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.

Most Popular Richard Linklater Trailers

Total trailers found: 92

Clemente Trailer (2025)

11 September 2025

An immersive documentary about the remarkable life and legacy of MLB icon Roberto Clemente.

For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism Trailer (2009)

01 March 2009

The story of American film criticism.

Good Will Hunting Trailer (1997)

05 December 1997

Will Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who is failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology professor, who might be the only man who can reach him.

Making Dazed Trailer (2005)

01 March 2005

This documentary reunites the cast of the 1993 film "Dazed and Confused", and features behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the film.

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' Trailer (2007)

07 February 2007

A full-length documentary chronicling filmmaker Richard Linklater and author Eric Schlosser throughout their journey making the movie 'Fast Food Nation,' featuring Linklater and the cast of the movie in rehearsals, shooting, and interviews.

Before Sunrise Trailer (1995)

27 January 1995

An unexpected meeting on a train leads two travelers to spend an evening wandering through Vienna. As the night unfolds, they share stories and conversations about life and love, exploring new ideas while a quiet intimacy grows between them, knowing it may be their only night together.

After Before Trailer (2017)

28 February 2017

A documentary that takes a look at the production of BEFORE MIDNIGHT. As the film starts, Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke are sitting around as filming has just completed.

The School of Rock Trailer (2003)

03 October 2003

Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his straight-A students the finer points of rock 'n' roll and the power of sticking it to the man.

Never Leave Nevada Trailer (1990)

22 April 1990

Two salesman go to Nevada to exploit nuclear protesters and end up finding something more.

Spy Kids Trailer (2001)

18 March 2001

Carmen and Juni think their parents are boring. Little do they know that in their day, Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez were the top secret agents from their respective countries.

Nouvelle Vague Trailer (2025)

08 October 2025

After writing for Cahiers du cinéma, a young Jean-Luc Godard decides making films is the best film criticism.

Hit Man Trailer (2024)

16 May 2024

A mild-mannered professor moonlighting as a fake hit man in police stings ignites a chain reaction of trouble when he falls for a potential client.

Before Sunset Trailer (2004)

16 June 2004

Nine years later, Jesse travels across Europe giving readings from a book he wrote about the night he spent in Vienna with Celine.

Twelve Years Trailer (2015)

06 January 2015

This documentary, chronicles the twelve-year production of Boyhood (2014) and features on-set footage and interviews with cast and crew.

Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater Trailer (2013)

03 September 2013

In 1985, former oil rig worker Richard Linklater began a film screening society in Austin, Texas, that aimed to show classic art-house and experimental films to a budding community of cinephiles.

At Sundance Trailer (1995)

01 January 1995

A group portrait of filmmakers attend the 1995 Sundance Film Festival. Featuring Matthew Harrison, Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, Todd Haynes, Greg Araki, Abel Ferrara, Atom Egoyan, James Gray, Robert Redford, Haskell Wexler, among many others.

Dazed and Confused Trailer (1993)

24 September 1993

The adventures of a group of Texas teens on their last day of school in 1976, centering on student Randall Floyd, who moves easily among stoners, jocks and geeks.

Blue Moon Trailer (2025)

17 October 2025

On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator, Richard Rodgers, celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit musical, “Oklahoma!

Art-House America: Austin Film Society Trailer (2023)

01 May 2023

Founded by Richard Linklater in 1985 as a screening series dedicated to bringing experimental and art cinema to the city of Austin, Texas, the Austin Film Society has grown into a cornerstone of the city's creative community - while remaining true to its edgy, eclectic roots.

Before Midnight Trailer (2013)

05 April 2013

It has been nine years since we last met Jesse and Celine, the French-American couple who once met on a train in Vienna.

Tape Trailer (2024)

16 November 2024

When three former classmates reunite after 15 years, a buried secret resurfaces forcing them to confront the past, each other, and the silence around accountability.

A Scanner Darkly Trailer (2006)

07 July 2006

An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.

Boyhood Trailer (2014)

05 June 2014

The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles Trailer (2014)

12 December 2014

The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent creator: a musical prodigy, an excellent painter, a master of theater and radio, a modern Shakespeare, a magician who was always searching for a new trick to surprise his audience, a romantic and legendary figure who lived only for cinema.

Untitled Richard Linklater John Brinkley Project Trailer (2023)

31 December 2023

Dr. John Brinkley is a charlatan who scams his way to fame using fake medicine, populism, and radio. Dr.

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America Trailer (1996)

20 December 1996

Slacker duo Beavis and Butt-Head wake to discover their TV has been stolen. Their search for a new one takes them on a clueless adventure across America, during which they manage to accidentally become America's most wanted.

One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly' Trailer (2006)

19 December 2006

A unique documentary that interlaces archival interviews with author Philip K. Dick with chats featuring cast and crew.

Waking Life Trailer (2001)

19 October 2001

Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life.

Tape Trailer (2001)

02 November 2001

Jon, a first-time filmmaker, finds himself in Lansing, Michigan to present his film at a local film festival.

Bad News Bears Trailer (2005)

22 July 2005

Morris Buttermaker is a burned-out minor league baseball player who loves to drink and can't keep his hands to himself.

Everybody Wants Some!! Trailer (2016)

30 March 2016

A comedy that follows a group of friends as they navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood.

Blaze Trailer (2018)

17 August 2018

Inspired by the life of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas outlaw country movement that spawned the likes of Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson.

The Hottest State Trailer (2007)

27 June 2007

A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with a beautiful singer/songwriter.

Bernie Trailer (2012)

27 April 2012

In small-town Texas, affable and popular mortician Bernie Tiede strikes up a friendship with Marjorie Nugent, a wealthy widow well known for her sour attitude.

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

24 June 2007

A cheerful, amusing and melancholic look back at the Munich film festival from the perspective of the people who make up the film festival.

21 Years: Richard Linklater Trailer (2014)

07 November 2014

A journey through the professional life of innovative film director Richard Linklater: 21 years creating films, carving his signature in pop culture; an analysis of his style and motivations, through the funny and moving testimonies of close friends and collaborators, actors and other filmmakers.

Where'd You Go, Bernadette Trailer (2019)

16 August 2019

When architect-turned-recluse Bernadette Fox goes missing prior to a family trip to Antarctica, her 15-year-old daughter, Bee, goes on a quest with Bernadette's husband to find her.

Side by Side Trailer (2012)

19 August 2012

Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmaking has emerged, creating a groundbreaking evolution in the medium.

Merrily We Roll Along Trailer (2039)

01 January 2039

Merrily We Roll Along follows Franklin Shepard, a talented Broadway composer who abandons his theater career in New York and all his friends in order to produce movies in Los Angeles.

Totally F***ed Up Trailer (1994)

19 August 1994

Gay, alienated Los Angeles teens have a hard time as their parents kick them out of their homes, they don’t have money, their lovers cheat, and they are harassed by gay-bashers.

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood Trailer (2022)

24 March 2022

A man narrates stories of his life as a 10-year-old boy in 1969 Houston, weaving tales of nostalgia with a fantastical account of a journey to the moon.

Also Starring Austin Trailer (2018)

05 May 2018

ALSO STARRING AUSTIN uses scenes from locally shot films as a lens to explore a community's rapidly changing built and natural environment and unique, enduring culture.

Live from Shiva's Dance Floor Trailer (2003)

16 January 2003

Poet and performance artist Timothy "Speed" Levitch, who starred in a documentary about his life philosophy in 1998, is back in this meditation on life in post-September 11 New York City.

Clerk Trailer (2021)

17 March 2021

A look at Kevin Smith's life and career from his childhood in New Jersey, to the day they cemented his footprints at the world famous TCL Chinese Theater, with a flock of famous folks testifying on Silent Bob's behalf!

Fast Food Nation Trailer (2006)

17 November 2006

A dramatised examination of the health issues and social consequences of America's love affair with fast food.

Chelsea Walls Trailer (2001)

21 September 2001

This movie tells five stories set in a single day at the famed Chelsea Hotel in New York City, involving an ensemble cast of some 30-35 characters.

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny Trailer (2016)

05 August 2016

Highlighting one of the most innovative American directors, this film reveals the path traveled by the auteur from his small-town Texas roots to his warm reception on the awards circuit.

I Dream Too Much Trailer (2016)

21 June 2016

Dora Welles is an imaginative college grad ready to experience all the excitement of life. Instead she finds herself in snowy upstate New York caring for her reclusive great aunt (who has lived a much more exciting life than anyone realizes).

Last Flag Flying Trailer (2017)

03 November 2017

Thirty years after serving together in the Vietnam War, Larry, Sal and Richard reunite for a different type of mission: to bury Doc's son, a young Marine killed in Iraq.

The Underneath Trailer (1995)

28 April 1995

A recovering gambling addict attempts to reconcile with his family and friends but finds trouble and temptation when caught between feelings for his ex-wife and her dangerous hoodlum boyfriend.

Me and Orson Welles Trailer (2008)

05 September 2008

New York, 1937. A teenager hired to star in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar becomes attracted to a career-driven production assistant.

Hitchcock/Truffaut Trailer (2015)

05 September 2015

Filmmakers discuss the legacy of Alfred Hitchcock and the book “Hitchcock/Truffaut” (“Le cinéma selon Hitchcock”), written by François Truffaut and published in 1966.

The Space in Between Trailer (2017)

28 February 2017

A new piece in which Linklater and actor-cowriters Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke discuss the trilogy, moderated by critic Kent Jones.

Critic Trailer (2008)

22 January 2008

Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic.

Slacker Trailer (1990)

27 July 1990

Austin, Texas, is an Eden for the young and unambitious, from the enthusiastically eccentric to the dangerously apathetic.

The Newton Boys Trailer (1998)

26 March 1998

The story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence.

Great Directors Trailer (2009)

19 May 2009

Features conversations with ten of the world's greatest living directors: Bernardo Bertolucci, David Lynch, Liliana Cavani, Stephen Frears, Agnes Varda, Ken Loach, Todd Haynes, Catherine Breillat, Richard Linklater and John Sayles.

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt Trailer (2025)

12 March 2025

Follows the story of the groundbreaking Texas-based art-punk band founded by frontman Gibby Haynes and guitarist Paul Leary.

In Search of a Midnight Kiss Trailer (2007)

27 April 2007

Broke and alone on New Year's Eve, Wilson just wants to spend the rest of a very bad year in bed. But, when his best friend convinces him to post a personal ad, he meets a woman bent on finding the right guy to be with at midnight.

Brenda Trailer (2026)

20 April 2026

In 1994 New Orleans (right before the internet), two married weed dealers face a dilemma when their five-year-old son overhears their code name for marijuana and tries to solve the mystery of his parents’ imaginary friend.