Kid Cannabis
Two young dropouts turn cross-border marijuana smuggling into a volatile criminal enterprise that outgrows their adolescent confidence.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- sardonic
- irreverent
- tense
- crime movie night
- true crime viewing
What critics said
Critics generally found the performances engaging, especially Ron Perlman's, but regarded the film as uneven in its forced voice-over and awkward shift in genre.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Nate is an eighteen-year-old dropout whose marijuana trafficking enterprise expands faster than his maturity or ability to control it.
Nate and Topher repeatedly traffic marijuana across the Canada-United States border, making geography central to the plot.
The film presents the partners' escalating drug operation through adolescent overconfidence, comic energy, and increasingly serious consequences.
Critical reception specifically noted that Nate is not treated sympathetically, distinguishing the film's portrayal of his criminal choices.
Films like Kid Cannabis, and why
Lord of War
shared coming-of-age crime story, drug trafficking, dark comedy, and reckless youthful ambition
War Dogs
shared true-crime basis, criminal enterprise, comic drama, and morally unsympathetic protagonist
The Wolf of Wall Street
shared adolescent criminality, drug culture, comedy drama, and consequences of impulsive ambition
Blow
shared small-scale crime scheme, volatile friendships, drug trafficking, and bleakly comic tone
Movie Details
- Director
- John Stockwell
- Release Date
- 2014-04-18
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (191)
Cast
- Jonathan Daniel Brown
- Kenny Wormald
- Ron Perlman
- Aaron Yoo
- John C. McGinley
- Corey Large
- Bryce Hodgson
- Jeffrey Ballard
- Giacomo Baessato
- Amanda Tapping
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, FlixFling, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Kid Cannabis about?
- Two young dropouts turn cross-border marijuana smuggling into a volatile criminal enterprise that outgrows their adolescent confidence.
- What is Kid Cannabis like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Kid Cannabis as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Kid Cannabis violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Kid Cannabis as moderate.
- What did critics think of Kid Cannabis?
- Critics generally found the performances engaging, especially Ron Perlman's, but regarded the film as uneven in its forced voice-over and awkward shift in genre.
- Which films are like Kid Cannabis?
- Films with a similar feel include Lord of War, War Dogs, The Wolf of Wall Street, and Blow.
- How long is Kid Cannabis?
- Kid Cannabis runs 110 minutes.
- Where can I watch Kid Cannabis?
- In United States, Kid Cannabis streams on Netflix, FlixFling, Netflix Standard with Ads.
