Directing
Richard Linklater
- Titles
- 103movies9TV shows
- Career
Active from 1985 to 2025, busiest in 2008 with 3 main titles.
- Directed
- 38titles as director
- Average score
71/100
- Highest rated
Before Sunset88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Wit & Wordplay5.8average 3.7
- Contemporary Realism7.2average 5.2
- Nostalgia5.5average 3.6
- Coming of Age4.6average 2.9
- Pop Culture3.8average 2.2
- Social Commentary6.0average 4.9
- Wholesome4.3average 3.3
- Situational Comedy3.7average 2.7
Rarely in their work
- Violence2.3, average 4.3
- Adrenaline3.2, average 5.1
- Scare1.1, average 2.6
- Tension4.9, 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.
Sandra AdairEditorBlue Moon, Before Sunrise, The School of Rock, Hit Man, Dazed and Confused, +20 more
Ethan HawkeActorBlue Moon, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Boyhood, Before Midnight, +6 more
Lee DanielCinematographerBefore Sunrise, Dazed and Confused, Before Sunset, Boyhood, Fast Food Nation, +4 more
Shane F. KellyCinematographerBlue Moon, Hit Man, Boyhood, A Scanner Darkly, Where'd You Go, Bernadette, +3 more
Graham ReynoldsComposerBlue Moon, Hit Man, Before Midnight, A Scanner Darkly, Where'd You Go, Bernadette, +2 more
Julie DelpyActorBefore Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before Midnight, Waking Life, Making a Scene
Holly GentWriterWhere'd You Go, Bernadette, Nouvelle Vague, Me and Orson Welles, Untitled Richard Linklater John Brinkley Project
Glen PowellActorHit Man, Everybody Wants Some!!, Untitled Lou Gehrig Biopic
Matthew McConaugheyActorDazed and Confused, The Newton Boys, Bernie
Jack BlackActorThe School of Rock, Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood, Bernie
Vincent Palmo Jr.WriterWhere'd You Go, Bernadette, Nouvelle Vague, Me and Orson Welles
Nicky KattActorSubUrbia, Scotch and Milk
Movies and TV shows
62Upcoming
8 titles
Producer, Director
Screenplay, Producer
Screenplay, Producer
Director
Director
Writer, Director
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
2020s
13 titles · average score 76
Executive Producer
77
Director, Producer
79
Director
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
74
Producer, Director
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
75
Writer, Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Producer
2010s
11 titles · average score 72
58
Director, Screenplay
80
as Oilman 1
70
Screenplay, Director
76
Producer, Director
53
Executive Producer
87
Writer, Producer
87
Director, Producer
55
Writer
71
Thanks
84
as Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)
2000s
16 titles · average score 65
72
Producer, Director
51
as John Wayne Enthusiast
70
Director, Screenplay
56
Screenplay, Director
56
Producer, Director
88
Director, Screenplay
79
Director
80
as Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat
78
Director, Camera Operator
69
as Cool Spy
1990s
12 titles · average score 75
77
Director, Screenplay
as Cab Passenger
67
Director
68
as Tour Bus Driver (voice)
87
as Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited)
61
as Ember Doorman
83
Writer, Director
74
as Should Have Stayed at Bus Station
Video Assist Operator
1980s
2 titles · average score 51
47
Director, Screenplay
56
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