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Richard Linklater

Richard Linklater (; born July 30, 1960) is an American filmmaker. He is known for making films which deal thematically with suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award, a Silver Bear, a César Award, and five Academy Award nominations.

His films include the comedies ''Slacker'' (1990) and ''Dazed and Confused'' (1993); the romance films ''Before'' trilogy (1995–2013); 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); the action romantic comedy ''Hit Man'' (2023); and the biographical films ''Blue Moon'' (2025) and ''Nouvelle Vague'' (2025).

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. In 2015, Linklater was named to the annual ''Time'' 100 list of the most influential people in the world. ''Slacker'' and ''Before Sunrise'' have been inducted into the National Film Registry. Provided by Wikipedia