Richard Linklater

Director and writer. Born 30 July 1960 in Houston, Texas, USA.

Titles on Fi1m1 acting · 10 directing

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 10 titles

BAFTA1 won

Born

30 July 1960, Houston, Texas, USA

Active

1990–present

Frequently works with

Ethan Hawke, Anne Walker-McBay, Julie Delpy, Rory Cochrane

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

82Fi1m

77Critics

We rate Richard’s work 4 points above the press, across 10 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above6

60 to 794

Under 600

Of 10 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Lead roles: 1 of 1 billed first or second
Reviewed: 10 films
Screen time: 18 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $229m across 10 films with figures
BAFTA Film Awards: 1 BAFTA1 won
Active: 1990–present

Genres

Drama7
Comedy6
Romance3
History2
Music2
Animation1

Best and worst on Fi1m

91BestBefore Sunset2004

72WorstMe and Orson Welles2008

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

21980s

131990s

162000s

112010s

152020s

Co-stars most worked with

Ethan Hawke4 titles

Julie Delpy2 titles

Rory Cochrane2 titles

Producers most worked with

Anne Walker-McBay3 titles

Richard Linklater