Honey Don’t!

Honey Don’t!

Year: 2025

Runtime: 89 mins

Language: English

Director: Ethan Coen

Echo Score: 52

Budget: $20M

ComedyCrime

Honey O’Donahue is a small-town private investigator with a strong sense of justice. When a series of unsettling deaths plague her community, she begins investigating, discovering a connection to a secretive and mysterious church. As she digs deeper into the strange occurrences, Honey uncovers a web of secrets and dangers that put her own life at risk.

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1

Mia's fatal car crash in Bakersfield

In Bakersfield, a fatal car crash pulls private investigator Honey O'Donahue into Mia Novotny's case. Detective Marty Metakawich asks Honey to identify the driver, revealing that the dead person is a prospective client who had asked to meet her that day. The scene sets the mystery around Mia's death and its potential connections to a larger criminal network.

early morning Bakersfield, California – crash site
2

Mr. Siegfried suspects infidelity

Honey meets Mr. Siegfried, who suspects his boyfriend cheating. He provides initial context about Mia's case, and Honey begins to map out the key players around her. The conversation hints at hidden relationships that will complicate the investigation.

afternoon Mr. Siegfried's residence
3

Family visit reveals leads

Honey visits her sister Heidi and meets Corinne, the rebellious niece who hints at Mia's influence. MG Falcone provides Mia's address, expanding Honey's lines of contact. Honey begins threading Mia's case through the temple's circle.

evening Heidi's home
4

Mia joins the Four-Way Temple

Honey learns Mia had joined the Four-Way Temple led by Reverend Drew Devlin. The temple's public persona belies darker activities that will soon come to light. Honey senses the case now centers on the temple and its leader.

late day Four-Way Temple
5

Temple drug operation and warnings

Drew uses the temple as a front to traffic drugs for traffickers. The French liaison Chère warns that Mia's death will draw unwanted attention, but Drew insists he is not involved. The church's respectable cover begins to unravel.

night Four-Way Temple
6

Hector's violence escalates; the cycle of betrayal

Hector kills a customer who propositions him after a failed payment. Shuggie retaliates by killing Hector's grandmother, and Hector disarms and kills Shuggie. The vendetta continues as Hector later ambushes Drew in bed, but Drew evades and shoots him with his own gun.

evening to night Temple-linked locations
7

Mia's killer linked to Siegfried's boyfriend

Honey learns that Mr. Siegfried's boyfriend was the man run over by Hector, tying Mia's death to the broader web of relationships. In a bar afterward, Honey and MG Falcone share a charged moment and end up sleeping together as they confront their shared histories.

late night Bar
8

Corinne goes missing; estranged father appears

Corinne disappears, prompting Honey to grill her boyfriend for information. An old man arrives—Honey and Heidi's estranged father—and attempts to reconnect, raising the stakes for Corinne's safety. Honey grows more worried that Corinne could follow Mia's path.

night Corinne's location / family home
9

Mia's murder and temple ties exposed

Honey learns Mia was stabbed to death and placed in her car, a clue that the death was staged as a traffic fatality. Marty reveals that Shuggie and Hector's grandmother's bodies have been linked to the Temple, tying multiple murders to the Temple's network. The investigation tightens around the temple's leadership.

investigation ongoing Police briefing
10

Chère kills Drew and ends their partnership

Chère has sex with Drew before killing him in his bed and terminating their partnership. Honey sees Chère leave, but Marty remains unconvinced there is sufficient reason to search the Temple just yet. The power struggle inside the Temple intensifies.

night Drew's residence
11

MG kidnaps Corinne and reveals her crimes

Honey confronts MG at the family home, where MG admits kidnapping Corinne and claims to have murdered her father among other victims. The confrontation turns violent as MG's ambition is exposed.

late night Family home
12

MG's downfall and the final flirt with Chère

Honey defeats MG with her service weapon, and MG is exposed as Mia's killer and the perpetrator of other murders. Corinne is rescued as authorities close in on MG's crimes. In the final moment, Honey spots Chère at a stoplight and flirts, hinting that the trafficking web may still loom.

final scene Roadside / ambulance

Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 13:06

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