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Birth Name: Richard Stuart Linklater

Age: 65, born 30 July 1960

Country of origin: United States

Currently Residing In: United States

Height: 5' 9"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Christina Harrison

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Listal's 100 best Directors (The Results) (100 items)
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Published 15 years, 2 months ago

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Directors' Favorite Actors/Actresses (94 items)
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Published 8 years, 8 months ago

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Favorite directors, 3 masterpieces of each one (89 items)
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Published 13 years ago

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My favorite directors (50 items)
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Published 14 years, 3 months ago

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Most Accomplished ACTIVE Directors (2009 Edition) (50 items)
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Published 17 years ago

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Description: Self-taught writer-director Richard Stuart Linklater was born in Houston, Texas, to Diane Margaret (Krieger), who taught at a university, and Charles W. Linklater III. Richard was among the first and most successful talents to emerge during the American independent film renaissance of the 1990s. Typically setting each of his movies during one 24-hour period, Linklater's work explored what he dubbed "the youth rebellion continuum," focusing in fine detail on generational rites and mores with rare compassion and understanding while definitively capturing the 20-something culture of his era through a series of nuanced, il ... (more)

Tags: American (5), Director (4), Writer (2), Male (2), Born 1960 (2), 30 July (1), Independent (1), Directed A Best Picture Nominee (1), Oscar Nominated Director (1), Born In Texas (1), Rad (1), Dazed And Confused (1), Cinematographer (1), BAFTA Winner (1), Golden Globe Winner (1), Hit & Miss Director (1), Great Sense Of Humor (1), Leo (1), Underrated (1)

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1. School of Rock (2003)

Rating:

6.6

4197 Watched

2. Before Sunrise (1995)

Rating:

7.9

1524 Watched

3. Before Sunset (2004)

Rating:

7.7

1385 Watched

4. A Scanner Darkly (2006)

Rating:

6.7

1262 Watched

5. Dazed and Confused (1993)

Rating:

7.2

1213 Watched

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1. Before Sunrise (1995)

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7.9

1524 Watched

2. Before Sunset (2004)

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7.7

1385 Watched

3. A Scanner Darkly (2006)

Rating:

6.7

1262 Watched

4. Dazed and Confused (1993)

Rating:

7.2

1213 Watched

5. Boyhood (2014)

Rating:

7.5

887 Watched

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Movies

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1. Spy Kids (2001)

Rating:

4.9

1913 Watched

2. Before Sunrise (1995)

Rating:

7.9

1524 Watched

3. Waking Life (2001)

Rating:

7.4

672 Watched

4. Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)

Rating:

6.3

874 Watched

5. Slacker (1990)

Rating:

7.3

215 Watched

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TV

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1. The Daily Show (1996)

Rating:

7.8

1214 Watched

2. The Colbert Report (2005)

Rating:

7.6

740 Watched

3. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)

Rating:

7.6

722 Watched

4. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)

Rating:

7.1

419 Watched

5. Entertainment Tonight (1981)

Rating:

368 Watched

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Books

1. Before Sunrise

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1. God Save Texas (2024)

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6.5

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2. That Animal Rescue Show (2020)

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Most Accomplished Active Directors - 2025 (101 person items)

" Upcoming: Blue Moon (2025) Nouvelle Vague (2026) Merrily We Roll Along (2026) "

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Most Accomplished Active Directors - 2024 (100 person items)

" Upcoming: Hitman (2024) Merrily We Roll Along (2025) Brinkley (2026) "

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Most Accomplished Active Directors - 2023 (101 person items)

" Upcoming: Hitman (2023) Merrily We Roll Along (2024) Brinkley (2025) "

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Mis Directores De Cine Favoritos (10 person items)

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Directors Directing (52 person items)

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Most-accomplished Active Directors (2021 Edition) (50 person items)

"2020 Rank: #10 2019 Rank: #10 2018 Rank: #11 2017 Rank: #11 2016 Rank: #13 2015 Rank: #14 2014 Rank: #19 2013 Rank: #23 2012 Rank: #29 2011 Rank: #40 2010 Rank: #42 2009 Rank: #32 Slacker (1991) Dazed and Confused (1993) Before Sunrise (1995) Suburbia (1996) Waking Life (2001) Tape (2001) The School of Rock (2003) Before Sunset (2004) A Scanner Darkly (2006) Bernie (2012) Before Midnight (2013) Boyhood (2014) Everybody Wants Some!! (2016) Last Flag Flying (2017) W"

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Most-accomplished Active Directors (2020 Edition) (50 person items)

"2019 Rank: #10 2018 Rank: #11 2017 Rank: #11 2016 Rank: #13 2015 Rank: #14 2014 Rank: #19 2013 Rank: #23 2012 Rank: #29 2011 Rank: #40 2010 Rank: #42 2009 Rank: #32 Slacker (1991) Dazed and Confused (1993) Before Sunrise (1995) Suburbia (1996) Waking Life (2001) Tape (2001) The School of Rock (2003) Before Sunset (2004) A Scanner Darkly (2006) Bernie (2012) Before Midnight (2013) Boyhood (2014) Everybody Wants Some!! (2016) Last Flag Flying (2017) Where'd You Go, "

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Most Accomplished Active Directors (2019 Edition) (50 person items)

"2018 Rank: #11 2017 Rank: #11 2016 Rank: #13 2015 Rank: #14 2014 Rank: #19 2013 Rank: #23 2012 Rank: #29 2011 Rank: #40 2010 Rank: #42 2009 Rank: #32 Slacker (1991) Dazed and Confused (1993) Before Sunrise (1995) Suburbia (1996) Waking Life (2001) Tape (2001) The School of Rock (2003) Before Sunset (2004) A Scanner Darkly (2006) Bernie (2012) Before Midnight (2013) Boyhood (2014) Everybody Wants Some!! (2016) Last Flag Flying (2017) Upcoming Films: Where'd You G"

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Most Accomplished Active Directors (2018 Edition) (50 person items)

"2017 Rank: #11 2016 Rank: #13 2015 Rank: #14 2014 Rank: #19 2013 Rank: #23 2012 Rank: #29 2011 Rank: #40 2010 Rank: #42 2009 Rank: #32 a. Slacker (1991) b. Dazed and Confused (1993) c. Before Sunrise (1995) d. Suburbia (1996) e. Waking Life (2001) f. The School of Rock (2003) g. Before Sunset (2004) h. A Scanner Darkly (2006) i. Me and Orson Wells (2008) j. Bernie (2012) k. Before Midnight (2013) l. Boyhood (2014) m. Everybody Wants Some!! (2016) n. Last Flag Flying (2017"

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My Cult Directors (41 person items)

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My Favorite Directors: Richard Linklater (15 movies items)

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Trilogy by Directors (31 movies items)

"The Before Trilogy "

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Directors' Favorite Actors/Actresses (94 person items)

"Ethan Hawke - Before Sunrise (1995) - The Newton Boys (1998) - Tape (2001) - Waking Life (2001) - Before Sunset (2004) - Fast Food Nation (2006) - Before Midnight (2013) - Boyhood (2014) Julie Delpy - Before Sunrise (1995) - Waking Life (2001) - Before Sunset (2004) - Before Midnight (2013) "

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Most Accomplished Active Directors (2017 Edition) (50 person items)

"2016 Rank: #13 2015 Rank: #14 2014 Rank: #19 2013 Rank: #23 2012 Rank: #29 2011 Rank: #40 2010 Rank: #42 2009 Rank: #32 a. Slacker (1991) b. Dazed and Confused (1993) c. Before Sunrise (1995) d. Suburbia (1996) e. Waking Life (2001) f. The School of Rock (2003) g. Before Sunset (2004) h. A Scanner Darkly (2006) i. Me and Orson Wells (2008) j. Bernie (2012) k. Before Midnight (2013) l. Boyhood (2014) m. Everybody Wants Some!! (2016) n. Last Flag Flying (2017) o. Where'd Yo"

darthjoker12 added this to a list 9 years, 6 months ago

Home Alone Dream Cast (11 movies items)

"Director!"

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Most Accomplished Active Directors (2016 Edition) (50 person items)

"2015 Rank: #14 2014 Rank: #19 2013 Rank: #23 2012 Rank: #29 2011 Rank: #40 2010 Rank: #42 2009 Rank: #32 a. Slacker (1991) b. Dazed and Confused (1993) c. Before Sunrise (1995) d. Waking Life (2001) e. The School of Rock (2003) f. Before Sunset (2004) g. A Scanner Darkly (2006) h. Me and Orson Wells (2008) i. Bernie (2012) j. Before Midnight (2013) k. Boyhood (2014) l. Everybody Wants Some!! (2016) m. School of Rock (TV : 2016) "

Beroofficial added this to a list 9 years, 11 months ago

100 Greatest Filmmakers of All Time (100 person items)

"American Major Works: Before trilogy Boyhood (2014) Dazed and Confused (1993) • Director, Writer, Producer. •"


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