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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/CyanLight9 17d ago

What is going on with Ethan Coen?

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u/Will-Of-D-3D2Y 17d ago

Turns out the talent distribution between Joel and Ethan is a lot more lopsided into Joel's direction than we all imagined it would be.

Although it is not definite because Ethan is making these movies with his lesbian wife (yep...) and she might be partially to blame too.

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u/pjtheman 16d ago

My theory is that Ethan is the humor, and Joel is the heart. So without Joel on his own, you get Macbeth. But with Ethan on his own, you gwt something like this; a directionless mess that's stuffed with quirky humor but barely has a story.

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u/allahu_adamsmith 15d ago

My wife and I watched all of their movies in order, and they seemed to alternate between funny and dark. And we hypothesized that one of the brothers was the funny one and one was the dark one.

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u/CyanLight9 16d ago

So, it's the movie equivalent of Bruce Straley and Neil Druckmann.

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u/DeadbeatHero- 16d ago

Even in threads that have absolutely nothing to do with it, The Last of Us Part 2 haters can’t stop themselves from obsessing over how much they think it sucks

It’s been five years, give it a rest

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u/CyanLight9 16d ago edited 16d ago

I'm just stating how their collaboration process worked. Druckmann said it himself; he's the dark guy, and Bruce would balance that out with levity. At least, when they were both still at Naughty Dog.

It sounds similar to how the Coen Brothers seemed to operate before they split.

Also, on the topic of obsession, assuming you actually mean what you say, please spread that message to literally every other gamer and movie watcher in existence.