Clerks (1994)
Two bored clerks find witty, raunchy humor in their gritty, darkly-comic lives at a convenience store.
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.
How intense is Clerks?
Clerks has no gore and no real violence. Emotionally it carries some weight. The pace is measured, and it is a late-night trip and a comfort watch. The humor runs dry and raunchy. Rated R.
What Clerks feels like
- Tone
- grittycampydarkly comic
- Pace
- Measured
- Humor
- dry and witty, raunchy
- Best for
- Late nightComfort watch
Where to stream Clerks
US availability via TMDB, last checked Sep 15, 2026. The app filters picks to the services you actually have.
Is Clerks for you?
Is Clerks scary?
No. Clerks is not a scary watch (scare level 0 of 3).
Is Clerks gory or violent?
No gore (0 of 3) and no real violence (0 of 3). Squeamish viewers are fine here.
Is Clerks sad or heavy?
A little. There is some emotional weight (1 of 3), but it is not a heavy watch.
Is Clerks OK for kids?
It is rated R, so it is made for adults. Intensity: scare 0, gore 0, violence 0, each out of 3.
How long is Clerks?
Clerks runs 1h 32m.
Where can I stream Clerks?
Clerks is streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy and Hoopla.
Does Clerks have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
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