Richard Linklater

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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...

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Good Will HuntingMovie • 1997The School of RockMovie • 2003Before SunriseMovie • 1995BoyhoodMovie • 2014Hit ManMovie • 2024Before SunsetMovie • 2004Blue MoonMovie • 2025Spy KidsMovie • 2001Dazed and ConfusedMovie • 1993A Scanner DarklyMovie • 2006Before MidnightMovie • 2013Nouvelle VagueMovie • 2025Apollo 10½: A Space Age ChildhoodMovie • 2022Where'd You Go, BernadetteMovie • 2019Waking LifeMovie • 2001Beavis and Butt-Head Do AmericaMovie • 1996Everybody Wants Some!!Movie • 2016Me and Orson WellesMovie • 2008Last Flag FlyingMovie • 2017Bad News BearsMovie • 2005BernieMovie • 2012Computer ChessMovie • 2013SubUrbiaMovie • 1997SlackerMovie • 1990