Richard Linklater
Directing
Born: July 30, 1960 (age 66) · Houston, Texas, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Linklater, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Good Will Hunting
1997
The School of Rock
2003
Boyhood
2014
Before Sunrise
1995
Before Sunset
2004
Spy Kids
2001
Before Midnight
2013
Dazed and Confused
1993
A Scanner Darkly
2006
Hit Man
2024
Everybody Wants Some!!
2016
Bernie
2012
Photos (10)
Movies (18)
Before Sunrise
Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited)
Spy Kids
Cool Spy
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Tour Bus Driver (voice)
Waking Life
Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat
Bernie
Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)
Slacker
Should Have Stayed at Bus Station
Blaze
Oilman 1
The Underneath
Ember Doorman
The Hottest State
John Wayne Enthusiast
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
2025
Chelsea Walls
Crony 2
Scotch and Milk
Cab Passenger
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RSO [Registered Sex Offender]
Principal Mallard
Also Starring Austin
2018
It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
1988
North on Evers
1992
Another Day at the Office
Rick
Before Sunset: Behind the Scenes
2005
Self / Appearances (43)
The Daily Show
Self · 1 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self · 1 eps
The Last Movie Stars
Self · 1 eps
Overheard with Evan Smith
Self · 1 eps
My Generation
Self · 1 eps
Side by Side
Self
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
God Save Texas
Self · 1 eps
Directors Talks
Self · 1 eps
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Self
Clerk
Self
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
Self
University, Inc.
Self
Linklater: On Cinema and Time
Self (voice)
Making Dazed
Self
At Sundance
Self
After Before
Self
05
Self · 3 eps
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Self
Art-House America: Austin Film Society
Self
Great Directors
Self
J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius
Self
American Prince
Self - Interviewer
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
Self
Critic
Self
More Human Than Human
Self
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
Self
Twelve Years
Self
... End of Interview!
Self
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
Self
In the Bathtub of the World
Self
Viva Les Amis
Self
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
Self
Clemente
Self
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
Self
Le making of de Nouvelle Vague
Self - Director
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
Self
The Space in Between
Self
Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater
Self
The King of Texas
Self
Letters to Thomas
Self
Live from the LBJ Library with Mark Updegrove
Self · 1 eps
Upcoming (3)
Directing (31)
Before Sunrise
Director
Hit Man
Director
The School of Rock
Director
Blue Moon
Director
Before Sunset
Director
Boyhood
Director
Nouvelle Vague
Director
Dazed and Confused
Director
Before Midnight
Director
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Director
A Scanner Darkly
Director
Everybody Wants Some!!
Director
Waking Life
Director
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
Director
Bad News Bears
Director
Bernie
Director
The Newton Boys
Director
SubUrbia
Director
Last Flag Flying
Director
Fast Food Nation
Director
Slacker
Director
Me and Orson Welles
Director
God Save Texas
Director
Up to Speed
Director
Tape
Director
Woodshock
Director
It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
Director
Another Day at the Office
Director
Live from Shiva's Dance Floor
Director
Heads I Win/Tails You Lose
Director
Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach
Director
Writing (21)
Before Sunrise
Writer
Hit Man
Screenplay
Before Sunset
Screenplay
Before Sunset
Characters
Before Sunset
Story
Boyhood
Writer
Dazed and Confused
Writer
Before Midnight
Characters
Before Midnight
Writer
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Screenplay
A Scanner Darkly
Screenplay
Everybody Wants Some!!
Writer
Waking Life
Writer
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
Writer
Bernie
Screenplay
The Newton Boys
Screenplay
Last Flag Flying
Screenplay
Fast Food Nation
Screenplay
Slacker
Writer
It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
Screenplay
Another Day at the Office
Writer
Producing (27)
Hit Man
Producer
Blue Moon
Producer
Before Sunset
Producer
Boyhood
Producer
Dazed and Confused
Producer
Before Midnight
Producer
Everybody Wants Some!!
Producer
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
Producer
Bad News Bears
Producer
Bernie
Producer
Last Flag Flying
Producer
Slacker
Producer
Me and Orson Welles
Producer
Brenda
Executive Producer
God Save Texas
Executive Producer
The Pushback
Producer
Up to Speed
Executive Producer
The Wasps
Executive Producer
How To Not Have Sex
Executive Producer
The Confession
Executive Producer
It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
Producer
Another Day at the Office
Producer
Clemente
Executive Producer
Shouting Down Midnight
Executive Producer
Help Her Live
Executive Producer
I Dream Too Much
Executive Producer
Tape
Executive Producer
Other Crew (10)
Good Will Hunting
Thanks
Waking Life
Director of Photography
Computer Chess
Thanks
Totally F***ed Up
Thanks
The Hottest State
Thanks
Tape
Camera Operator
In Search of a Midnight Kiss
Thanks
It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
Cinematography
It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
Editor
Never Leave Nevada
Video Assist Operator