Richard Linklater: movies and TV shows
Richard Linklater has 169 credits in the archive: 157 films and 12 TV series, from 1985 to 2026. Highest rated: Good Will Hunting (8.2/10).
Career timeline
1985 – 2026 · busiest year: 2025 (10 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Brenda | Film | — | 65 | |
| 2026 | How to not have sex | Film | — | 65 | |
| 2025 | Nouvelle Vague | Film | 7.2 | 64 | |
| 2025 | Blue Moon | Film | 6.6 | 64 | |
| 2025 | Blue Moon | Film | 6.6 | 64 | |
| 2025 | The Wasps | Film | — | 64 | |
| 2025 | The Confession | Film | 7.0 | 64 | |
| 2025 | Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt | Self | Film | — | 64 |
| 2025 | Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt | Film | — | 64 | |
| 2025 | Clemente | Self | Film | 9.0 | 64 |
| 2025 | Clemente | Film | 9.0 | 64 | |
| 2025 | Le making of de Nouvelle Vague | Self - Director | Film | — | 64 |
| 2024 | Hit Man | Film | 6.8 | 63 | |
| 2024 | Hit Man | Film | 6.8 | 63 | |
| 2024 | Hit Man | Film | 6.8 | 63 | |
| 2024 | My Generation | Self | TV | 1.0 | 63 |
| 2024 | God Save Texas | Self | TV | 6.3 | 63 |
| 2024 | God Save Texas | TV | 6.3 | 63 | |
| 2024 | God Save Texas | TV | 6.3 | 63 | |
| 2024 | Tape | Film | — | 63 | |
| 2023 | Art-House America: Austin Film Society | Self | Film | — | 62 |
| 2023 | Directors Talks | Self | TV | — | 62 |
| 2022 | The Last Movie Stars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 61 |
| 2022 | Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood | Film | 7.0 | 61 | |
| 2022 | Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood | Film | 7.0 | 61 | |
| 2022 | Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood | Film | 7.0 | 61 | |
| 2022 | Help Her Live | Film | 9.0 | 61 | |
| 2022 | Shouting Down Midnight | Film | 1.0 | 61 | |
| 2021 | 05 | Self | TV | — | 60 |
| 2021 | Clerk | Self | Film | 6.1 | 60 |
| 2020 | The Pushback | Film | 4.0 | 59 | |
| 2019 | Where'd You Go, Bernadette | Film | 6.6 | 58 | |
| 2019 | Where'd You Go, Bernadette | Film | 6.6 | 58 | |
| 2019 | Another Day at the Office | Rick | Film | 5.0 | 58 |
| 2019 | Another Day at the Office | Film | 5.0 | 58 | |
| 2019 | Another Day at the Office | Film | 5.0 | 58 | |
| 2019 | Another Day at the Office | Film | 5.0 | 58 | |
| 2019 | J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius | Self | Film | 5.6 | 58 |
| 2018 | Blaze | Oilman 1 | Film | 6.3 | 57 |
| 2018 | Also Starring Austin | Film | 7.0 | 57 | |
| 2018 | More Human Than Human | Self | Film | 5.2 | 57 |
| 2017 | Last Flag Flying | Film | 6.8 | 56 | |
| 2017 | Last Flag Flying | Film | 6.8 | 56 | |
| 2017 | Last Flag Flying | Film | 6.8 | 56 | |
| 2017 | The Space in Between | Self | Film | 8.0 | 56 |
| 2017 | After Before | Self | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 2016 | Everybody Wants Some!! | Film | 6.4 | 55 | |
| 2016 | Everybody Wants Some!! | Film | 6.4 | 55 | |
| 2016 | Everybody Wants Some!! | Film | 6.4 | 55 | |
| 2016 | Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny | Self | Film | 6.8 | 55 |
| 2016 | I Dream Too Much | Film | 4.8 | 55 | |
| 2016 | Richard Linklater Presents: Pickpocket | Self | Film | — | 55 |
| 2015 | Hitchcock/Truffaut | Self | Film | 7.2 | 54 |
| 2015 | Twelve Years | Self | Film | 6.0 | 54 |
| 2015 | Richard Linklater Presents: Blue Velvet | Self | Film | — | 54 |
| 2015 | Richard Linklater Presents: L’Argent | Self | Film | — | 54 |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self | TV | 5.0 | 53 |
| 2014 | Boyhood | Film | 7.5 | 53 | |
| 2014 | Boyhood | Film | 7.5 | 53 | |
| 2014 | Boyhood | Film | 7.5 | 53 | |
| 2014 | 21 Years: Richard Linklater | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | Film | 6.3 | 53 |
| 2014 | Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 53 |
| 2013 | Before Midnight | Film | 7.5 | 52 | |
| 2013 | Before Midnight | Film | 7.5 | 52 | |
| 2013 | Before Midnight | Film | 7.5 | 52 | |
| 2013 | Before Midnight | Film | 7.5 | 52 | |
| 2013 | Linklater: On Cinema and Time | Self (voice) | Film | 7.1 | 52 |
| 2013 | Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater | Self | Film | 6.4 | 52 |
| 2012 | Bernie | Deadbeat Dad (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 51 |
| 2012 | Bernie | Film | 6.6 | 51 | |
| 2012 | Bernie | Film | 6.6 | 51 | |
| 2012 | Bernie | Film | 6.6 | 51 | |
| 2012 | Side by Side | Self | Film | 7.3 | 51 |
| 2012 | Up to Speed | TV | 8.0 | 51 | |
| 2012 | Up to Speed | TV | 8.0 | 51 | |
| 2010 | Overheard with Evan Smith | Self | TV | — | 49 |
| 2009 | Great Directors | Self | Film | 6.1 | 48 |
| 2009 | American Prince | Self - Interviewer | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 2009 | For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism | Self | Film | 5.7 | 48 |
| 2008 | Me and Orson Welles | Film | 6.4 | 47 | |
| 2008 | Me and Orson Welles | Film | 6.4 | 47 | |
| 2008 | The King of Texas | Self | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 2008 | Critic | Self | Film | 7.9 | 47 |
| 2008 | RSO [Registered Sex Offender] | Principal Mallard | Film | 5.4 | 47 |
| 2008 | Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach | Film | 5.0 | 47 | |
| 2007 | The Hottest State | John Wayne Enthusiast | Film | 5.5 | 46 |
| 2007 | The Hottest State | Film | 5.5 | 46 | |
| 2007 | The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' | Self | Film | — | 46 |
| 2007 | In Search of a Midnight Kiss | Film | 6.5 | 46 | |
| 2007 | Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest | Self | Film | — | 46 |
| 2006 | A Scanner Darkly | Film | 6.8 | 45 | |
| 2006 | A Scanner Darkly | Film | 6.8 | 45 | |
| 2006 | Fast Food Nation | Film | 6.1 | 45 | |
| 2006 | Fast Food Nation | Film | 6.1 | 45 | |
| 2006 | The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales | Self | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 2006 | One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly' | Self | Film | 8.2 | 45 |
| 2005 | Bad News Bears | Film | 5.8 | 44 | |
| 2005 | Bad News Bears | Film | 5.8 | 44 | |
| 2005 | Before Sunset: Behind the Scenes | Film | 10.0 | 44 | |
| 2005 | Making Dazed | Self | Film | 9.0 | 44 |
| 2005 | Viva Les Amis | Self | Film | — | 44 |
| 2004 | Before Sunset | Film | 7.8 | 43 | |
| 2004 | Before Sunset | Film | 7.8 | 43 | |
| 2004 | Before Sunset | Film | 7.8 | 43 | |
| 2004 | Before Sunset | Film | 7.8 | 43 | |
| 2004 | Before Sunset | Film | 7.8 | 43 | |
| 2004 | Texas: America Supersized | Self | Film | — | 43 |
| 2004 | Linklater: St. Richard of Austin | Self | Film | — | 43 |
| 2004 | ... End of Interview! | Self | Film | — | 43 |
| 2004 | Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy | Self | Film | 7.7 | 43 |
| 2003 | The School of Rock | Film | 7.1 | 42 | |
| 2003 | Live from Shiva's Dance Floor | Film | 6.0 | 42 | |
| 2001 | Spy Kids | Cool Spy | Film | 5.8 | 40 |
| 2001 | Waking Life | Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat | Film | 7.5 | 40 |
| 2001 | Waking Life | Film | 7.5 | 40 | |
| 2001 | Waking Life | Film | 7.5 | 40 | |
| 2001 | Waking Life | Film | 7.5 | 40 | |
| 2001 | Tape | Film | 6.9 | 40 | |
| 2001 | Tape | Film | 6.9 | 40 | |
| 2001 | Chelsea Walls | Crony 2 | Film | 4.4 | 40 |
| 2001 | In the Bathtub of the World | Self | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 2000 | Letters to Thomas | Self | Film | — | 39 |
| 1999 | University, Inc. | Self | Film | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1998 | The Newton Boys | Film | 6.1 | 37 | |
| 1998 | The Newton Boys | Film | 6.1 | 37 | |
| 1998 | Scotch and Milk | Cab Passenger | Film | 6.4 | 37 |
| 1997 | Good Will Hunting | Film | 8.2 | 36 | |
| 1997 | SubUrbia | Film | 6.2 | 36 | |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 35 |
| 1996 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | Tour Bus Driver (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 35 |
| 1995 | Before Sunrise | Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1995 | Before Sunrise | Film | 8.0 | 34 | |
| 1995 | Before Sunrise | Film | 8.0 | 34 | |
| 1995 | The Underneath | Ember Doorman | Film | 5.7 | 34 |
| 1995 | At Sundance | Self | Film | 5.8 | 34 |
| 1994 | Totally F***ed Up | Film | 6.6 | 33 | |
| 1993 | Dazed and Confused | Film | 7.3 | 32 | |
| 1993 | Dazed and Confused | Film | 7.3 | 32 | |
| 1993 | Dazed and Confused | Film | 7.3 | 32 | |
| 1992 | North on Evers | Film | 7.5 | 31 | |
| 1991 | Heads I Win/Tails You Lose | Film | 7.5 | 30 | |
| 1990 | Slacker | Should Have Stayed at Bus Station | Film | 6.7 | 29 |
| 1990 | Slacker | Film | 6.7 | 29 | |
| 1990 | Slacker | Film | 6.7 | 29 | |
| 1990 | Slacker | Film | 6.7 | 29 | |
| 1990 | Never Leave Nevada | Film | 7.0 | 29 | |
| 1988 | It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books | Film | 5.5 | 27 | |
| 1988 | It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books | Film | 5.5 | 27 | |
| 1988 | It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books | Film | 5.5 | 27 | |
| 1988 | It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books | Film | 5.5 | 27 | |
| 1988 | It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books | Film | 5.5 | 27 | |
| 1988 | It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books | Film | 5.5 | 27 | |
| 1985 | Woodshock | Film | 6.0 | 24 | |
| Merrily We Roll Along | Film | — | — | ||
| Merrily We Roll Along | Film | — | — | ||
| Merrily We Roll Along | Film | — | — | ||
| Before Sunrise: Behind the Scenes | Film | — | — | ||
| Hippies | Film | — | — | ||
| Hippies | Film | — | — | ||
| Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes | Film | — | — | ||
| Making of School of Rock | Self | Film | — | — | |
| Deep Eddy | Film | — | — | ||
| Queen Takes Bishop | Film | — | — | ||
| Untitled Richard Linklater John Brinkley Project | Film | — | — | ||
| Untitled Richard Linklater John Brinkley Project | Film | — | — | ||
| Untitled Richard Linklater John Brinkley Project | Film | — | — | ||
| Untitled Richard Linklater Bill Hicks Project | Film | — | — | ||
| Untitled Richard Linklater Bill Hicks Project | Film | — | — | ||
| Untitled Richard Linklater Bill Hicks Project | Film | — | — |