Richard Linklater

Richard Linklater

July 30, 1960 · 66 years old

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.…

Known For

33 titles
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Hit Man

Hit Man

2024 · 1h 55m · Movie

A professor moonlighting as a hit man of sorts for his city police department, descends into dangerous, dubious territory when he finds himself attracted to a woman who enlists his services.

6.7
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Boyhood

Boyhood

2014 · 2h 45m · Movie

The life of Mason, from early childhood to his arrival at college.

7.9
3
Before Sunrise

Before Sunrise

1995 · 1h 41m · Movie

A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.

8.1
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School of Rock

School of Rock

2003 · 1h 49m · Movie

After being kicked out of his rock band, Dewey Finn becomes a substitute teacher of an uptight elementary private school, only to try and turn his class into a rock band.

7.2
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Before Sunset

Before Sunset

2004 · 1h 20m · Movie

Nine years after Jesse and Celine first met, they encounter each other again on the French leg of Jesse's book tour.

8.1
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Everybody Wants Some!!

Everybody Wants Some!!

2016 · 1h 57m · Movie

In 1980 Texas, a college freshman moves into an old frat house with his new baseball teammates as they party their way through the final weekend of Summer.

7.3
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Dazed and Confused

Dazed and Confused

1993 · 1h 43m · Movie

The adventures of high school and junior high students on the last day of school in May 1976.

7.6
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Blue Moon

Blue Moon

2025 · 1h 40m · Movie

Tells the story of Lorenz Hart's struggles with alcoholism and mental health as he tries to save face during the opening of "Oklahoma!".

7.1
9
Before Midnight

Before Midnight

2013 · 1h 49m · Movie

We meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna.

7.9
10
Spy Kids

Spy Kids

2001 · 1h 28m · Movie

Two kids become spies in attempt to save their ex-spies parents from an evil mastermind. Armed with a bag of high tech gadgets, Carmen and Juni will bravely crisscross the globe on a mission to save their parents and maybe even th...

5.6
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Nouvelle Vague

Nouvelle Vague

2025 · 1h 46m · Movie

The behind the scenes of the filming of Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless (1960), a landmark of the French New Wave film movement.

7.4
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A Scanner Darkly

A Scanner Darkly

2006 · 1h 40m · Movie

An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.

7.0
13
Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

2019 · 1h 49m · Movie

A loving mom becomes compelled to reconnect with her creative passions after years of sacrificing herself for her family. Her leap of faith takes her on an epic adventure that jump-starts her life and leads to her triumphant redis...

6.4
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Waking Life

Waking Life

2001 · 1h 39m · Movie

A man shuffles through a dream meeting various people and discussing the meanings and purposes of the universe.

7.6
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Bernie

Bernie

2012 · 1h 44m · Movie

In small-town Texas, an affable mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when she starts to become controlling, he goes to great lengths to separate himself from her grasp.

6.8
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Last Flag Flying

Last Flag Flying

2017 · 2h 5m · Movie

Thirty years after they served together in Vietnam, a former Navy Corpsman Larry "Doc" Shepherd re-unites with his old buddies, former Marines Sal Nealon and Reverend Richard Mueller, to bury his son, a young Marine killed in the ...

6.9
17
Fast Food Nation

Fast Food Nation

2006 · 1h 56m · Movie

When contaminated meat is placed in the freezer next to that used for a fast food chain's most famous sandwich, a marketing executive seeks to find out who did it and why, taking a journey through the dark side of American aliment...

6.3
18
Slacker

Slacker

1990 · 1h 37m · Movie

A day in the life of Austin, Texas as the camera roams from place to place and provides a brief look at the overeducated, the social misfits, the outcasts and the oddballs.

7.0
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Hitchcock/Truffaut

Hitchcock/Truffaut

2015 · 1h 19m · Movie

Filmmakers discuss how Francois Truffaut's 1966 book "Cinema According to Hitchcock" influenced their work.

7.3
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Tape

Tape

2001 · 1h 26m · Movie

Three old high school friends meet in a Michigan motel room to dissect painful memories from their past.

7.2
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Side by Side

Side by Side

2012 · 1h 39m · Movie

The documentary investigates the history, process and workflow of both digital and photochemical film creation.

7.6
22
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

2022 · 1h 37m · Movie

A coming-of-age story set in the suburbs of Houston, Texas in the summer of 1969, centered around the historic Apollo 11 moon landing.

7.3
23
The Newton Boys

The Newton Boys

1998 · 2h 2m · Movie

The story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence.

6.1
24
Me and Orson Welles

Me and Orson Welles

2008 · 1h 54m · Movie

In 1937, a teenager is cast in the Mercury Theatre production of "Julius Caesar", directed by a young Orson Welles.

6.7
25
SubUrbia

SubUrbia

1997 · 2h 1m · Movie

A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.

6.7
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The Underneath

The Underneath

1995 · 1h 39m · Movie

A recovering gambling addict attempts to reconcile with his family and friends but finds trouble and temptation when caught between feelings for his ex-wife and her dangerous hoodlum boyfriend.

6.1
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Blaze

Blaze

2018 · 2h 9m · Movie

A reimagining of the life and times of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas Outlaw Music movement.

6.6
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RSO: Registered Sex Offender

RSO: Registered Sex Offender

2008 · 1h 20m · Movie

There may be one thing worse than being a sex offender sent to prison: Being a sex offender released from prison. RSO tells the story of one offender's unlikely rehabilitation.

5.6
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Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

2016 · 1h 30m · Movie

A feature documentary on the life and work of filmmaker, Richard Linklater. Produced and Directed by Louis Black (founder of SXSW Festivals and the Austin Chronicle) and Karen Bernstein (Emmy and Grammy Award winning documentary f...

7.3
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J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius

J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius

2019 · 1h 25m · Movie

The Church of the SubGenius has been called "the most aggressively preposterous theology the world has ever known!" But what is the Church? Filmmaker Sandy K. Boone explores the underground movement that has galvanized the imagina...

7.0
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More Human Than Human

More Human Than Human

2018 · 1h 19m · Movie

More Human Than Human explores the promises and the complex role of Artificial Intelligence in today's world and the consequences of those promises becoming reality. In this feature length documentary the filmmaker attempts to bui...

5.9
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The King of Texas

The King of Texas

2008 · 1h 14m · Movie

A look at the life and work of independent Texas filmmaker Eagle Pinnell.

7.0