Richard Linklater

Richard Linklater

Directing

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…

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Clemente ★ 9.0 Clemente 2025 Le making of de Nouvelle Vague Le making of de Nouvelle Vague 2025 Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt 2025 My Generation ★ 1.0 My Generation 2024 God Save Texas ★ 6.8 God Save Texas 2024 Directors Talks Directors Talks 2023 Art-House America: Austin Film Society Art-House America: Austin Film Society 2023 The Last Movie Stars ★ 7.1 The Last Movie Stars 2022 05 05 2021 Clerk ★ 6.3 Clerk 2021 Another Day at the Office ★ 5.0 Another Day at the Office 2019 J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius ★ 5.6 J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius 2019 Blaze ★ 6.3 Blaze 2018 Also Starring Austin ★ 7.0 Also Starring Austin 2018 More Human Than Human ★ 5.2 More Human Than Human 2018 The Space in Between ★ 8.0 The Space in Between 2017 After Before ★ 7.0 After Before 2017 Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny ★ 6.8 Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny 2016 Richard Linklater Presents: Pickpocket Richard Linklater Presents: Pickpocket 2016 Hitchcock/Truffaut ★ 7.2 Hitchcock/Truffaut 2015 Richard Linklater Presents: Blue Velvet Richard Linklater Presents: Blue Velvet 2015 Richard Linklater Presents: L’Argent Richard Linklater Presents: L’Argent 2015 Twelve Years ★ 6.0 Twelve Years 2015 Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles ★ 6.5 Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles 2014 21 Years: Richard Linklater ★ 6.3 21 Years: Richard Linklater 2014 Off Camera with Sam Jones ★ 5.0 Off Camera with Sam Jones 2014 Linklater: On Cinema and Time ★ 7.1 Linklater: On Cinema and Time 2013 Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater ★ 6.4 Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater 2013 Side by Side ★ 7.3 Side by Side 2012 Bernie ★ 6.6 Bernie 2012 Overheard with Evan Smith Overheard with Evan Smith 2010 Great Directors ★ 6.1 Great Directors 2009 American Prince ★ 7.0 American Prince 2009 For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism ★ 5.7 For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism 2009 RSO [Registered Sex Offender] ★ 5.4 RSO [Registered Sex Offender] 2008 The King of Texas ★ 6.0 The King of Texas 2008 Critic ★ 7.9 Critic 2008 The Hottest State ★ 5.5 The Hottest State 2007 Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest 2007 The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' 2007 The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales ★ 7.0 The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales 2006 One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly' ★ 8.2 One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly' 2006 Viva Les Amis Viva Les Amis 2005 Making Dazed ★ 9.0 Making Dazed 2005 Before Sunset: Behind the Scenes ★ 10.0 Before Sunset: Behind the Scenes 2005 Linklater: St. Richard of Austin Linklater: St. Richard of Austin 2004 Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy ★ 7.7 Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy 2004 ... End of Interview! ... End of Interview! 2004 Texas: America Supersized Texas: America Supersized 2004 Waking Life ★ 7.5 Waking Life 2001 Chelsea Walls ★ 4.4 Chelsea Walls 2001 In the Bathtub of the World ★ 7.0 In the Bathtub of the World 2001 Spy Kids ★ 5.8 Spy Kids 2001 Letters to Thomas Letters to Thomas 2000 University, Inc. ★ 8.0 University, Inc. 1999 Scotch and Milk ★ 6.4 Scotch and Milk 1998 Beavis and Butt-Head Do America ★ 6.6 Beavis and Butt-Head Do America 1996 The Daily Show ★ 6.4 The Daily Show 1996 The Underneath ★ 5.7 The Underneath 1995 Before Sunrise ★ 8.0 Before Sunrise 1995 At Sundance ★ 5.8 At Sundance 1995 North on Evers ★ 7.5 North on Evers 1992 Slacker ★ 6.8 Slacker 1990 It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books ★ 5.5 It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books 1988 Making of School of Rock Making of School of Rock Before Sunrise: Behind the Scenes Before Sunrise: Behind the Scenes Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes