Overview

• ‘Honey Don’t!’ is the second film in Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s planned lesbian B-movie trilogy, following 2024’s ‘Drive-Away Dolls.’
• Margaret Qualley stars as private investigator Honey O’Donahue, with Aubrey Plaza and Chris Evans in prominent supporting roles.
• The film premiered in the Midnight Screenings section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where it was met with a six-minute standing ovation.
• Critics praised Qualley’s charismatic performance and the film’s stylized neo-noir aesthetic but noted issues with its uneven plot and reliance on explicit sexual content.
• Focus Features will release the film in U.S. theaters on August 22, continuing Coen’s exploration of queer representation in genre cinema.