Honeyjoon
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June and her Persian-British mom Lela travel to the romantic Azores for a grief anniversary, with contrasting ways of coping. A hot-and-deep surfer takes them on a tour as we surf the waves of life, loss, flirting - an unforgettable ride.
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Lilian T. Mehrel's debut feature 'Honeyjoon' delivers what reviewers call 'the fulljoon experience' - a genre-defying meditation on grief that has audiences laughing through tears and finding unexpected comfort in loss. Critics praise its perfect balance of comedy and heartbreak, particularly its authentic portrayal of mother/daughter relationships that grounds universal themes of grief in deeply personal, sensual storytelling.
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- Jul 11, 2026
honeyjoon? should have been called funnyjoon. because i laughed. and smiled. but also sadjoon because i felt the waves of grief. but then i felt warmth again through the sad parts so more like comfortingjoon. perhaps even fullrangeofemotionsjoon. it’s the fulljoon…
AliApr 8, 2026My heart is extraordinarily full after seeing Honeyjoon, a meditation on grief that is tranquil in its entirety, hilarious to the point that I was in tears and falling out of my chair, and places you into a pool of overwhelming and at times, unspoken loss. And as a sucker…
Movie Good or Movie Bad?Jun 15, 2025“Do you think we can ever truly be happy? Or is it just an illusion?” “I think it comes in waves—in the little moments, but it’s not forever. Even more good reason to ride the wave when it comes, even if it will go. Because it will go.”
Lexi Amoriello - Jun 3, 2026
Sensual, silly, and messy. Few truer summations of life at its best. Loved this.
Brandon StreussnigOct 25, 2025So Honeyjoon was made with a million dollar budget as a part of the AT&T Untold Stories Pitch Program and with that, they shot the film on location in the Azores?! Damn. I will say Honeyjoon overstayed its welcome a few too many times for my liking. But narratively, I do…
=★= 𝕬𝖇𝖗𝖆𝖍𝖆𝖒 =★=Jun 10, 2026I love every ounce of this movie, I am so glad more people get to see it this weekend!!!!
Movie Good or Movie Bad? - Jun 10, 2026
“Then there’s a different kind of sensuality in being in your body in grief, of crying or feeling it in your body, and feeling the ache in your heart. Everyone alive, we have one thing in common. We all have a body. There’s something about grounding us in our senses, which…
Brandon StreussnigApr 13, 2026incredibly Real Mom™ thing to do to just loredump on total strangers
SamNov 13, 2025I couldn’t tell if it was a mourning or a celebration. I think it was both. The balance of universality and specificity is what I love so much about film, and Honeyjoon in particular.
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Jun 11, 2026
These delicate mood-shifts are the film’s strength, sanding over (to an extent) the clunkiness of its themes to achieve a special balance: Honeyjoon is both a mourning movie, and a horny one.
Beatrice Loayza
The New York Times
Jun 11, 2026
As the film builds to its sentimental resolution, it becomes clear that the differences between mother and daughter aren’t issues to be solved, but quirks to be embraced.
Ben Glidden
Film Threat
Jun 11, 2026
Despite the well-written screenplay, it still takes great skill to navigate the tonal shifts of June and Lela’s relationship, and both women do superb work.
Dan Bayer
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How long is Honeyjoon (2026)?
The movie is 1hr 15min long.
What's Honeyjoon (2026) about?
June and her Persian-British mom Lela travel to the romantic Azores for a grief anniversary, with contrasting ways of coping. A hot-and-deep surfer takes them on a tour as we surf the waves of life, loss, flirting - an unforgettable ride.
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