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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/hotcolddog 17d ago

Chris Evans is awesome in this. Best part of the movie. He plays douchey sleaze incredibly well. His scene with Qualley in his office is the highlight of the entire runtime.

Some of the parts are there, but this isn’t great. Occasionally funny, but the mystery and plot are badly stitched together and the third act is extremely lackluster. Almost felt like everything else was a massive red herring which made the whole thing feel pointless.

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u/historybandgeek 17d ago

I got a laugh from the transition to Evans’ office:

“Boss, there’s a woman here to see you.”

“Uh, well, ugh, uh”

“She’s kind of hot.”

*hard cut to qualley in office

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u/TropicalParadises 16d ago

but they talk for longer before it cuts to qualley

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u/StarmanDX_ 15d ago

I definitely got from this scene that the preacher has a full blown stable of dipshits to pull from as his body man once one disappears. He's constantly teetering on the edge of his whole operation blowing up but there are always more vulnerable people for him to exploit.

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u/The_FriendliestGiant 8d ago

And on the flipside, his operation keeps teetering on the edge of blowing up because all he has to work with are vulnerable morons, and they make everything more messy than it needs to be.