Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- nostalgic
- witty
- nostalgic movie night
- cult comedy marathon
What critics said
Critics found the trilogy-closing return to the Quick Stop surprisingly emotional and fan-pleasing, though its crude comedy divided reviewers.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Randal recruits Dante, Elias, Jay, and Silent Bob to recreate their convenience-store experiences as a movie.
The return to the Quick Stop and the original clerks foregrounds the trilogy's history and its aging characters.
The film combines puerile convenience-store humor with the characters' response to a life-threatening heart attack.
The Quick Stop gas-station store is the workplace where the characters' friendships and memories originated.
Films like Clerks III, and why
Clerks II
low-budget ensemble comedy, pop-culture banter, and affectionate nostalgia for an earlier film
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Kevin Smith's irreverent dialogue, comic friendships, and View Askewniverse sensibility
The Disaster Artist
meta-cinematic comedy centered on making a film from personal experience
The Last Picture Show
nostalgic character comedy about returning to an iconic workplace and reckoning with adulthood
Movie Details
- Director
- Kevin Smith
- Release Date
- 2022-09-04
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (346)
Cast
- Brian O'Halloran
- Jeff Anderson
- Rosario Dawson
- Jason Mewes
- Kevin Smith
- Marilyn Ghigliotti
- Trevor Fehrman
- Austin Zajur
- Jennifer Schwalbach Smith
- Harley Quinn Smith
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Clerks III about?
- After a heart attack forces a longtime convenience-store slacker to confront mortality, his friends help him turn their shared workplace into a scrappy movie about friendship and unfinished lives.
- What is Clerks III like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Clerks III as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Clerks III violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Clerks III as mild.
- What did critics think of Clerks III?
- Critics found the trilogy-closing return to the Quick Stop surprisingly emotional and fan-pleasing, though its crude comedy divided reviewers.
- Which films are like Clerks III?
- Films with a similar feel include Clerks II, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, The Disaster Artist, and The Last Picture Show.
- How long is Clerks III?
- Clerks III runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch Clerks III?
- In United States, Clerks III streams on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
