13 Movies That Only IMPROVE With Age

4. Clerks

Nobody's going to argue that Clerks has aged well from a technical perspective, but its gritty, low-fi cinematography perfectly encapsulates its endearing slacker vibe, not to mention the quintessential aesthetic of mid-90s American indie cinema.

It's fair to say that Smith's comedy primarily appeals to nerdy young males between the ages of 12 and 25, and if you came of age in the late 90s or early 2000s, there's a good chance you saw Clerks when you were way too young.

And in 1994, long before Hollywood had lovingly embraced nerd culture as it has today, Clerks was one of the few films which truly spoke to that underserved adolescent demographic.

But like Toy Story 3, it is a film that in many ways benefits from the audience "growing up" with the movie itself, and viewed as an adult with a few relationships under your belt, Smith's film takes on an entirely different identity.

The nerdy gags are still hilarious, because of course they are, but Silent Bob's (Smith) "They don't all bring you lasagne at work" speech has a far greater emotional heft to it when you're 30 as opposed to 13.

Smith did of course give the film his own official post-script with the surprisingly solid sequel Clerks II in 2006, but accepting the superior original on its own terms, it is a film which unlocks itself to the viewer as they themselves grow older, and that's a wonderful thing.