedy to explore how people actually live together—not the ideology of it, but the friction, the shame, the tenderness. The Celebration shows family by blood; Together shows family by choice. Both are unsentimental about what either means.

Thomas Vinterberg's Dogme 95 film about a family gathering where secrets explode. It shares Together's Danish-Scandinavian sensibility and its dark comedy, but it's focused on families that don't choose each other. Same understanding that people are contradictory—funny and cruel at once, capable of both connection and betrayal.

But It's visceral and claustrophobic; the found-footage style can feel cheap, and the emotional violence is genuine and hard to sit with.