FILM DIRECTOR

Richard Linklater

1960 - Today

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Richard Stuart Linklater (; born July 30, 1960) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for making films that deal thematically with suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Linklater has received more than 6,170,946 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Richard Linklater is the 666th most popular film director (up from 706th in 2019), the 4,209th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,544th in 2019) and the 165th most popular American Film Director.

Richard Linklater is an American filmmaker and screenwriter known for his independent and experimental approach to storytelling. He is best known for his work on the films Slacker, Dazed and Confused, Before Sunrise, and Boyhood. Linklater's films are often characterized by their use of long takes, realistic dialogue, and an emphasis on character development. He has been praised for his ability to capture the essence of human experience and has been nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Picture for Boyhood.

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  • 6.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Richard Linklater ranks 666 out of 2,041. Before him are Paul Thomas Anderson, Stanislav Govorukhin, Andrew Blake, Johnnie To, Robert Z. Leonard, and Aleksei Kapler. After him are Claude Goretta, Stephen Hopkins, Joe Johnston, Baz Luhrmann, Alexander Payne, and Tomoyuki Tanaka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Richard Linklater ranks 148. Before him are Richard Sammel, Hossein Salami, Oliver Platt, Robin Shou, Rob Marshall, and José Peseiro. After him are Angélique Kidjo, Adam Clayton, Yu Hua, Uwe Bein, Franz Welser-Möst, and Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Linklater ranks 4,209 out of 20,380. Before him are Andrew Blake (1947), Robert Z. Leonard (1889), Rainn Wilson (1966), Jon Bernthal (1976), Harry Hopkins (1890), and John Astin (1930). After him are Evelyn Berezin (1925), Jack Nance (1943), Muggsy Bogues (1965), Jennifer Morrison (1979), Anthony McAuliffe (1898), and Dakota Johnson (1989).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Richard Linklater ranks 165. Before him are Rob Marshall (1960), Stan Winston (1946), Friz Freleng (1906), Paul Thomas Anderson (1970), Andrew Blake (1947), and Robert Z. Leonard (1889). After him are Joe Johnston (1950), Alexander Payne (1961), James Gunn (1966), W. S. Van Dyke (1889), Burt Kennedy (1922), and Billy Hayes (1947).

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