- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- July 30, 1960
- Place of Birth
- Houston, Texas, USA
Richard Linklater
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 t…
Filmography
movieHow to not have sex
2026 · Executive Producer
movieBrenda
2026 · Executive Producer
movieBlue Moon
2025 · Producer, Director
movieNouvelle Vague
2025 · Director
movieClemente
2025 · Self, Executive Producer
movieLe making of de Nouvelle Vague
2025 · Self - Director
movieThe Confession
2025 · Executive Producer
movieButthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
2025 · Self
movieThe Wasps
2025 · Executive Producer
movieTape
2024 · Executive Producer
tvMy Generation
2024 · Self
movieHit Man
2024 · Producer, Director, Screenplay
tvGod Save Texas
2024 · Self, Director, Executive Producer
tvDirectors Talks
2023 · Self
movieArt-House America: Austin Film Society
2023 · Self
movieHelp Her Live
2022 · Executive Producer
tvThe Last Movie Stars
2022 · Self
movieApollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood
2022 · Director, Producer, Writer
movieShouting Down Midnight
2022 · Executive Producer
tv05
2021 · Self
movieClerk
2021 · Self
movieThe Pushback
2020 · Producer
movieAnother Day at the Office
2019 · Rick, Writer, Director, Producer
movieWhere'd You Go, Bernadette
2019 · Director, Screenplay
movieJ.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius
2019 · Self
movieBlaze
2018 · Oilman 1
movieAlso Starring Austin
2018
movieMore Human Than Human
2018 · Self
movieLast Flag Flying
2017 · Producer, Director, Screenplay
movieThe Space in Between
2017 · Self
movieAfter Before
2017 · Self
movieRichard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
2016 · Self
movieI Dream Too Much
2016 · Executive Producer
Richard Linklater Presents: Pickpocket
movieRichard Linklater Presents: Pickpocket
2016 · Self
movieEverybody Wants Some!!
2016 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieHitchcock/Truffaut
2015 · Self
Richard Linklater Presents: Blue Velvet
movieRichard Linklater Presents: Blue Velvet
2015 · Self
Richard Linklater Presents: L’Argent
movieRichard Linklater Presents: L’Argent
2015 · Self
movieTwelve Years
2015 · Self
movieMagician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
movie21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
movieBoyhood
2014 · Director, Writer, Producer
tvOff Camera with Sam Jones
2014 · Self
movieLinklater: On Cinema and Time
2013 · Self (voice)
movieDouble Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater
2013 · Self
movieBefore Midnight
2013 · Characters, Director, Producer, Writer
movieSide by Side
2012 · Self
tvUp to Speed
2012 · Director, Executive Producer
movieBernie
2012 · Deadbeat Dad (uncredited), Screenplay, Director, Producer
tvOverheard with Evan Smith
2010 · Self
movieGreat Directors
2009 · Self
movieAmerican Prince
2009 · Self - Interviewer
movieFor the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
2009 · Self
movieMe and Orson Welles
2008 · Director, Producer
movieInning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach
2008 · Director
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movieRSO [Registered Sex Offender]
2008 · Principal Mallard
movieThe King of Texas
2008 · Self
movieCritic
2008 · Self
movieThe Hottest State
2007 · John Wayne Enthusiast, Thanks
Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest
movieMunich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest
2007 · Self
movieIn Search of a Midnight Kiss
2007 · Thanks
movieThe Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
2007 · Self
movieThe Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
2006 · Self
movieOne Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
2006 · Self
movieFast Food Nation
2006 · Screenplay, Director
movieA Scanner Darkly
2006 · Screenplay, Director
movieBad News Bears
2005 · Director, Producer
movieViva Les Amis
2005 · Self
movieMaking Dazed
2005 · Self
movieBefore Sunset: Behind the Scenes
2005
movieLinklater: St. Richard of Austin
2004 · Self
movieMade Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
2004 · Self
movie... End of Interview!
2004 · Self
Texas: America Supersized
movieTexas: America Supersized
2004 · Self
movieBefore Sunset
2004 · Screenplay, Producer, Characters, Director, Story
movieThe School of Rock
2003 · Director
movieLive from Shiva's Dance Floor
2003 · Director
movieTape
2001 · Director, Camera Operator
movieWaking Life
2001 · Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat, Director of Photography, Writer
movieChelsea Walls
2001 · Crony 2
movieIn the Bathtub of the World
2001 · Self
movieSpy Kids
2001 · Cool Spy
movieLetters to Thomas
2000 · Self
movieUniversity, Inc.
1999 · Self
movieScotch and Milk
1998 · Cab Passenger
movieThe Newton Boys
1998 · Director, Screenplay
movieGood Will Hunting
1997 · Thanks
movieSubUrbia
1997 · Director
movieBeavis and Butt-Head Do America
1996 · Tour Bus Driver (voice)
tvThe Daily Show
1996 · Self
movieThe Underneath
1995 · Ember Doorman
movieBefore Sunrise
1995 · Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited), Director, Writer
movieAt Sundance
1995 · Self
movieTotally F***ed Up
1994 · Thanks
movieDazed and Confused
1993 · Producer, Director, Writer
movieNorth on Evers
1992
movieHeads I Win/Tails You Lose
1991 · Director
movieSlacker
1990 · Should Have Stayed at Bus Station, Director, Writer, Producer
movieNever Leave Nevada
1990 · Video Assist Operator
movieIt's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
1988 · , Screenplay, Cinematography, Editor, Producer, Director
movieWoodshock
1985 · Director
movieMaking of School of Rock
— · Self
movieBefore Sunrise: Behind the Scenes
—
Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes
movieDazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes
—
Untitled Richard Linklater John Brinkley Project
movieUntitled Richard Linklater John Brinkley Project
— · Director, Producer, Screenplay
Untitled Richard Linklater Bill Hicks Project
movieUntitled Richard Linklater Bill Hicks Project
— · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Merrily We Roll Along
movieMerrily We Roll Along
— · Director, Producer, Screenplay
movieQueen Takes Bishop
— · Executive Producer
Deep Eddy
movieDeep Eddy
— · Executive Producer
Hippies
movieHippies
— · Director, Writer