The 10 best Richard Linklater movies

1. 1

   Before Sunrise (1995)

   directed by Richard Linklater · 100 min · 8.0 4,845 votes

2. 2

   Before Sunset (2004)

   directed by Richard Linklater · 80 min · 7.8 3,912 votes

3. 3

   Boyhood (2014)

   directed by Richard Linklater · 165 min · 7.5 5,622 votes

4. 4

   Before Midnight (2013)

   directed by Richard Linklater · 108 min · 7.5 2,780 votes

5. 5

   Waking Life (2001)

   directed by Richard Linklater · 97 min · 7.5 980 votes

6. 6

   Dazed and Confused (1993)

   directed by Richard Linklater · 103 min · 7.3 2,341 votes

7. 7

   The School of Rock (2003)

   directed by Richard Linklater · 108 min · 7.1 6,352 votes

8. 8

   Nouvelle Vague (2025)

   directed by Richard Linklater · 106 min · 7.2 265 votes

9. 9

   Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022)

   directed by Richard Linklater · 99 min · 7.0 340 votes

10. 10

    A Scanner Darkly (2006)

    directed by Richard Linklater · 100 min · 6.8 2,018 votes

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Method: TMDb audience rating weighted by vote count, with a vote floor per list. No position is editorial opinion; it is the catalogue, ordered.

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