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 Joel Thingvall

Alternative Titles

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

comedy romance

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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 Mario ★★★ 2

Ngl, I thought Ben Affleck was just playing himself there for a second.
Review by Siegel™ ★★★½ 2

at first I was thinking that I want this, but for fans of european arthouse instead of comic books. then I realized that no self-proclaimed cinephile would ever leave their house, so this mall excursion in which they actually talk to other human beings would be highly implausible and entirely unrealistic
Review by Lochlan Ashton ★★★ 1

Kevin Smith is a director that I will always like. His work may not be amazing but he can still make a good film.
This is just a simple film about love and comic books. What else do you need.
Review by Travis Lytle ★★★★ 5

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 Justin Peterson ★★★ 3

Would have liked it to have more Mallrats and less whiny slacker boyfriends.
"You know, I think you ought to get him some help. He seems to be really hung up on super heroes' sex organs."
With revisiting Kevin Smith's work I have found that I appreciate his movies way more when he actually has something to say, instead of just relying on surrounding his manchild humor with pop-cultural references. It was an enjoyable enough comedy to return to, but I can see why I did not remember anything about it.
(Quick Hits)
- My biggest beef with Mall Rats is the 'Magic Eye' picture. I suppose most people do not take the time to pause the movie to see…
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 Will Sloan 3

After 15 years of apostasy, I thought it might be fun to try to pivot back to being a Kevin Smith fan. That was the plan, at least, but it has been complicated by the stone cold fact that this movie is really not very good. However, I will say that it is easy to watch and has alright vibes. Nice to see Jay and Silent Bob doing gags 'n' stunts.
Smith favours simple compositions and long, unbroken takes, like Chaplin. The movie looks terrible, of course, but the fact that it was shot on 35mm film means it still looks a thousand times better than Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. Jeremy London is no Brian O'Halloran, and Jason Lee…
Review by <Todd> ★★★½

"You fuckers think just because a guy reads comics he can't start some shit?" -Brodie.
Michael Rooker... great ass!
Every few years I watch this, assuming the time will finally come that I will have grown up and no longer find it funny...it turns out that time is not today. Maybe I just spent too much time in high school and college at the mall but I think this is Kevin Smith's best film. Mallrats is still pretty delightful and funny. What it lacks in technical competence (Smith has never been great at actual directing) it makes up in spunk and quotable lines. Jason Lee's performance in Mallrats is my favorite performance ever by someone that can't act that well. He's funny, and cynical and weird and I've always sincerely appreciate it.
It's one of the better romantic comedies of the 1990s.
P.S. The best Stan Lee cameo.
Review by Fake Shemp 4

“Say, would you like a chocolate covered pretzel?”
I’ve no clue why this is my favourite Kevin Smith movie but it is. Maybe it’s cause it’s the first one I saw as a teen, it’s so all over the place but has heart and sweetness under all the crass language.
Review by jonhatan ★★★½

okay i now believe you two warren & sparks lmaooo this was pretty funny tbh thanks for telling me to watch this👆
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.

Recent reviews

Review by BillCipher

white ppl have done it again :D
Review by micahruiz

I realize that the way I used to talk in middle and high school was highly inspired by Kevin Smith’s writing and it’s so bad. Also. Weirdly misogynistic?
Review by charlipank ★★★★

Película totalmente 90s con un gran soundtrack puro punk rock skate. Tarde años en ver por primera vez esta gran película.
Review by Ryvre 💀 ★½

I saw this movie years ago and didn't particularly care for it. Now I run a comic shop, and I have to deal with five Brodies every day. You know what? He's the worst, and he didn't deserve a happy ending. I hope every comic Kevin Smith reads gives him a paper cut.
+1 star for the topless psychic. I'd get my fortune told.
Review by jay_skwid ★★

Jason's character was kinda annoying but still fun movie
Review by Michael Guillot ★★★★

Man, I’ve really been sleeping on Kevin Smith movies. It’s time to dive in, I feel like he could slowly move into my favorites, I really like his style and wit and writing.
I saw a Jasper Mall review that suggested pairing this and Jasper together for a double feature, and after watching this (all the way through for the first time) I have to agree it’s a brilliant idea.
It’s rare that I laugh out loud, but I was actually rewinding bits to catch them again. It’s wordy and quick and so fucking funny. I guess my 2021 is the year of stoner bro comedies.
Review by SaltCubes ★★★

a 6 solely because of my weird crush on jason lee he’s pretty good in this
Review by deckra ★★★★½

watched it again with the same people and it was actually more enjoyable this time
Review by ben branch ★★★

decent flick but i think it could have been a better two dudes hanging out movie than it was. the best parts of this movie come when folks are just talking shit at the food court or whatever. the whole plot about these guys being awful slacker boyfriends could have been abandoned to give the audience a much emptier movie, but maybe one that was slightly more enjoyable.
Review by Fevrier ★★★

Brodie is such a piece of shit, well I mean not as much as Shannon Hamilton but atleast T.S was trying, it’s not lame to love your girlfriend loser, either way this is an all around fun time and a very quintessential part of my childhood.
Review by seankelly ★★★★ 1

click 👍

I’m hype to fall in love with a bad jawn, neglect her for video games, break up, and then smoke cigs with with Silent Bob, Jay and Johnny in the mall
Review by gia:) ★★★★★

i didn’t finish it but it was good