Honeydew

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Honeydew

2021

1h 46m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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HONEYDEW tells the story of a young couple (played by Sawyer Spielberg and Malin Barr) who are forced to seek shelter in the home of an aging farmer (Barbara Kingsley) and her peculiar son, when they suddenly begin having strange cravings and hallucinations taking them down a rabbit hole of the bizarre.

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Critics Consensus

Atmospheric horror built on layers of creeping dread, Honeydew finds fresh frights in its familiar setup -- and portends great things for writer-director Devereux Milburn.

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Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

Has an appetite for the grisly, not to mention a thing or two to say about venturing into the middle of nowhere-and taking a bite out of morsels that come from unknown origins.

Apr 13, 2021

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Tomris Laffly

RogerEbert.com

This listless genre exercise mostly plays like a film-school-spun tribute to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre with some Hansel and Gretel clumsily mixed in, but without a political or philosophical foundation to stand on.

Rated: 1/4

Apr 13, 2021

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

There is such specific, strange, and disturbing imagery here. It is so haunting. You will laugh just to relieve the tension.

Apr 13, 2021

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Cody Dericks

Next Best Picture

"Honeydew" is a nasty little movie that starts as an unnerving throwback to foundational horror filmmaking but ends up devolving into a bleak pile of nothing.

Rated: 5/10

Jul 11, 2022

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David Gonzalez

The Cinematic Reel

Though the film offers intriguing questions and a plot setup, it fails in its execution with a bloated runtime and disappointed vagueness that makes the film a mess.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 22, 2022

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Nicholas Yap

In Review Online

Honeydew is the latest effort to angle toward the elevated horror label without providing much substance to this framework.

Jun 6, 2021

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Reuben M

Unbearably boring. Very dark, much of the time. The sound effects are effective and unnerving, but also drown dialogue and I ended up needing to turn on the sub-titles. But really, just don't bother. It's all atmosphere, with 20 minutes of actual plot. Actively angry at this film right now.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/25/25

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Dennis B

What is this - a student film? How did it get a 65% on RT? What am I missing?

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/25

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William P

Beyond absurd cannibal family who apparently like cheeks only second to ass? However, watchable if you use a computer and hit advance repeatedly. Glacial pace concept horror. And what is Lena Dunham doing here? Was she a fellow student with the director or lose a bet with someone? The two leads do a rather good job with limited internal motivation. Not their fault – that would be the script's.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/16/25

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Donald S

Despite being well shot and decent acting from the lead actress, I couldn't figure out Sawyer's character atall. Plus it was far too long. The sound effects were grating as was the prolonged scenes of nothing happening. Also an incredibly joyless experience. I stopped half way through and gave up, I battled through the rest and regretted wasting my time. It was pointless, there's no motive and the direction was poor because for much of the movie it wasn't clear what on earth was happening. As a horror fan, this was joyless, tasteless and utterly dreadful.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/04/25

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Tom T

Actually a fan of the way this was shot. It’s just too slow, too long and way too boring to be remotely good.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/19/24

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Melissa L

Very creepy with a "Midsommar" kind of vibe. I cannot recommend it.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/08/24

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Synopsis

HONEYDEW tells the story of a young couple (played by Sawyer Spielberg and Malin Barr) who are forced to seek shelter in the home of an aging farmer (Barbara Kingsley) and her peculiar son, when they suddenly begin having strange cravings and hallucinations taking them down a rabbit hole of the bizarre.

Director: Devereux Milburn
Producer: Dan Kennedy, Alan Pierson
Screenwriter: Devereux Milburn, Dan Kennedy
Distributor: Dark Star Pictures
Production Co: Little Sky Film, Rubber Road Productions
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 12, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 13, 2021
Runtime: 1h 46m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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