Want to know the best Kevin Smith movies? How about the worst Kevin Smith movies? Curious about Kevin Smith’s box office grosses or which Kevin Smith movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Kevin Smith movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information…and a lot more.
Kevin Smith (1970-) is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, public speaker, comic book writer, author, and podcaster. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy Clerks (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted in as the character Silent Bob of stoner duo “Jay & Silent Bob”. Jay and Silent Bob have appeared in Smith’s follow-up films Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back which were mostly all set in his home state of New Jersey.
His IMDb page shows over 50 credits since 1992. This page ranks Kevin Smith movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Only movies that made money at North American box office were included in the rankings.
Drivel part of the page: I have such fond memories of when I first discovered Kevin Smith’s Clerks in 1994. I must have loaned out my VHS copy of that movie 20 or 30 times…and each time it was returned with glowing reviews. I used to have a Laserdisc copy of the movie too. It featured a DVD commentary that was almost impossible to clearly hear…. but hearing the behind the scenes stories of how Clerks was made was worth all of the trouble of listening to that Laserdisc. Over 20 years later, and I still think Clerks is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen! So, I finally listened to my oldest son and finally did a UMR page on Mr. Kevin Smith.
Kevin Smith Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Kevin Smith movies by the stars of his movies.
- Sort Kevin Smith movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Kevin Smith movies by adjusted worldwide box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Kevin Smith movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Kevin Smith movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Kevin Smith movie won.
- Sort Kevin Smith movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
Possibly Interesting Facts About Kevin Smith
1. Kevin Smith was born on August 2, 1970 in Red Bank, New Jersey
2. Kevin Smith worked in the store where they shot 1994’s Clerks. They shot for 21 straight nights. He would clock in at 6am and finish at 11pm. They would then shoot till 4am, after which he would try to grab an hour or two’s sleep before getting ready to go back to work.
3. Kevin Smith raised Clerks’ minuscule $27,000 budget by selling off his comic collection, borrowing $3,000 from his parents and maxing out his credit cards.
4. Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier started View Askew Productions in 1994. View Askew is an American film and television production company.
5. Kevin Smith movie trademarks: (1) References hockey in most of his movies. (2) Frequently references Star Wars movies. (3) Frequently shows a character or group of characters reacting to a strange action happening off screen. (4) Frequently shoots scenes based in or outside of Quick Stop convenience stores.
6. Kevin Smith has edited all of his movies with the exception of Mallrats.
7. Kevin Smith has been married one time and has one daughter. His daughter, Harley Quinn Smith, can be seen in 2016’s Yoga Hosers.
8. Kevin Smith is one of the most followed people on Twitter….with almost 3 million followers.
9. Kevin Smith nicknames: Moves, Silent Bob, Bluntman and Lunchbox.
10. Check out Kevin Smith‘s career compared to current and classic actors and directors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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Alright, well I got the chance to check it out, even if the site wasn’t the most mobile friendly for my phone. Well written overall, and I enjoyed reading it. I could give you paragraphs of detailed notes about minor factual corrections here and there, but I’d have to bust out my shitty laptop on loan and it would take a couple hours of my time to do.
Plus I’m something of an expert on all things related to Kevin Smith, and the minor correctilns I could provide aren’t really a big deal in the overall picture. Instead I’ll just hit you with a few brief thoughts…
– Wished you hadn’t included some of his acting only roles, as it kind of skews the results of what should otherwise be considered “a Kevin Smith” movie. Plus the heck with Die Hard and Bruce Willis.
– Technically Kevin does have one Oscar nomination and win to his credit, as he was an Executive Producer on Good Will Hunting. But this goes back to my first comment that I really wouldn’t consider that a Kevin Smith movie by any stretch (even though the movie would likely have never been made if not for him giving the script to Harvey Weinstien).
– Semi-related to my previous comment, he actually did come very close to an Oscar nod in ’97 for Best Original Screenplay for Chasing Amy. It was 6th place in the voting that year, and they only nominate the top 5. Not really a critique, just a fun little fact I thought I’d share
Thanks Doug…..thanks for the feedback….it is greatly appreciated. Sorry my Kevin Smith site is not too friendly on your phone. With the wife’s phone…if you turn the phone….the table shows up better…..but my oldest daughter refuses to let her phone do that….and I have seen how our site looks on her phone….and it ain’t pretty.
To the casual movie fan….Smith’s role as Frederick ‘Warlock’ Kaludis in DH 4 is how they know him…..but when I included that acting role….in brought other acting roles to the table…..it is true that Smith has a credit on Good Will Hunting….but he did not get an Oscar nomination for it….I did leave out his non-directing producing credits
Very cool that he almost got an Oscar nomination for Chasing Amy…..that would have been awesome if he had….looking at the 5 that got nominated….seems Woody Allen’s Deconstructing Henry could have easily not have been nominated….talk about a forgotten Allen movie. Any time you have to share that information….works for us. Thanks again for checking out our Kevin Smith page.
I’d say the casual movie fan knows him better as Silent Bob… *shrug*
But yeah, the site was fine until I turned my phone to look at the table, then everything went wonky. Not your fault, just internet wierdness.
And yes, technically really only Ben and Matt get full credit on the screenplay Oscar for GWH. But knowing the story behind how that film got made, I’ll always feel that Kevin deserves a little bit of credit for playing a major role in making it happen.
Hey Doug…..good point. Silent Bob is his most famous invention….but lots of people know his Warlock too. Thanks for the return visit.
I have a feeling I’ll beat Flora’s tally on this one. 😉
An interesting subject Bruce, I remember Kevin Smith when he had a huge internet following, back in the late 90s? He was a cult figure among movie fans. Not so much now. I remember seeing the name Silent Bob in my internet travels and wonder who the hell that was.
I’ve seen 11 of the 16 films you’ve listed. I still haven’t seen Jersey Girl. Wasn’t Gigli a Kevin Smith film? Never saw that either.
True blue fans will prefer his early work like Mallrats, Clerks and Chasing Amy. The film that introduced me to the world of Kevin Smith was Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back which I thought was hilarious, especially the first time I saw it. I didn’t even understand half the jokes. So that remains my favorite of his films. I also liked Dogma, which was a real mess of a film.
Ignoring his acting role in Die Hard 4 it looks like Chasing Amy is his best film, according to the critcs and UMR charts. It’s been ages since I last saw it, maybe it’s time to revisit it.
I used to post quotes from his early films on my movie forum about 15 years ago, aah memories…
Good work Bruce. Voted Up.
Hey Steve. Two movies blew me away in the early to mid 1990s…..Clerks and Reservoir Dogs. I felt like I had discovered something amazing. Back then they were virtually unknown to the general public. I felt it was my duty to spread the news of how great those two movies were.
I think he still has a following…they might not be as vocal……but his podcasts are very popular…and fun to listen to. His reviews on Dark Knight Rises were really fun to listen to.
My tally is 15….with his latest movie being the only one I have not seen. Pretty sure there will be no tally count for Flora on this one. So me 15 you 11. I can easily imagine that half the jokes in Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back were missed by you…if you had not seen any of the other Smith movies. Knowing you are a Star Wars fans…I am sure you can appreciate all the Star Wars jokes and thoughts in his movies.
Chasing Amy tops my ranking….but in my mind Clerks and Dogma are his two best movies. The first half of Chasing Amy is amazing….the second is not so amazing. Thanks for sharing your memories….15 years! Damn we are getting old. As always thanks for sharing your thoughts.
I remember posting Star Wars related quotes from his films on the forum, a popular one from Clerks was the kid in the video shop with his mother while the guy was on the phone reading off a list of porn titles. It was hilarious I don’t know how I managed to get away with posting that uncensored on my forum, if I did it now I’d have to bleep out most of the words.
Hey Steve….I love the Star Wars talk where they talk about the destruction of the Death Stars….and that the first time it killed soldiers….while the second time it killed innocent contractors….that sounds like stuff I think off. Thinking it is very hard to post Kevin Smith stuff without a heavy dose of censorship.
Loved his early stuff. Now it seems his best work now comes from his podcasts. Hollywood Babble-On & Jay and Bob Get Old are a lot of fun and I listen regularly. His later movies Red State and Tusk do not even seem like Kevin Smith movies.
Hey OU812…..I am hoping now that his break from movie making is over, that he will bounce back and be bigger than before. I did not like Tusk at all….it was original….but not a fun movie to watch. I thought Red State was better…..but I agree they do not seem to be from the same universe that Mr. Graves exists. Thanks for the comment.
37. Everytime I run across 37 I think of Clerks and Mr. Smith. I like how this page is set up.
Hey Tommie….I know exactly what you mean. The number 37 will be forever associated with Clerks for the rest of my life. Thanks for the nice words about my page.
He started off so strong. Not as impressed with his most recent movies. Never even heard of the Johnny Depp movie Yoger Hosers. I like Clerks too but I think Dogma is his best work.
Hey Silent Bob Fan. I agree with you. I had not heard of Yoga Hosers. Currently it does not have a distributor …but I am thinking the Depp name will eventually get it a limited release. Clerks and Dogma are my favorite two Smith movies I think the first half of Chasing Amy is awesome…the second half not so much. Thanks for stopping by.