Richard Linklater
Biography
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-the…
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Filmography
Acting (66)
Movies (59)
51e cérémonie des Césars
2026
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
2025as Self
Clemente
2025as Self
Le making of de Nouvelle Vague
2025as Self - Director
Art-House America: Austin Film Society
2023as Self
Clerk
2021as Self
Another Day at the Office
2019as Rick
J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius
2019as Self
Blaze
2018as Oilman 1
Also Starring Austin
2018
More Human Than Human
2018as Self
The Space in Between
2017as Self
After Before
2017as Self
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
2016as Self
Richard Linklater Presents: Pickpocket
2016as Self
Hitchcock/Truffaut
2015as Self
Twelve Years
2015as Self
Richard Linklater Presents: Blue Velvet
2015as Self
Richard Linklater Presents: L’Argent
2015as Self
21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Linklater: On Cinema and Time
2013as Self (voice)
Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater
2013as Self
Bernie
2012as Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)
Side by Side
2012as Self
Great Directors
2009as Self
American Prince
2009as Self - Interviewer
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
2009as Self
Critic
2008as Self
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2008as Principal Mallard
The King of Texas
2008as Self
The Hottest State
2007as John Wayne Enthusiast
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
2007as Self
Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest
2007as Self
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
2006as Self
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
2006as Self
Viva Les Amis
2005as Self
Making Dazed
2005as Self
Before Sunset: Behind the Scenes
2005
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
2004as Self
... End of Interview!
2004as Self
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
2004as Self
Spy Kids
2001as Cool Spy
Waking Life
2001as Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat
Chelsea Walls
2001as Crony 2
In the Bathtub of the World
2001as Self
Letters to Thomas
2000as Self
University, Inc.
1999as Self
Scotch and Milk
1998as Cab Passenger
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
1996as Tour Bus Driver (voice)
Before Sunrise
1995as Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited)
At Sundance
1995as Self
The Underneath
1995as Ember Doorman
North on Evers
1992
Slacker
1991as Should Have Stayed at Bus Station
It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
1988
Making Of School of Rock
as Self
Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes
Before Sunrise: Behind the Scenes
Crew (101)
Movies (97)
Blue Moon
2025Director
Blue Moon
2025Producer
Nouvelle Vague
2025Director
The Wasps
2025Executive Producer
The Confession
2025Executive Producer
Clemente
2025Executive Producer
Hit Man
2024Director
Hit Man
2024Producer
Hit Man
2024Screenplay
Tape
2024Executive Producer
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
2022Director
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
2022Producer
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
2022Writer
Shouting Down Midnight
2022Executive Producer
Help Her Live
2022Executive Producer
The Pushback
2020Producer
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2019Director
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2019Screenplay
Another Day at the Office
2019Director
Another Day at the Office
2019Producer
Another Day at the Office
2019Writer
Last Flag Flying
2017Director
Last Flag Flying
2017Producer
Last Flag Flying
2017Screenplay
Everybody Wants Some!!
2016Director
Everybody Wants Some!!
2016Producer
Everybody Wants Some!!
2016Writer
I Dream Too Much
2016Executive Producer
Boyhood
2014Director
Boyhood
2014Producer
Boyhood
2014Writer
Before Midnight
2013Characters
Before Midnight
2013Director
Before Midnight
2013Producer
Before Midnight
2013Writer
Bernie
2012Director
Bernie
2012Producer
Bernie
2012Screenplay
Me and Orson Welles
2008Director
Me and Orson Welles
2008Producer
Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach
2008Director
The Hottest State
2007Thanks
In Search of a Midnight Kiss
2007Thanks
A Scanner Darkly
2006Director
A Scanner Darkly
2006Screenplay
Fast Food Nation
2006Director
Fast Food Nation
2006Screenplay
Bad News Bears
2005Director
Bad News Bears
2005Producer
Before Sunset
2004Characters
Before Sunset
2004Director
Before Sunset
2004Producer
Before Sunset
2004Screenplay
Before Sunset
2004Story
School of Rock
2003Director
Live from Shiva's Dance Floor
2003Director
Waking Life
2001Director
Waking Life
2001Director of Photography
Waking Life
2001Screenplay
Waking Life
2001Writer
Tape
2001Camera Operator
Tape
2001Director
The Newton Boys
1998Director
The Newton Boys
1998Screenplay
Good Will Hunting
1997Thanks
SubUrbia
1997Director
Before Sunrise
1995Director
Before Sunrise
1995Writer
Totally F***ed Up
1994Thanks
Dazed and Confused
1993Director
Dazed and Confused
1993Producer
Dazed and Confused
1993Writer
Slacker
1991Director
Slacker
1991Producer
Slacker
1991Writer
Heads I Win/Tails You Lose
1991Director
Never Leave Nevada
1990Video Assist Operator
It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
1988Cinematography
It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
1988Director
It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
1988Editor
It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
1988Producer
It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
1988Screenplay
Woodshock
1985Director
Queen Takes Bishop
Executive Producer
Merrily We Roll Along
Director
Merrily We Roll Along
Producer
Merrily We Roll Along
Screenplay
Untitled Richard Linklater Bill Hicks Project
Director
Untitled Richard Linklater Bill Hicks Project
Producer
Untitled Richard Linklater Bill Hicks Project
Screenplay
Hippies
Director
Hippies
Writer
Untitled Richard Linklater John Brinkley Project
Director
Untitled Richard Linklater John Brinkley Project
Producer
Untitled Richard Linklater John Brinkley Project
Screenplay
Deep Eddy
Executive Producer
Untitled Richard Linklater Movie
Director
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