Director
Richard Linklater
July 30, 1960 · Houston, Texas, USA
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 narrati
Notable work
7.1The School of Rock (2003)
Director
7.5Boyhood (2014)
Director and Writer
8Before Sunrise (1995)
as Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited) and Director and Writer
7.8Before Sunset (2004)
Director
5.8Spy Kids (2001)
as Cool Spy
7.5Before Midnight (2013)
Director and Writer
7.3Dazed and Confused (1993)
Director and Writer
6.8A Scanner Darkly (2006)
Director
6.8Hit Man (2024)
Director
6.4Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)
Director and Writer
6.6Bernie (2012)
as Deadbeat Dad (uncredited) and Director
7.5Waking Life (2001)
as Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat and Director and Writer
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