Clerks
Film199492 min

Clerks

Taste attributes: comedyfasttried & testedlightsimplelinearglossyenclosedunderdog triumphsunlikely connections

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

Boxlist takeExpect a light, pacy comedy, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like pace over patience.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very light · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

underdog triumphsunlikely connections

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Brian O'HalloranJeff AndersonJason MewesKevin SmithLisa Spoonauer

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1994
Runtime
92 min
Status
Released
Studio
Miramax
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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