Mallrats

1995 Directed by Kevin Smith

They're not there to shop. They're not there to work. They're just there.

Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge in the local mall.

Jason Lee Jeremy London Shannen Doherty Claire Forlani Ben Affleck Joey Lauren Adams Michael Rooker Jason Mewes Kevin Smith Priscilla Barnes Renée Humphrey Ethan Suplee Stan Lee Brian O'Halloran Sven-Ole Thorsen Scott Mosier Walt Flanagan Bryan Johnson

Alternative Titles

Jay and Silent Bob 2 - Mallrats, Mall Rats, Mallrats - Kaufhausclique in Liebesnöten, Les Glandeurs, 몰래츠, Mallrats (Extended Version)

comedy romance

94 mins More details at IMDb TMDb Report this film

Popular reviews

Review by Matt Singer ★★★ 9

It’s true. All of it.
People used to go to the mall. And not even to shop. You just went. Walked around. Had a cookie. Maybe sabotaged a live TV dating show.
The 90s were fucking weird.
Review by Travis Lytle ★★★★ 6

Kevin Smith's foray into slightly larger budget filmmaking, "Mallrats," Smith's follow-up to "Clerks," finds the director expanding his comic and cinematic canvas. The second film in Smith's New Jersey trilogy, he again follows two pals as they try to figure out life in the suburbs of the garden state. It may lack the unpolished, independent charm of "Clerks," but "Mallrats" is a stand-out comedy in its own right.
Revolving around T.S. and Brodie, two chums who have been dumped by their respective girlfriends, "Mallrats" finds the two trying to mend their broken hearts with a little retail therapy. Smith throws in a successful combination of subplots, personality-rich secondary characters, and pop-culture goodness to elevate his script.
Smith's dialogue is still…
Review by Mr. DuLac ★★★ 13

My Grandmother always used to say "why buy the cow, when you can get the sex for free".
-Brodie
Even though I'm a huge Kevin Smith fan and love watching this film, it's hard to ignore the flaws in Mallrats. His best films all have something personal to say underneath the dick and fart jokes, be it Clerks or my all time favorite Chasing Amy. While watching Mallrats it's quite clear Smith doesn't have all that much to say except maybe taking a stab at making a studio film far too early in his career.
It's not that it's a bad movie though, just an unbalanced one. The main problem being that the film is centered on the relationship/breakup of…
Review by Ryan Francis ★★★★

Decided to rewatch for Stan Lee.
Cried myself to sleep for Stan Lee.
Rest easy, Stan The Man. You'll be sorely missed.
Review by Matt “Snapper” Girello ★★★★½ 2

Michael Rooker eating chocolate pretzels + Jay and Silent Bob beating up the Easter Bunny + Jason Lee talking comics + Stan Lee = An awesome movie
Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★½

Mallrats is in love with nerds and losers, admirably wallowing in pop culture jargon without irony or pandering. Silly conversations about superman's sex life and what counts as a food court are amusing enough to hold together entire scenes. Though it is the set pieces that are the real highlight of Mallrats. The dating show climax is brilliant. Stan Lee's cameo is also great, though it is almost off-putting how sycophantic the film is towards him. Michael Rooker also has a great little intense role, though he seems to be in a different movie. Mallrats is funny enough to be weirdly endearing, despite being a film about entitled guys pining over women they don't deserve. It's not high art but it's a great time waster.

Recent reviews

Review by Cook879 ★★

Well I enjoyed it more then Clerks, but that's a low bar.
Review by spencerverse ★★★★★

The best
Review by Jen Elizabeth Vargo

yikes
Review by Bob ★★★

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Either one star each for:
A great Stan Lee cameo
Solid Jay and Silent Bob moments
Being of its time without feeling of its time
Or

One star for each of Priscilla Barnes' nipples in this movie
Review by izabel ★★★

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

I’ve been watching movies from the View Askewniverse for quite some time now; the first being Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back when I was very good. Let me just say, Kevin Smith is a fucking genius. This movie wasn’t his best, but it made me appreciate his later work so much more. I love how everything in this universe is connected in someway and even how Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back was foreshadowed at the end of this film. His movies definitely aren’t for everyone and I will NEVER forgive him for making Tusk, but I really love these movies. From the comedy, to the Stan Lee involvement, to the actors and actresses, they’re truly works of art.
Review by AmateurPhantom ★★★★★

I struggle to find anything wrong with this movie.
Review by Josh Leslie ★★½

A movie with some very uninteresting action scenes and strange choices. I have seen both the extended and original cuts, and I would say avoid the extended edition with a 10 foot pole. It's not extended in an interesting way, and makes the film very boring in spots. The original version is a much better watch, but I think that there are parts that just don't age well and aren't that funny.
I will revisit this again one day, I'm sure, but this viewing it didn't land with me as well as it did when I was younger, and that's a shame. I still find a lot of the bits funny and entertaining, but it's lost a little magic for me over the years.
Review by luis ★★★½

brodie enforcing backboards and fangasming over stan lee >
Review by Rico Espinoza ★★★½

7.5/10