Mallrats

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Mallrats

R

Released Oct 20, 1995

1h 35m

Comedy

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T.S. (Jeremy London) and his best friend, Brodie (Jason Lee), take a trip to the mall after their girlfriends break up with them. T.S.'s girlfriend, Brandi (Claire Forlani), is participating in a dating game show at the mall, which was the initial cause of their breakup. Meanwhile, Brodie's ex, Rene (Shannen Doherty), has begun dating sleazy store manager Shannon (Ben Affleck). T.S. and Brodie seek out ways to ruin the game show, hunted all the while by Brandi's father, Jared (Michael Rooker).

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Critics Consensus

Mallrats colorfully expands the View Askewniverse, even if its snootchie has lost a few of the bootchies boasted by its beloved predecessor.

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Manohla Dargis

Spin

Thin yet enticing.

Oct 25, 2019

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Bob Thomas

Associated Press

How can a reviewer write about a movie that makes Dumb and Dumber seem like a Merchant-Ivory production?

Aug 8, 2019

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

Mallrats mixes clever bits and an appealing quirkiness (which goes a long way) with gross-out practical jokes, needless repetition and obvious padding, since it has no real plot.

Rated: 2/5

May 20, 2003

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a rough-around-the-edges and fairly low-rent comedy that benefits substantially from its affable, easygoing sensibilities and raft of appealing performances...

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 12, 2023

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

While Mallrats does play better now than when it was originally released, it still rests below a handful of more accomplished titles in Smith's View Askewniverse.

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 21, 2020

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Allison Rose

FlickDirect

London and Lee expertly lead this cast of "misfit toys" in an appropriate follow up to Smith's debut, Clerks.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 16, 2020

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90s

One of my all-time favorites. Thrilled to have seen it in a mall!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/25

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Stephen C

Funny in 1 hour and 35 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $1,800,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/02/25

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Tim M

Despite Kevin Smith's continued goofy filmmaking enthusiasm, Mallrats will either charm in its inadequacies or amble around itself for an hour-and-a-half.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/11/25

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Stuart R

The things that did work in the movie were never as sharp as Smith’s previous film [Clerks], and everything else just didn’t really do much for me.🍀

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/10/25

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Shawn K

I don't review here often so I'll try to make it count. Anyone who watches this movie and sees the protagonists as lovable antiheroes a la Superbad belongs on a list somewhere. They are actual psychopaths and play it much too straight to be an Always Sunny. I spent the whole movie waiting for the plot to turn them into human skid marks and realized much too late that we were actually supposed to like them one some level. I'm now glad malls are dead.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/01/25

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Will P

An all time classic. A complete gem and non-stop ride of some of the best one liners ever. If you don't agree, you can enjoy some chocolate covered pretzels.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/18/25

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Synopsis

T.S. (Jeremy London) and his best friend, Brodie (Jason Lee), take a trip to the mall after their girlfriends break up with them. T.S.'s girlfriend, Brandi (Claire Forlani), is participating in a dating game show at the mall, which was the initial cause of their breakup. Meanwhile, Brodie's ex, Rene (Shannen Doherty), has begun dating sleazy store manager Shannon (Ben Affleck). T.S. and Brodie seek out ways to ruin the game show, hunted all the while by Brandi's father, Jared (Michael Rooker).

Director: Kevin Smith
Producer: James Jacks, Scott Mosier, Sean Daniel
Screenwriter: Kevin Smith
Distributor: Universal Home Entertainment, Gramercy Pictures, MCA/Universal Pictures [us]
Production Co: Alphaville Films, View Askew Productions, Universal Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 20, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.8M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Surround

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