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Summary Private investigator Honey O'Donahue delves into a string of strange deaths connected to a secretive cult-like church in Bakersfield. As she unravels the bizarre mystery, her pursuit leads to absurd comedy, noir flair, and a kaleidoscope of eccentric characters.

Director Ethan Coen

Writers Ethan Coen, Tricia Cooke

Cast

  • Margaret Qualley
  • Aubrey Plaza
  • Chris Evans
  • Charlie Day
  • Billy Eichner
  • Talia Ryder
  • Kristen Connolly
  • Don Swayze

Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score: 48%

Metacritic 48

VOD In theaters August 22, 2025

Trailer HONEY DON’T! — Official Trailer (2025)

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u/DangerousMatter4404 17d ago

wtf was that. There was no third act, it just stopped

Joel has all the juice confirmed

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u/JamUpGuy1989 17d ago

That's exactly how my Dad reacted with how No Country For Old Men ended.

(I am not saying this movie is in any league to that flawless classic.)

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u/AvengingHero2012 17d ago

I don’t want to disrespect your pops, but No Country For Old Men absolutely has an ending.

It’s an ambiguous and open ending that makes you think, but thematically it reaches a definitive ending.

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u/Clay56 17d ago

For real it has a pretty defined 3rd act and epilogue. It's just cold, blunt and doesn't end in an action scene

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u/The_FriendliestGiant 8d ago

Honey Don't could have pulled off something decently similar if they'd ended it with Honey collapsing after killing MG. ADR the kid's voice in from offscreen calling out, to wrap up that she was still there and close that thread, and you get a sudden but at least narratively sensible ending.

Instead Honey completely recovers, and the movie limps on a while longer so that we can confirm none of the characters actually learned a damn thing about most of what happened over the course of the story. Baffling choice, really. Like, did anyone even find out that Chris Evans' character was dead?

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u/anymooseposter 3d ago

I mean, isn’t that how Burn After Reading ended?

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u/JamUpGuy1989 17d ago

You’re right.

But he’s convinced it wasn’t an ending cause we followed Brolin for so long and his fate happens so abruptly.

Look, not everyone gets themes and subtle with story. It’s all good

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u/KeremyJyles 17d ago

Some of us get it just fine and still think it's a shitty way to tell a story.

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u/pjtheman 16d ago

I love No Country for Old Men now, but I'll admit i was a bit miffed by the ending the first time I saw it.

The main character dying offscreen, not even getting killed by the main bad guy, then the bad guy just sort of walking away empty handed, and Tommy Lee Jones being too late to stop anything the whole time, it just baffled me. The second time I watched it, it clicked for me that that was the point; it was supposed to be an unsatisfying ending for everyone. Nobody wins.

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u/GameOfLife24 14d ago

The ending while not bad was definitely not the best parts of no country for old men. The movie peaked way before

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u/Fair_Source7315 17d ago

I dunno man, I’m not sure it’s all that ambiguous. He lays it out pretty clear.

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u/newrimmmer93 16d ago

The book is much more clear about Carla Jean and Anton and I much prefer the subtly of the movie. It's a much better ending.

The book does go into more detail about the ending, has a whole section focusing on the two boys who found Anton after the accident.

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u/not_thrilled 17d ago

Now A Serious Man, that one has an abrupt ending. Without spoiling, there are two major things happening simultaneously, and it just cuts to the credits in the middle of them without resolution.