Overview
A twisted romance unfolds as love leads to crime and chaos.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- gritty
- claustrophobic
- true crime night
- arthouse cinema night
What critics said
Critics broadly praise the film's performances, harsh documentary realism, and relentlessly authentic portrayal of a violent criminal romance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Martha and Ray's love develops directly through their con operations and murderous partnership.
Grainy black-and-white photography, flat staging, realistic casting, and tawdry settings create an anti-romanticized crime portrait.
Martha's jealousy of Ray's seductions intensifies the couple's conflict and threatens their survival.
Critical descriptions emphasize the unsettling mixture of laughs, shocks, passion, and violent death.
Films like The Honeymoon Killers, and why
Bonnie and Clyde
true crime docudrama, crime-couple intimacy, and stark black-and-white realism
Badlands
gritty serial-crime drama, psychologically intense criminal protagonists, and documentary-like atmosphere
Gun Crazy
desperate criminal romance, abrasive realism, and morally corrosive couple dynamics
Natural Born Killers
stylized true-crime violence, grotesque romance, and independent transgressive filmmaking
Movie Details
- Director
- Leonard Kastle
- Release Date
- 1970-02-04
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (132)
Cast
- Shirley Stoler
- Tony Lo Bianco
- Mary Jane Higby
- Doris Roberts
- Kip McArdle
- Marilyn Chris
- Dortha Duckworth
- Barbara Cason
- Ann Harris
- Mary Breen
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Honeymoon Killers about?
- A lonely nurse and a con artist build a consuming romance whose scams, jealousy, and violence turn true crime into grotesque domestic tragedy.
- What is The Honeymoon Killers like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Honeymoon Killers as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Honeymoon Killers violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Honeymoon Killers as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Honeymoon Killers?
- Critics broadly praise the film's performances, harsh documentary realism, and relentlessly authentic portrayal of a violent criminal romance.
- Which films are like The Honeymoon Killers?
- Films with a similar feel include Bonnie and Clyde, Badlands, Gun Crazy, and Natural Born Killers.
- How long is The Honeymoon Killers?
- The Honeymoon Killers runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Honeymoon Killers?
- In United States, The Honeymoon Killers streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max.
