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Richard Linklater

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Richard Linklater

Born July 30, 1960 in Houston, Texas, USA34 films

Richard Linklater (/ˈlɪŋkleɪtər/; born July 30, 1960) is an American filmmaker. He is known for making films that deal thematically with suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. In 2015, Linklater was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.

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His films include the comedies Slacker (1990) and Dazed and Confused (1993); the Before trilogy of romance films: Before Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004), and Before Midnight (2013); the music-themed comedy School of Rock (2003); the adult animated films Waking Life (2001), A Scanner Darkly (2006), and Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022); the coming-of-age drama Boyhood (2014); the comedy film Everybody Wants Some!! (2016); and the romantic comedy Hit Man (2023).

Many of Linklater's films are noted for their loosely structured narratives. The Before trilogy and Boyhood both feature the same actors filmed over an extended period of years. He has received five Academy Award nominations and won the Silver Bear for Best Director for Before Sunrise. He also won a Golden Globe Award for directing Boyhood.

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Before Sunrise posterFirst watchBefore Sunrise19958.0An unexpected meeting on a train leads two travelers to spend an evening wandering through Vienna. As the night unfolds, they share stories and conversations about life and love, exploring…View film

Essential films

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Boyhood poster7.5Boyhood2014Before Sunset poster7.8Before Sunset2004The School of Rock poster7.1The School of Rock2003Before Midnight poster7.5Before Midnight2013Dazed and Confused poster7.3Dazed and Confused1993A Scanner Darkly poster6.8A Scanner Darkly2006Waking Life poster7.5Waking Life2001Hit Man poster6.8Hit Man2024

Filmography

34 films as director
  1. TBAUntitled Richard Linklater John Brinkley ProjectDirector
  2. TBAUntitled Richard Linklater Bill Hicks ProjectDirector
  3. TBAMerrily We Roll AlongDirector
  4. TBAHippiesDirector
  5. TBAUntitled Lou Gehrig BiopicDirector
  6. 2025Blue MoonDirector
  7. 2025Nouvelle VagueDirector
  8. 2024Hit ManDirector
  9. 2022Apollo 10½: A Space Age ChildhoodDirector
  10. 2019Another Day at the OfficeDirector
  11. 2019Where'd You Go, BernadetteDirector
  12. 2017Last Flag FlyingDirector
  13. 2016Everybody Wants Some!!Director
  14. 2014BoyhoodDirector
  15. 2013Before MidnightDirector
  16. 2012BernieDirector
  17. 2008Me and Orson WellesDirector
  18. 2008Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a CoachDirector
  19. 2006Fast Food NationDirector
  20. 2006A Scanner DarklyDirector
  21. 2005Bad News BearsDirector
  22. 2004Before SunsetDirector
  23. 2003The School of RockDirector
  24. 2003Live from Shiva's Dance FloorDirector
  25. 2001TapeDirector
  26. 2001Waking LifeDirector
  27. 1998The Newton BoysDirector
  28. 1997SubUrbiaDirector
  29. 1995Before SunriseDirector
  30. 1993Dazed and ConfusedDirector
  31. 1991Heads I Win/Tails You LoseDirector
  32. 1990SlackerDirector
  33. 1988It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading BooksDirector
  34. 1985WoodshockDirector