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Richard Linklater

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 the same actors filmed over an extended period of years. He has received five Academy Award nominations and won the Silver Bear for Best Director for Before Sunrise. He also won a Golden Globe Award for directing Boyhood.

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CritifyHub Reviews Featuring Richard Linklater

Whispers of Time: The Fleeting Alchemy of *Before Sunset*

on Before Sunset | Jul 20, 2025

Richard Linklater’s Before Sunset (2004) is a cinematic waltz, an exquisite meditation on time, memory, and the fragile threads of human connection. The film, a sequel to Before Sunrise (1995), reunit... Read more

Whispers of Time: The Intimate Alchemy of Before Midnight

on Before Midnight | Jul 18, 2025

In Before Midnight (2013), Richard Linklater’s third chapter of the Jesse and Celine saga, the alchemy of love is distilled into a raw, unflinching portrait of intimacy’s evolution. The screenplay, co... Read more

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