Clerks

Clerks

Just because they serve you doesn't mean they like you.

Directed by Kevin Smith

Produced by View Askew Productions

199492 min7.4 / 10

A sharp-witted, irreverent comedy about two bored retail workers whose friendship and witty banter sustain them through the mundane tedium of minimum-wage work.

Convenience and video store clerks Dante and Randal are sharp-witted, potty-mouthed and bored out of their minds. So in between needling customers, the counter jockeys play hockey on the roof, visit a funeral home and deal with their love lives.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Clerks one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 95% of films.

  • Is Clerks scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Clerks easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is Clerks violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does Clerks end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Clerks sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity91

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise96

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love85

How much audiences actually like it

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Everything like Clerks, and what each one shares →

Like Clerks

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Clerks

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Clerks, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Clerks, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Clerks, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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