Richard Linklater

Richard Linklater

Directing
Born Jul 30, 1960
From 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Linklater, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography — Acting

Before Sunrise
8.0
1995

Before Sunrise

Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited)

Spy Kids
5.8
2001

Spy Kids

Cool Spy

Bernie
6.6
2012

Bernie

Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)

Blaze
6.3
2018

Blaze

Oilman 1

Waking Life
7.5
2001

Waking Life

Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat

The Hottest State
5.4
2007

The Hottest State

John Wayne Enthusiast

Side by Side
7.2
2012

Side by Side

Self

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
6.7
1996

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

Tour Bus Driver (voice)

Slacker
6.7
1990

Slacker

Should Have Stayed at Bus Station

Hitchcock/Truffaut
7.2
2015

Hitchcock/Truffaut

Self

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
6.8
2016

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

Self

Critic
7.9
2008

Critic

Self

The Underneath
5.7
1995

The Underneath

Ember Doorman

21 Years: Richard Linklater
6.3
2014

21 Years: Richard Linklater

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Chelsea Walls
4.2
2001

Chelsea Walls

Crony 2

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
6.5
2014

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Clerk
6.2
2021

Clerk

Self

More Human Than Human
5.2
2018

More Human Than Human

Self

At Sundance
5.5
1995

At Sundance

Self

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
2007

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

Self

The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
7.0
2006

The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

Self

Making Dazed
9.0
2005

Making Dazed

Self

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
2025

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

Self

Clemente
9.0
2025

Clemente

Self

RSO [Registered Sex Offender]
5.4
2008

RSO [Registered Sex Offender]

Principal Mallard

One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
8.2
2006

One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'

Self

Scotch and Milk
6.2
1998

Scotch and Milk

Cab Passenger

Art-House America: Austin Film Society
2023

Art-House America: Austin Film Society

Self

Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
2004

Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

Self

Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
6.5
2004

Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy

Self

J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius
5.6
2019

J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius

Self

Great Directors
6.1
2009

Great Directors

Self

After Before
7.0
2017

After Before

Self

Making of School of Rock

Making of School of Rock

Self

Twelve Years
6.0
2015

Twelve Years

Self

2007

Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest

Self

North on Evers
7.2
1992

North on Evers

Also Starring Austin
7.0
2018

Also Starring Austin

For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
5.7
2009

For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism

Self

University, Inc.
1999

University, Inc.

Self

It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
5.4
1988

It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books

The King of Texas
6.0
2008

The King of Texas

Self

Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater
6.4
2013

Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater

Self

American Prince
7.0
2009

American Prince

Self - Interviewer

The Space in Between
8.0
2017

The Space in Between

Self

Before Sunrise: Behind the Scenes

Before Sunrise: Behind the Scenes

In the Bathtub of the World
5.5
2001

In the Bathtub of the World

Self

Linklater: On Cinema and Time
7.1
2013

Linklater: On Cinema and Time

Self (voice)

Before Sunset: Behind the Scenes
10.0
2005

Before Sunset: Behind the Scenes

Le making of de Nouvelle Vague
2025

Le making of de Nouvelle Vague

Self - Director

... End of Interview!
2004

... End of Interview!

Self

Another Day at the Office
5.0
2019

Another Day at the Office

Rick

Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes

Viva Les Amis
2005

Viva Les Amis

Self

2016

Richard Linklater Presents: Pickpocket

Self

2015

Richard Linklater Presents: Blue Velvet

Self

Letters to Thomas
2000

Letters to Thomas

Self

2015

Richard Linklater Presents: L’Argent

Self

Filmography — Crew