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Richard Linklater

1960-07-30 • Houston, Texas, USA

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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.

Filmography

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

2025 · Movie

as Self

Clemente

2025 · Movie

as Self

Le making of de Nouvelle Vague

2025 · Movie

as Self - Director

God Save Texas

2024 · TV Show

as Self

My Generation

2024 · TV Show

as Self

Art-House America: Austin Film Society

2023 · Movie

as Self

Directors Talks

2023 · TV Show

as Self

The Last Movie Stars

2022 · TV Show

as Self

Clerk

2021 · Movie

as Self

2021 · TV Show

as Self

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

2019 · Movie

as Self

Another Day at the Office

2019 · Movie

as Rick

Blaze

2018 · Movie

as Oilman 1

More Human Than Human

2018 · Movie

as Self

Also Starring Austin

2018 · Movie

The Space in Between

2017 · Movie

as Self

After Before

2017 · Movie

as Self

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Richard Linklater Presents: Pickpocket

2016 · Movie

as Self

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

2016 · Movie

as Self

Hitchcock/Truffaut

2015 · Movie

as Self

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Richard Linklater Presents: L’Argent

2015 · Movie

as Self

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Richard Linklater Presents: Blue Velvet

2015 · Movie

as Self

Twelve Years

2015 · Movie

as Self

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

2014 · Movie

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

21 Years: Richard Linklater

2014 · Movie

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Off Camera with Sam Jones

2014 · TV Show

as Self

Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater

2013 · Movie

as Self

Linklater: On Cinema and Time

2013 · Movie

as Self (voice)

Side by Side

2012 · Movie

as Self

Bernie

2012 · Movie

as Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)

Overheard with Evan Smith

2010 · TV Show

as Self

American Prince

2009 · Movie

as Self - Interviewer

Great Directors

2009 · Movie

as Self

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

2009 · Movie

as Self

RSO [Registered Sex Offender]

2008 · Movie

as Principal Mallard

The King of Texas

2008 · Movie

as Self

Critic

2008 · Movie

as Self

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

2007 · Movie

as Self

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Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest

2007 · Movie

as Self

The Hottest State

2007 · Movie

as John Wayne Enthusiast

The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

2006 · Movie

as Self

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

2006 · Movie

as Self

Making Dazed

2005 · Movie

as Self

Viva Les Amis

2005 · Movie

as Self

Before Sunset: Behind the Scenes

2005 · Movie

Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy

2004 · Movie

as Self

... End of Interview!

2004 · Movie

as Self

Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

2004 · Movie

as Self

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Texas: America Supersized

2004 · Movie

as Self

Spy Kids

2001 · Movie

as Cool Spy

Waking Life

2001 · Movie

as Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat

Chelsea Walls

2001 · Movie

as Crony 2

In the Bathtub of the World

2001 · Movie

as Self

Letters to Thomas

2000 · Movie

as Self

University, Inc.

1999 · Movie

as Self

Scotch and Milk

1998 · Movie

as Cab Passenger

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

1996 · Movie

as Tour Bus Driver (voice)

The Daily Show

1996 · TV Show

as Self

The Underneath

1995 · Movie

as Ember Doorman

Before Sunrise

1995 · Movie

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

At Sundance

1995 · Movie

as Self

North on Evers

1992 · Movie

Slacker

1990 · Movie

as Should Have Stayed at Bus Station

It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books

1988 · Movie

Making of School of Rock

· Movie

as Self

Before Sunrise: Behind the Scenes

· Movie

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Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes

· Movie

Crew Credits

Brenda

2026 · Movie

Executive Producer

How To Not Have Sex

2026 · Movie

Executive Producer

Clemente

2025 · Movie

Executive Producer

Nouvelle Vague

2025 · Movie

Director

Blue Moon

2025 · Movie

Producer, Director

The Wasps

2025 · Movie

Executive Producer

The Confession

2025 · Movie

Executive Producer

Hit Man

2024 · Movie

Producer, Director, Screenplay

Tape

2024 · Movie

Executive Producer

God Save Texas

2024 · TV Show

Executive Producer, Director

Shouting Down Midnight

2022 · Movie

Executive Producer

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

2022 · Movie

Director, Producer, Writer

Help Her Live

2022 · Movie

Executive Producer

The Pushback

2020 · Movie

Producer

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

2019 · Movie

Director, Screenplay

Another Day at the Office

2019 · Movie

Writer, Director, Producer

Last Flag Flying

2017 · Movie

Producer, Director, Screenplay

Everybody Wants Some!!

2016 · Movie

Director, Writer, Producer

I Dream Too Much

2016 · Movie

Executive Producer

Boyhood

2014 · Movie

Director, Writer, Producer

Before Midnight

2013 · Movie

Characters, Director, Producer, Writer

Bernie

2012 · Movie

Screenplay, Director, Producer

Up to Speed

2012 · TV Show

Director, Executive Producer

Me and Orson Welles

2008 · Movie

Director, Producer

Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach

2008 · Movie

Director

The Hottest State

2007 · Movie

Thanks

In Search of a Midnight Kiss

2007 · Movie

Thanks

A Scanner Darkly

2006 · Movie

Screenplay, Director

Fast Food Nation

2006 · Movie

Screenplay, Director

Bad News Bears

2005 · Movie

Director, Producer

Before Sunset

2004 · Movie

Screenplay, Producer, Characters, Director, Story

The School of Rock

2003 · Movie

Director

Live from Shiva's Dance Floor

2003 · Movie

Director

Tape

2001 · Movie

Director, Camera Operator

Waking Life

2001 · Movie

Director of Photography, Director, Writer

The Newton Boys

1998 · Movie

Director, Screenplay

SubUrbia

1997 · Movie

Director

Good Will Hunting

1997 · Movie

Thanks

Before Sunrise

1995 · Movie

Director, Writer

Totally F***ed Up

1994 · Movie

Thanks

Dazed and Confused

1993 · Movie

Producer, Director, Writer

Heads I Win/Tails You Lose

1991 · Movie

Director

Slacker

1990 · Movie

Director, Writer, Producer

Never Leave Nevada

1990 · Movie

Video Assist Operator

It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books

1988 · Movie

Screenplay, Cinematography, Editor, Producer, Director

Woodshock

1985 · Movie

Director

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Untitled Richard Linklater John Brinkley Project

· Movie

Director, Producer, Screenplay

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Untitled Richard Linklater Bill Hicks Project

· Movie

Director, Screenplay, Producer

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Merrily We Roll Along

· Movie

Director, Producer, Screenplay

Queen Takes Bishop

· Movie

Executive Producer

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Deep Eddy

· Movie

Executive Producer

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Hippies

· Movie

Director, Writer

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Untitled Lou Gehrig Biopic

· Movie

Director