Honeydew

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Honeydew

2021

1h 46m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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65%

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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

04/13/2021

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.

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Tomris Laffly

RogerEbert.com

04/13/2021

1/4

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.

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

04/13/2021

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

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Cody Dericks

Next Best Picture

07/11/2022

5/10

"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.

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David Gonzalez

The Cinematic Reel

04/22/2022

2.5/4

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.

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Nicholas Yap

In Review Online

06/06/2021

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

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Stephen Z.

@Poggi Jun 8

Great gritty atmosphere. Dragged on too long. It became dull. It lavked direction or motivation and had no destination. A missed opportunity.

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Anna N

@annamac091203 Jan 11

I would give this a 0 if I could. Weirdest and worst movie EVER!

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Schirin A

@SamSa Nov 27

Who made the soundtrack? Stop, thanks

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Reuben M

@RT57430556 06/25/2025

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.

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Dennis B

@RT05072423 02/20/2025

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

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William P

@RT28912689 02/16/2025

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.

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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)