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  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Sundance Selects
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Sundance Selects
  • 1 h 30 m

Summary One of the foremost American filmmakers of our time, Richard Linklater achieved cult immortality with the ‘90s classic Dazed and Confused, won critical respect for the sublime Before trilogy, and redefined cinematic storytelling with the groundbreaking Boyhood. But along the way, the director’s unconventional working methods and fierce i...

Directed By: Louis Black, Karen Bernstein

  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Sundance Selects
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Sundance Selects
  • 1 h 30 m

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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Summary One of the foremost American filmmakers of our time, Richard Linklater achieved cult immortality with the ‘90s classic Dazed and Confused, won critical respect for the sublime Before trilogy, and redefined cinematic storytelling with the groundbreaking Boyhood. But along the way, the director’s unconventional working methods and fierce i...

Directed By: Louis Black, Karen Bernstein

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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31% Mixed
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90
Aug 4, 2016
One of the most enriching and enjoyable docs about a filmmaker in recent memory.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
80
Aug 18, 2016
Considering its subject often enjoys the simple wonder inherent in characters who look into the distance, Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny does an extra-fine job of looking back with similarly rich and appreciative curiosity.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
80
Aug 4, 2016
“Dream Is Destiny” is a pleasurably crafted career snapshot that doesn’t overstay its welcome.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
75
Aug 3, 2016
Although it’s casual to a fault, Dream Is Destiny is generally engaging and liberally sprinkled with real insights into what makes this filmmaker special.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
70
Aug 4, 2016
Louis Black explores the casual philosophizing of his subject's work in Dream Is Destiny, an admiring documentary that wisely lets Linklater do most of the talking in his plainspoken, unpretentious manner.
By Michael Nordine FULL REVIEW
60
Aug 4, 2016
Such an uncommon artist warrants a less conventional survey than this one.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
50
Aug 2, 2016
The documentary is just more of what we've come to expect from director Richard Linklater's expanded fanverse.
By Carson Lund FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Arts+Labor
Release Date Aug 5, 2016
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.linklaterdoc.com/
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• 1 Nomination

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