Movies directed by Richard Linklater

Dazed and Confused (1993)

102 mins     Comedy, Drama      

When and where were you born? I don't need to know but it is an important factor of whether "Dazed and Confused" is a great movie or just average. You see with its storyline about the last days of school in 1976 Texas it is a...

Before Sunrise (1995)

105 mins     Drama, Romance      

Everyone is entitled to their opinion and when it comes to Richard Linklater's "Before Sunrise" my opinion differs to the majority. You see there is a lot of love for this movie with many people claiming it to be one of the m...

School of Rock (2003)

108 mins     Comedy, Family, Musical      

For many "School of Rock" is a sign that indie film director Richard Linklater sold out and went commercial with a movie which is an obvious crowd pleaser, so obvious that you get an emotion manipulating ending. But then in d...

Before Sunset (2004)

80 mins     Drama, Romance      

There are those who loved "Before Sunrise", I didn't, I found it false, dull and pretentious. It is because I didn't enjoy it I put off seeing the sequel "Before Sunset" because I feared it would be more of the same but "Befo...

Bad News Bears (2005)

113 mins     Comedy, Sport      

The 2005 remake of "Bad News Bears" is probably the best example for my repeated argument about remakes, that argument is that they are not made for those who enjoyed the original but for a new generation which will think the...