Richard Linklater

Richard Linklater

Directing

Born July 30, 1960 · Houston, Texas, USA

35 films as director · Active 1985–2025

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 201…

Known for

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Off Camera with Sam Jones

2014

Before Sunrise

Before Sunrise

1995

Spy Kids

Spy Kids

2001

The Last Movie Stars

The Last Movie Stars

2022

University, Inc.

University, Inc.

1999

Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

2004

Waking Life

Waking Life

2001

Directed(35)

Nouvelle Vague

2025Nouvelle Vague★ 7.2

Blue Moon

2025Blue Moon★ 6.6

Hit Man

2024Hit Man★ 6.8

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

2022Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood★ 7.0

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

2019Where'd You Go, Bernadette★ 6.6

Another Day at the Office

2019Another Day at the Office★ 5.0

Last Flag Flying

2017Last Flag Flying★ 6.8

Everybody Wants Some!!

2016Everybody Wants Some!!★ 6.4

Boyhood

2014Boyhood★ 7.5

Before Midnight

2013Before Midnight★ 7.5

Bernie

2012Bernie★ 6.6

Me and Orson Welles

2008Me and Orson Welles★ 6.4

Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach

2008Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach★ 5.0

A Scanner Darkly

2006A Scanner Darkly★ 6.8

Fast Food Nation

2006Fast Food Nation★ 6.1

Bad News Bears

2005Bad News Bears★ 5.8

Before Sunset

2004Before Sunset★ 7.8

The School of Rock

2003The School of Rock★ 7.1

Live from Shiva's Dance Floor

2003Live from Shiva's Dance Floor★ 6.0

Tape

2001Tape★ 6.9

Waking Life

2001Waking Life★ 7.5

The Newton Boys

1998The Newton Boys★ 6.1

SubUrbia

1997SubUrbia★ 6.2

Before Sunrise

1995Before Sunrise★ 8.0

Dazed and Confused

1993Dazed and Confused★ 7.3

Heads I Win/Tails You Lose

1991Heads I Win/Tails You Lose★ 7.5

Slacker

1990Slacker★ 6.7

It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books

1988It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books★ 5.5

Woodshock

1985Woodshock★ 6.0

—Untitled Richard Linklater John Brinkley Project

—Untitled Richard Linklater Bill Hicks Project

—Merrily We Roll Along

Acting(67)

2025ClementeSelf

2025Le making of de Nouvelle VagueSelf - Director

2025Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing ButtSelf

Richard Linklater — Watchpile | Watchpile

2024My GenerationSelf

2024God Save TexasSelf

2023Directors TalksSelf

2023Art-House America: Austin Film SocietySelf

2022The Last Movie StarsSelf

2019Another Day at the OfficeRick

2019J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGeniusSelf

2018BlazeOilman 1

2018Also Starring Austin

2018More Human Than HumanSelf

2017The Space in BetweenSelf

2017After BeforeSelf

2016Richard Linklater: Dream Is DestinySelf

2016Richard Linklater Presents: PickpocketSelf

2015Hitchcock/TruffautSelf

2015Richard Linklater Presents: Blue VelvetSelf

2015Richard Linklater Presents: L’ArgentSelf

2015Twelve YearsSelf

2014Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson WellesSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)

201421 Years: Richard LinklaterSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2014Off Camera with Sam JonesSelf

2013Linklater: On Cinema and TimeSelf (voice)

2013Double Play: James Benning and Richard LinklaterSelf

2012Side by SideSelf

2012BernieDeadbeat Dad (uncredited)

2010Overheard with Evan SmithSelf

2009Great DirectorsSelf

2009American PrinceSelf - Interviewer

2009For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film CriticismSelf

2008RSO [Registered Sex Offender]Principal Mallard

2008The King of TexasSelf

2007The Hottest StateJohn Wayne Enthusiast

2007Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich FilmfestSelf

2007The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'Self

2006The Weight of the Line: Animation TalesSelf

2006One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'Self

2005Viva Les AmisSelf

2005Making DazedSelf

2005Before Sunset: Behind the Scenes

2004Linklater: St. Richard of AustinSelf

2004Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' LegacySelf

2004... End of Interview!Self

2004Texas: America SupersizedSelf

2001Waking LifePinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat

2001Chelsea WallsCrony 2

2001In the Bathtub of the WorldSelf

2001Spy KidsCool Spy

2000Letters to ThomasSelf

1999University, Inc.Self

1998Scotch and MilkCab Passenger

1996Beavis and Butt-Head Do AmericaTour Bus Driver (voice)

1996The Daily ShowSelf

1995The UnderneathEmber Doorman

1995Before SunriseMan in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited)

1995At SundanceSelf

1992North on Evers

1990SlackerShould Have Stayed at Bus Station

1988It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books

Making of School of RockSelf

Before Sunrise: Behind the Scenes

Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes