The Best Man Holiday

The Best Man Holiday has quietly become one of the more dependable comedies currently available in the US on Netflix. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. With 285 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Watch it for Terrence Howard — stay for everyone else around them. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Netflix.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, The Best Man Holiday is worth clearing space for. The Best Man Holiday does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. When college friends reunite after 15 years over the Christmas holidays, they discover just how easy it is for long-forgotten rivalries and romances to be reignited. Terrence Howard and Harold Perrineau lead a cast with the timing to make it work. The Best Man Holiday came out in 2013. The timing in The Best Man Holiday is precise enough that even the throwaway lines land on a second watch. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

If you need a comedy that actually makes you laugh, The Best Man Holiday is a strong candidate. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. The complete film is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Terrence Howard is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.

The Best Man Holiday was released in 2013, directed by Malcolm D. Lee. The full 123-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.