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Richard Linklater Movies, Ranked

by Jason Dietz - August 15, 2019

Kicking off what ultimately became a trilogy (at least so far), Linklater's 1995 drama was his third straight film to unfold over just a single day. But while his first two films were ensemble pieces, Sunrise narrows its focus to just two characters: Ethan Hawke's Jesse and Julie Delpy's Céline, who meet while vacationing in Vienna and spend a night together exploring the city and talking.

“It's a lovely and wistful celebration of youth, time and moments of connection -- and about the experience of living in the midst of a simple, perfect day that you know you'll remember for the rest of your life.” â€"Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

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#19: SubUrbia (1996)

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#15: Slacker (1990)

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#14: Tape (2001)

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#11: Bernie (2012)

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#6: Hit Man (2023)

Hit Man (2023)
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#4: Waking Life (2001)

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#1: Boyhood (2014)

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