Richard Linklater
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Richard Linklater

Jul 30, 1960 - Houston, Texas, USA

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.

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Movie2001Spy KidsCool Spy
Movie2008RSO [Registered Sex Offender]Principal Mallard
Movie1995The UnderneathEmber Doorman
Movie1991SlackerShould Have Stayed at Bus Station
Movie2021ClerkSelf
Movie2023Art-House America: Austin Film SocietySelf
Movie1988It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
Movie1999University, Inc.Self
MovieN/AMaking Of School of RockSelf
Movie2012Side by SideSelf
Movie2007The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'Self
Movie2008The King of TexasSelf
Movie1995Before SunriseMan in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited)
Movie2013Double Play: James Benning and Richard LinklaterSelf
Movie2025Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing ButtSelf
Movie2007Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich FilmfestSelf
Movie2015Hitchcock/TruffautSelf
Movie2024ClementeSelf
Movie2025Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
Movie2004Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' LegacySelf
Movie2015Richard Linklater Presents: L’ArgentSelf
Movie2016Richard Linklater Presents: PickpocketSelf
Movie2015Richard Linklater Presents: Blue VelvetSelf
Movie2009American PrinceSelf - Interviewer
Movie2005Making DazedSelf
Movie2016Richard Linklater: Dream Is DestinySelf
Movie1996Beavis and Butt-Head Do AmericaTour Bus Driver (voice)
Movie2009Great DirectorsSelf
Movie2017The Space in BetweenSelf
Movie1995At SundanceSelf
Movie2000Letters to ThomasSelf
Movie2017After BeforeSelf
Movie2018BlazeOilman 1
Movie2018More Human Than HumanSelf
Movie2018Also Starring Austin
Movie1998Scotch and MilkCab Passenger
Movie2019J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGeniusSelf
Movie2006The Weight of the Line: Animation TalesSelf
Movie2006One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'Self
Movie2008CriticSelf
Movie2014Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson WellesSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Movie2019Another Day at the OfficeRick
Movie1992North on Evers
Movie2001Waking LifePinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat
Movie201421 Years: Richard LinklaterSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Movie2001Chelsea WallsCrony 2
Movie2009For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film CriticismSelf
Movie2015Twelve YearsSelf
Movie2012BernieDeadbeat Dad (uncredited)
Movie2013Linklater: On Cinema and TimeSelf (voice)
Movie2007The Hottest StateJohn Wayne Enthusiast
Movie2001In the Bathtub of the WorldSelf
Movie2004... End of Interview!Self
Movie2005Viva Les AmisSelf
Movie2004Linklater: St. Richard of AustinSelf
TV Show202105Self3
TV Show1996The Daily ShowSelf1
TV Show2022The Last Movie StarsSelf1
TV Show2024God Save TexasSelf1
TV Show2014Off Camera with Sam JonesSelf1
TV Show2023Directors TalksSelf1
TV Show2024My GenerationSelf1

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Movie1995Before SunriseDirectorDirecting
Movie2004Before SunsetDirectorDirecting
Movie2004Before SunsetScreenplayWriting
Movie2004Before SunsetProducerProduction
Movie2004Before SunsetCharactersWriting
Movie2003School of RockDirectorDirecting
Movie1991Heads I Win/Tails You LoseDirectorDirecting
Movie2006A Scanner DarklyDirectorDirecting
Movie2006A Scanner DarklyScreenplayWriting
Movie2006Fast Food NationDirectorDirecting
Movie2006Fast Food NationScreenplayWriting
Movie2001TapeDirectorDirecting
Movie2001Waking LifeScreenplayWriting
Movie2001Waking LifeDirector of PhotographyCamera
Movie2001Waking LifeDirectorDirecting
Movie2008Me and Orson WellesDirectorDirecting
Movie1997SubUrbiaDirectorDirecting
Movie1993Dazed and ConfusedDirectorDirecting
Movie1993Dazed and ConfusedProducerProduction
Movie2005Bad News BearsDirectorDirecting
Movie1991SlackerDirectorDirecting
Movie1998The Newton BoysDirectorDirecting
Movie1988It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading BooksScreenplayWriting
Movie2012BernieDirectorDirecting
Movie2012BernieScreenplayWriting
Movie2014BoyhoodDirectorDirecting
Movie2014BoyhoodWriterWriting
Movie2013Before MidnightDirectorDirecting
Movie2013Before MidnightProducerProduction
Movie2013Before MidnightWriterWriting
Movie2013Before MidnightCharactersWriting
Movie2024Hit ManDirectorDirecting
Movie2024Hit ManProducerProduction
Movie1985WoodshockDirectorDirecting
Movie2008Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a CoachDirectorDirecting
Movie1994Totally F***ed UpThanksCrew
Movie2014BoyhoodProducerProduction
Movie2003Live from Shiva's Dance FloorDirectorDirecting
Movie1988It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading BooksProducerProduction
Movie1988It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading BooksCinematographyCrew
Movie1988It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading BooksEditorEditing
Movie2017Last Flag FlyingProducerProduction
Movie1988It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading BooksDirectorDirecting
Movie2016Everybody Wants Some!!DirectorDirecting
Movie2016Everybody Wants Some!!WriterWriting
Movie1993Dazed and ConfusedWriterWriting
Movie1998The Newton BoysScreenplayWriting
Movie2008Me and Orson WellesProducerProduction
Movie2007The Hottest StateThanksCrew
Movie1990Never Leave NevadaVideo Assist OperatorCrew
Movie2013Making a SceneWriterWriting
Movie2007In Search of a Midnight KissThanksCrew
Movie2022Shouting Down MidnightExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2024Hit ManScreenplayWriting
Movie2016Everybody Wants Some!!ProducerProduction
Movie2024ClementeExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2019Where'd You Go, BernadetteDirectorDirecting
Movie1997Good Will HuntingThanksCrew
Movie2017Last Flag FlyingDirectorDirecting
Movie2017Last Flag FlyingScreenplayWriting
Movie2025Nouvelle VagueDirectorDirecting
MovieN/AUntitled Richard Linklater John Brinkley ProjectDirectorDirecting
Movie1995Before SunriseWriterWriting
Movie2019Where'd You Go, BernadetteScreenplayWriting
Movie1991SlackerWriterWriting
Movie2025Blue MoonDirectorDirecting
Movie2025Blue MoonProducerProduction
Movie1991SlackerProducerProduction
Movie2004Before SunsetStoryWriting
Movie2005Bad News BearsProducerProduction
MovieN/AUntitled Richard Linklater Bill Hicks ProjectDirectorDirecting
MovieN/AUntitled Richard Linklater Bill Hicks ProjectScreenplayWriting
MovieN/AUntitled Richard Linklater Bill Hicks ProjectProducerProduction
Movie2025The WaspsExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2001TapeCamera OperatorCamera
MovieN/AMerrily We Roll AlongDirectorDirecting
MovieN/AMerrily We Roll AlongProducerProduction
Movie2019Another Day at the OfficeDirectorDirecting
Movie2019Another Day at the OfficeWriterWriting
Movie2019Another Day at the OfficeProducerProduction
Movie2022Apollo 10½: A Space Age ChildhoodDirectorDirecting
MovieN/AUntitled Richard Linklater John Brinkley ProjectProducerProduction
Movie2022Apollo 10½: A Space Age ChildhoodProducerProduction
Movie2022Apollo 10½: A Space Age ChildhoodWriterWriting
MovieN/AUntitled Richard Linklater John Brinkley ProjectScreenplayWriting
MovieN/AMerrily We Roll AlongScreenplayWriting
Movie2020The PushbackProducerProduction
MovieN/AQueen Takes BishopExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2025The ConfessionExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2016I Dream Too MuchExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2024TapeExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2022Help Her LiveExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2012Up to SpeedDirectorDirecting
TV Show2024God Save TexasExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2024God Save TexasDirectorDirecting
TV Show2012Up to SpeedExecutive ProducerProduction