Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- irreverent
- profane
- streetwise
- late night viewing
- group movie night
What critics said
Critics found an energetic but uneven urban crime comedy whose intercut plotting and streetwise attitude were undermined by half-baked jokes, plot holes, and excessive violence.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The dealer, intended recipients, accidental recipients, and delivery driver pursue overlapping objectives tied to the misplaced cocaine package.
Concealed cocaine, stoner-comedy framing, and characters making reckless decisions around the package drive the film's comic momentum.
The film combines a contemporary urban drug dispute with hood-film conventions, streetwise attitude, and comic ensemble conflict.
The package of cocaine is accidentally delivered to the wrong address and becomes the central target of every major group.
Films like Next Day Air, and why
Pineapple Express
shared stoner comedy energy, drug-deal chaos, streetwise humor, and criminal ensemble plotting
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
shared intersecting crime narratives, comic violence, accidental criminal entanglements, and urban ensemble structure
Friday
shared hood-film setting, drug trafficking conflict, profane humor, and heightened crime-comedy tone
Go
shared multi-strand crime plot, comic misunderstandings, criminal desperation, and escalating violence
Movie Details
- Director
- Benny Boom
- Release Date
- 2009-02-06
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Rating
- 5.1 / 10 (146)
Cast
- Yasmin Deliz
- Donald Faison
- Yasiin Bey
- Mike Epps
- Wood Harris
- Lauren London
- Omari Hardwick
- Emilio Rivera
- Darius McCrary
- Cisco Reyes
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Next Day Air about?
- A misdelivered cocaine shipment turns an ordinary courier run into a frantic, profane urban scramble among dealers, hustlers, and accidental opportunists.
- What is Next Day Air like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Next Day Air as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Next Day Air violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Next Day Air as moderate.
- What did critics think of Next Day Air?
- Critics found an energetic but uneven urban crime comedy whose intercut plotting and streetwise attitude were undermined by half-baked jokes, plot holes, and excessive violence.
- Which films are like Next Day Air?
- Films with a similar feel include Pineapple Express, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Friday, and Go.
- How long is Next Day Air?
- Next Day Air runs 84 minutes.
- Where can I watch Next Day Air?
- In United States, Next Day Air streams on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
