The Honeymoon Killers
1970 · Movie · R · 108 min · ★ 6.5 · 89% critics
A lonely nurse answers a matchmaking ad and falls for a charming stranger, only to learn he’s been preying on vulnerable women for money. Determined not to lose him, she joins his schemes while jealousy and fear of abandonment push their partnership into increasingly disturbing territory.
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Details
- Years
- 1970
- Release date
- 1970-02-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (127 votes)
- Box office
- $11,000,000
- Budget
- $200,000
About
If you like grim, character-driven true crime that feels raw and unsettling, this could click, especially if titles like The Boston Strangler appealed to you; Not for you if you want likable characters or fast, action-heavy thrills.
Pros: gripping true-crime tension; unsettling, original mood; strong lead performances | Cons: rough sound at times; slow early stretch; bleak, repulsive subject
Themes
- nurse
- widow
- alabama
- lonely hearts ad
- based on true story
- con artist
- murder
- serial killer
- 1940s
- thrill kill
- killer couple
Cast & crew
Shirley Stoler
as Martha
Tony Lo Bianco
as Ray
- MH
Mary Jane Higby
as Janet
Doris Roberts
as Bunny
- KM
Kip McArdle
as Delphine
Marilyn Chris
as Myrtle
Dortha Duckworth
as Mother
Barbara Cason
as Evelyn
- AH
Ann Harris
as Doris
- MB
Mary Breen
as Rainelle
Directed by Leonard Kastle