6.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Clerks II (2006)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.7
Overview
A calamity at Dante and Randall's shops sends them looking for new horizons - but they ultimately settle at Mooby's, a fictional Disney-McDonald's-style fast-food empire.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Negative
Trans: Negative
Christianity: Positive
Overview
A calamity at Dante and Randall's shops sends them looking for new horizons - but they ultimately settle at Mooby's, a fictional Disney-McDonald's-style fast-food empire.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film primarily explores themes of personal growth, friendship, and finding purpose through self-employment, rather than engaging with broader political ideologies or systemic critiques. Its solution of entrepreneurial initiative balances any mild anti-corporate sentiment.
The movie includes visible diversity within its cast, featuring a prominent role for a non-white actress. The narrative, however, maintains a neutral or positive framing of its traditional male protagonists and does not explicitly center on DEI themes or critiques of traditional identities.
Secondary
Clerks II features a prominent 'donkey show' scene where a character engages in bestiality, which is played for shock, disgust, and ridicule. This portrayal frames a non-normative sexual act as inherently degrading and a source of mockery. While a minor gay character is briefly depicted neutrally, this does not counterbalance the significant negative impact derived from the film's use of non-heteronormative sexual behavior for comedic degradation.
Clerks II includes a brief comedic scene with a transsexual character. The portrayal is problematic due to a main character's transphobic reaction, including the use of a derogatory slur, which is presented for humor without significant narrative critique or counterbalance, leading to a net negative impact.
The film portrays Randal Graves' Catholicism as a genuine, albeit comically expressed, aspect of his character's journey towards redemption and self-improvement. While Randal is a flawed individual, the narrative uses his faith to explore themes of confession, forgiveness, and finding purpose, ultimately aligning with the dignity of these spiritual virtues rather than ridiculing the faith itself.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Clerks II is a direct sequel featuring the original cast reprising their roles, maintaining the established genders of all returning characters. No characters from prior installments or source material were portrayed with a different gender.
Clerks II introduces new characters and features the original cast in their established roles. No character previously established as one race in prior installments is portrayed as a different race in this film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.3
6.9
Critic Ratings
6.3
6.5
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