Every Richard Linklater Movie, Ranked
Updated March 2022 to add Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood.
First emerging during indie cinema's golden age in the early 1990s, Linklater has (with just a few exceptions) stayed true to his indie (and Austin) roots, earning mostly stellar reviews along the way. While only 4 of his films have grossed more than $10 million, all but two of his features received acclaim from critics, making him one of the finest directors of the past 30 years. In the gallery above, we rank every one of his films from worst to best by Metascore.
Richard Linklater's much-loved 1993 follow-up to his semi-debut Slacker is another loosely structured ensemble comedy set during a short period of time in Austin, Texas. But Dazed and Confused takes place over one day and night in 1976 rather than the (then-) present day, and uses professional actors. At the time, they weren't exactly household names, but many of them certainly are now, including Matthew McConaughey (in his first major role), Ben Affleck, Milla Jovovich, Adam Goldberg, Parker Posey, Joey Lauren Adams, and Cole Hauser. Among the many other Linklater trademarks established in this film is the terrific soundtrack, here comprised of 1970s classic rock.
“Linklater is a sly and formidable talent, bringing an anthropologist's eye to this spectacularly funny celebration of the rites of stupidity. His shitfaced 'American Graffiti' is the ultimate party movie -- loud, crude, socially irresponsible and totally irresistible.” —Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
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