Every Kevin Smith Movie, Ranked

Writer-director Kevin Smith is one of the most popular and prolific filmmakers of the 1990s independent film movement.

Smith first gained attention for his groundbreaking film “Clerks,” which spawned two sequels: the spinoffs “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” and “Jay and Silent Bob Reboot,” as well as “Mallrats,” “Chasing Amy” and “Dogma.” . , all set in the same cinematic universe (titled “View Askewniverse”).

But Smith has directed a variety of films, including “Red State,” “Cop Out,” “Tusk,” “Yoga Hosers” and “Zack and Miri Make a Porno.” His latest coming-of-age film, “The 4:30 Movie,” hits theaters on September 13th and will be available digitally on October 1st.

In honor of the new release, Moviefone is counting down every film Kevin Smith has ever directed, including his latest.

Without further ado, let’s get started!

---

Ollie Trinke (Ben Affleck) is a young, suave music publicist who seems to have it all, with a new wife and a baby on the way. But life puts him in a bad mood when he is suddenly confronted with the situation of being a single father, having to give up his career and move in with his father. To get back on his feet, he needs a new love and the courage that his daughter instilled in him.

---

(Left to right) Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan in “Cop Out.” Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures.

Despite nine years as partners, Detectives Jimmy (Bruce Willis) and Paul (Tracy Morgan) can still seem like polar opposites – especially when Paul’s unpredictable antics lead to them being suspended without pay. Jimmy is already strapped for cash and trying to pay for his daughter’s wedding. He decides to sell a rare baseball card worth tens of thousands. Unfortunately, when the collector’s shop is robbed and the card with the crook disappears, Paul and Jimmy become villains and set out to find the card and the drug ring behind the theft, entirely in their own time and without support – except for each other .

---

(Left to right) Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes in “Clerks II.” Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

A disaster at the Dante (Brian O’Halloran) and Randall’s (Jeff Anderson) stores leads them to seek new horizons – but they eventually settle at Mooby’s, a fictional Disney-McDonald’s-style fast food empire .

“Without power comes no responsibility.”

69

R1 hour 37 minutesJuly 21, 2006

---

(L to R) Shannon Elizabeth, Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes in “Jay and Silent Bob Reboot.” Photo: Saban Films.

Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Smith) embark on a cross-country mission to stop Hollywood from rebooting a film based on their comic book characters Bluntman and Chronic.

“Weed loves to tell you a story…”

57

R1 hour 45 minutesJanuary 21, 2020

---

(Left to right) Elias (Trevor Fehrman), Dante (Brian O’Halloran), Becky (Rosario Dawson) and Randal (Jeff Anderson) in the comedy “Clerks III,” a Lionsgate release. Photo courtesy of John Baer.

After narrowly surviving a massive heart attack, Randal (Jeff Anderson) asks his old friend Dante (Brian O’Halloran) to help him make a film that immortalizes their youth in the small supermarket that started it all .

---

(Left to right) Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith in “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.” Photo: Miramax Films.

When Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Smith) learn that their comic alter egos Bluntman and Chronic have been sold to Hollywood as part of a feature film that exempts them from any royalties, the pair travel to Tinseltown to sabotage the production .

“Hollywood had it all”

64

R1 hour 44 minutesAugust 24, 2001

---

(Left to right) Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks in “Zack and Miri Make a Porno.” Photo: The Weinstein Company.

Longtime platonic friends Zack (Seth Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) want to solve their respective cash flow problems by making an adult film together. However, as the cameras roll, the duo begins to sense that they may have more feelings for each other than they previously thought.

“What would you do to get out of debt?”

63

R1 hour 42 minutesSeptember 18, 2008

---

(Left to right) Lily-Rose Depp, Johnny Depp and Harley Quinn Smith in “Yoga Hosers.” Photo: Invincible Images.

Two teenage yoga enthusiasts (Lily-Rose Depp and Harley Quinn Smith) team up with a legendary manhunter (Johnny Depp) to fight an ancient evil presence that threatens their grand party plans.

“Make your sausage…”

46

PG-131 hour 28 minutesSeptember 2, 2016

---

Michael Parks in Red State. Photo: Lionsgate.

In Central America, a group of teenagers receive an online invitation for sex, but soon encounter Christian fundamentalists with a much more sinister agenda.

“Fear God.”

61

R1 hour 28 minutesSeptember 23, 2011

---

(Left to right) Reed Northrup, Nicholas Cirillo and Austin Zajur in “The 4:30 Movie” from director Kevin Smith. Photo: Saban Films.

Writer-director Kevin Smith presents his most personal film yet with this coming-of-age story set in the summer of 1986, about three sixteen-year-old friends who spend their Saturdays secretly going to the local movie theater . When one of the boys invites the girl of his dreams to see an R-rated movie, all hilarity ensues as a smug theater manager (Ken Jeong) and teenage rivalries thwart his best-laid plans.

---

5. “Tusk” (2014)

Justin Long in Tusk. Photo: A24.

When his best friend and podcast co-host (Justin Long) disappears in the woods of Canada, a young man (Haley Joel Osment) teams up with his friend’s girlfriend (Genesis Rodriguez) to search for him.

---

(Left to right) Jason Lee, Shannen Doherty, Jeremy London and Claire Forlani in “Mallrats.” Photo: Gramercy Pictures.

Both are abandoned by their girlfriends and two best friends (Jeremy London and Jason Lee) seek refuge at the local mall. Ultimately, they decide to win back their significant others (Shannen Doherty and Claire Forlani) and take care of their respective arch-enemies (Ben Affleck).

“They’re not there to shop. They are not there to work. They’re just there.”

68

R1 hour 34 minutesOctober 20, 1995

Show times and tickets

---

Joey Lauren Adams in Chasing Amy. Photo: Miramax Films.

Holden (Ben Affleck) and Banky (Jason Lee) are comic artists. Everything is going well for them until they meet Alyssa (Joey Lauren Adams), also a comic artist. Holden falls in love with her, but his hopes are dashed when he finds out she is a lesbian.

“It doesn’t matter who you love. It depends on how.”

68

R1 hour 54 minutesApril 4, 1997

---

2. “Dogma” (1999)

(From left) Chris Rock, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes and Linda Fiorentino in “Dogma”. Photo: Lionsgate Films.

An abortion clinic worker with a special heritage (Linda Fiorentino) is called upon to save humanity’s existence from destruction at the hands of two rogue angels (Ben Affleck and Matt Damon) who seek to exploit a loophole and return to heaven.

“It can be hell to go to heaven.”

69

R2 hours 10 minutesNovember 12, 1999

Show times and tickets

An abortion clinic employee with a special heritage is called upon to save humanity’s existence from being wiped out by two rogue angels who attempt to… Read the plot

---

1. “Employees” (1994)

(Left to right) Brian O’Halloran and Jeff Anderson in “Clerks.” Photo: Miramax Films.

Supermarket and video store clerks Dante (Brian O’Halloran) and Randal (Jeff Anderson) are sharp, mischievous and completely bored. While harassing customers, the counterjockeys play rooftop hockey, visit a funeral home, and deal with their love lives.

“Just because they serve you doesn’t mean they like you.”

74

R1 hour 32 minutesOctober 19, 1994

Show times and tickets