Portrait of Richard Linklater

Directing

Richard Linklater

Titles
103movies9TV shows
Career

Active from 1985 to 2025, busiest in 2008 with 3 main titles.

Directed
38
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Before Sunset
Before Sunset
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Richard Linklater Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.3
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 5.1
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Tension
    4.9, average 6.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Dialogue-Driven 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Rotoscoped Animation 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Baseball 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Slice of Life 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

1
TypeAllMovies1
RoleAnyAppearances50Directing36Production31Writing24Acting13Other crew7Camera2Editing1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1980s1
GenreAnyDrama1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1980s

1 title · average score 47
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