View Askewniverse - Watch Order: Clerks Films

1994 - 20223 Films4h 49m3.8 Average

This watch order focuses exclusively on the Clerks trilogy, following the complete story arc of convenience store clerks Dante and Randal from their slacker origins to their emotional finale. These three films form the heart of Kevin Smith's career and showcase his evolution as a filmmaker.

Excellent for viewers who want to experience the pure Clerks saga without the broader universe connections, this trilogy offers a focused character study across almost three decades of real time.

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Clerks

19941h 32m4.3
Director: Kevin Smith
Cast: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Lisa Spoonauer, Jason Mewes

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.

Comedy
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Clerks II

20061h 37m3.9
Director: Kevin Smith
Cast: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith

A calamity at Dante and Randall's shops sends them looking for new horizons - but they ultimately settle at Mooby's, a fictional Disney-McDonald's-style fast-food empire.

Comedy
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Clerks III

20221h 40m3.2
Director: Kevin Smith
Cast: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith

After narrowly surviving a massive heart attack, Randal enlists his old friend Dante to help him make a movie immortalizing their youthful days at the little convenience store that started it all.

ComedyDrama