
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.
Blue Moon
2025 · IE, US
Nouvelle Vague
2025 · FR, US
Hit Man
2024 · US
Everybody Wants Some!!
2016 · US
Boyhood
2014 · US
Before Midnight
2013 · GR, US
Bernie
2012 · US
A Scanner Darkly
2006 · US
Fast Food Nation
2006 · GB, US
Before Sunset
2004 · US
School of Rock
2003 · US
Spy Kids
2001 · US
Before Sunrise
1995 · AT, US
Dazed and Confused
1993 · US













