Clerks (1994)
Directed by Kevin Smith · 92 min · Comedy
65.8 TOPICAL score · #965 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Clerks (1994, directed by Kevin Smith) has a TOPICAL score of 65.8 - ranked 965 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and audience, and lowest on awards. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the Sundance Filmmaker Trophy Dramatic. Critics: 90% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 70. Audiences: TMDB 7.4/10 (2,889 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 43 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics90% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 70
- AudienceTMDB 7.4/10 (2,889 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 1 nomination - incl. Sundance Filmmaker Trophy Dramatic
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 43 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read46,007 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 2 times
Starring: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Lisa Spoonauer
“Often regarded as a landmark in independent filmmaking, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 2019 as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10