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Richard Linklater

5.92body-of-work score · ranked #161 of 1774 directors · 9 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1Boyhood20143.69
  2. 2Slacker19910.39
  3. 3Before Sunset20040.37
  4. 4Before Sunrise19950.36
  5. 5Apollo 10½20220.33
  6. 6Nouvelle Vague20250.32
  7. 7Dazed and Confused19930.16
  8. 8Before Midnight20130.16
  9. 9Waking Life20010.13