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1. Boyhood (I) (2014)
R | 165 min | Drama
The life of Mason, from early childhood to his arrival at college.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Elijah Smith
Votes: 367,254 | Gross: $25.38M
2. Before Sunrise (1995)
R | 101 min | Drama, Romance
A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Andrea Eckert, Hanno Pöschl
Votes: 339,557 | Gross: $5.54M
3. Before Sunset (2004)
R | 80 min | Drama, Romance
Nine years after Jesse and Celine first met, they encounter each other again on the French leg of Jesse's book tour.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Vernon Dobtcheff, Louise Lemoine Torrès
Votes: 287,998 | Gross: $5.82M
4. Dazed and Confused (1993)
R | 103 min | Comedy
The adventures of high school and junior high students on the last day of school in May 1976.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Jason London, Wiley Wiggins, Matthew McConaughey, Rory Cochrane
Votes: 199,739 | Gross: $7.99M
5. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
Unrated | 101 min | Comedy, Horror
A radio host is victimized by the cannibal family as a former Texas marshal hunts them.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Caroline Williams, Jim Siedow, Bill Moseley
Votes: 38,016 | Gross: $8.03M
6. Fast Food Nation (2006)
R | 116 min | Comedy, Drama
An examination of the health risks involved in the fast food industry as well as its environmental and social consequences.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Greg Kinnear, Bruce Willis, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Wilmer Valderrama
Votes: 25,154 | Gross: $1.00M
7. Slacker (1990)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
A day in the life of Austin, Texas as the camera roams from place to place and provides a brief look at the overeducated, the social misfits, the outcasts and the oddballs.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Richard Linklater, Rudy Basquez, Jean Caffeine, Jan Hockey
Votes: 23,488 | Gross: $1.23M
8. D.O.A. (1988)
R | 96 min | Mystery, Thriller
A college professor's day: his top student allegedly commits suicide, his wife presents him with divorce papers and he overnights in a freshman girl's dorm. The next day: more murders around him. Will he find the killer in time?
Directors: Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, Charlotte Rampling, Daniel Stern
Votes: 10,968 | Gross: $12.71M
9. SubUrbia (1996)
R | 121 min | Comedy, Drama
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Giovanni Ribisi, Steve Zahn, Jayce Bartok, Amie Carey
Votes: 10,669 | Gross: $0.73M
10. Be Here to Love Me (2004)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Be Here to Love Me - Chronicles the fascinating and often turbulent life of musician Townes van Zandt.
Director: Margaret Brown | Stars: Joe Ely, Guy Clark, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson
Votes: 1,418 | Gross: $0.13M
11. By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (2009)
116 min | Documentary
Nearly a year before Barack Obama announced his candidacy for the presidency, two filmmakers began to roll cameras on the young senator. Over the next 19 months, across the USA, the daily events of the presidential campaign are chronicled.
Directors: Amy Rice, Alicia Sams | Stars: Barack Obama, Neil Abercrombie, Dick Armey, David Axelrod
Votes: 1,151
12. You're Gonna Miss Me (2005)
91 min | Documentary, Music
Documentary about rock pioneer Roky Erickson, detailing his rise as a psychedelic hero, his lengthy institutionalization, his descent into poverty and filth, and his brother's struggle with their religious mother to improve Roky's care.
Director: Keven McAlester | Stars: Byron Coley, Paul Drummond, 13th Floor Elevators, Don Erickson
Votes: 1,092 | Gross: $0.00M
13. The Making of '...and God Spoke' (1993)
R | 82 min | Comedy
A documentary on the making of a big budget Bible picture. This is a spoof that shows the inside action on a film set where everything that could possibly go wrong goes wrong
Director: Arthur Borman | Stars: Michael Riley, Stephen Rappaport, Tamara Mello, Ashlie Rhey
Votes: 946 | Gross: $0.06M
14. It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books (1988)
85 min | Drama
A nameless young character goes into travels to the country, meeting some acquaintances and strangers as well, having banal conversations, dedicating his existence into daily mundane ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Richard Linklater, James Goodwin, Dan Kratochvil, Linda Finney
Votes: 938
15. 21 Years: Richard Linklater (2014)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary, Biography
It's been said that the first 21 years defines the career of an artist. Few directors have single-handedly shaken up the film establishment like the godfather of indie, Richard Linklater. ... See full summary »
Directors: Michael Dunaway, Tara Wood | Stars: Joey Lauren Adams, Jack Black, Louis Black, Rebecca Campbell
Votes: 801
16. Independent Lens (1999– )
TV-14 | Documentary
Independent Lens is an award-winning PBS documentary series that streams on the PBS App and airs on public television. Independent Lens documentaries focus on stories of underrepresented ... See full summary »
Stars: America Ferrera, Terrence Howard, Stanley Tucci, Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 635
17. The Dungeon Masters (2008)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary, Drama
An evil drow-elf is displaced by Hurricane Katrina. A sanitation worker lures friends into a Sphere of Annihilation. A failed supervillain starts a cable access show involving ninjas, ... See full summary »
Director: Keven McAlester | Stars: Aaron Beal, Emanuel Brooks
Votes: 605
18. Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (2016)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
A feature documentary on the life and work of filmmaker, Richard Linklater. Produced and Directed by Louis Black (founder of SXSW Festivals and the Austin Chronicle) and Karen Bernstein (... See full summary »
Directors: Louis Black, Karen Bernstein | Stars: Sandra Adair, Patricia Arquette, Michael Barker, Jack Black
Votes: 427
19. Woodshock (1985)
7 min | Documentary, Short
This short documentary chronicles the chaos of the Austin, Texas music festival, "Woodshock '85."
Director: Richard Linklater | Star: Daniel Johnston
Votes: 388
20. The Unforeseen (2007)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary
A documentary about the development around Barton Springs in Austin, Texas, and the environment's unexpected response to human interference.
Director: Laura Dunn | Stars: Curtis Peterson, Gary Bradley, Willie Nelson, Ann Richards
Votes: 368
21. Live from Shiva's Dance Floor (2003)
21 min | Short
The imcomparable Speed Levitch waxes philosophical about New York City, the Twin Towers, and Buffalo.
Director: Richard Linklater | Star: Timothy 'Speed' Levitch
Votes: 246
22. I Was on Mars (1991)
87 min | Comedy
Silva fulfills herself a dream: from Poland she flies to USA. With only a few hundred dollars she arrives in New York, incapable of the language. Not long until the charming swindler Avi ... See full summary »
Director: Dani Levy | Stars: Maria Schrader, Dani Levy, Mario Giacalone, Antonia Rey
Votes: 163
23. Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry (2016)
82 min | Documentary
A portrait of the world as lensed through the works of farmer, writer and activist Wendell Berry.
Directors: Laura Dunn, Jef Sewell | Stars: John Berry Jr., Mary Berry, Tanya Berry, Wendell Berry
Votes: 133
24. I Remember Me (2000)
Not Rated | 74 min | Documentary, Biography
In 1984-85, people at Lake Tahoe fell ill with flu symptoms, but they didn't get better. Medical literature documents similar outbreaks: in 1934 at LA county hospital, in 1948-49 in Iceland... See full summary »
Director: Kim A. Snyder | Stars: Kim A. Snyder, Michelle Akers, Jan Armstrong, Faye Austin
Votes: 131 | Gross: $0.00M
25. Making Dazed (2005)
50 min | Documentary
This Actual Reality Pictures original documentary (directed by Kahane Corn) reunites the cast of Dazed and Confused and features behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the film. A ... See full summary »
Director: Kahane Cooperman | Stars: Joey Lauren Adams, Ben Affleck, Rory Cochrane, Sean Daniel
Votes: 90
26. Rift (1993)
87 min | Drama, Thriller
A songwriter seeks a psychiatrist's help after his obsession with his best friend's wife turns to chilling fantasies of murder.
Director: Edward S. Barkin | Stars: Bill Sage, Timothy Cavanaugh, Jennifer Bransford, Alan Davidson
Votes: 59
27. Woodstock: Now & Then (2009 TV Movie)
87 min | Documentary
Director: Barbara Kopple | Stars: Francis Dumaurier, Gregory Jackson, Dale Bell, Arnold Robinson
Votes: 53
28. The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' (2007 Video)
55 min | Documentary
A full-length documentary chronicling filmmaker Richard Linklater and author Eric Schlosser throughout their journey making the movie 'Fast Food Nation,' featuring Linklater and the cast of... See full summary »
Director: Kevin Ford | Stars: Yareli Arizmendi, Patricia Arquette, Bobby Cannavale, Ann Carli
Votes: 52
29. Becoming Leslie (2019)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary
BECOMING LESLIE chronicles life on the streets as seen through the eyes of a cross-dressing, homeless man named Leslie Cochran, one of the most beloved yet polarizing cult figures of Austin... See full summary »
Director: Tracy Frazier | Stars: Leslie Cochran, Bob Biard, Adam Callaway, James Haddox
Votes: 51
30. Lubbock Lights (2003)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
From the poetic to the philosphical, the heartbreaking to the hilarious, Lubbock Lights explores the phenomenon that is West Texas music.
Directors: Amy Maner, George Sledge | Stars: Terry Allen, David Byrne, Legendary Stardust Cowboy, Texana Dames
Votes: 41
31. Secrets of the CIA (1998 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
It fought against international terrorism in South America and watched out for our allies abroad...but what else did it do?...What are the true secrets of the C.I.A.?
Director: James L. Otis | Stars: James L. Otis, Ralph McGehee, Verne Lyon, Mary Embree
Votes: 41
32. A Mother's Promise: Barack Obama Bio Film (2008)
10 min | Documentary, Short
A biographical portrait of Barack Obama.
Director: Davis Guggenheim | Stars: Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama, Malia Obama, Michelle Obama
Votes: 41
33. The Other Kind (I) (2015)
Not Rated | 112 min | Drama
A former county judge, his Bible toting wife, and their two adult children set out on a mission to rural Texas to save the youngest of their brood, an eccentric poet who believes Charles ... See full summary »
Director: Rosalyn Rosen | Stars: Jo Harvey Allen, Richard Dillard, Dane Hurlburt, Justin Arnold
Votes: 22
34.
The Art Show (2002–2004)
Episode:
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
(2004)
60 min | Documentary
Ben Lewis meets film maker Richard Linklater to find out how he made it big in Hollywood without losing his anti-corporate values. Trying to get under the skin of the cult director, Lewis finds himself being led a merry dance.
Director: Irshad Ashraf | Stars: Marta Banda, Jack Black, Louis Black, Steve Brudniak
Votes: 22
35. Never Leave Nevada (1990)
88 min | Comedy
Two salesman go to Nevada to exploit nuclear testing site protesters, and end up finding something more.
Director: Steve Swartz | Stars: Steve Swartz, Rodney Rincon, Katherine Catmull, Janelle Buchanan
Votes: 20
36. Cat Power: Living Proof (2006 Music Video)
3 min | Music
Director: Harmony Korine | Star: Cat Power
Votes: 20
37. Honky Tonk Heaven: Legend of the Broken Spoke (2016)
75 min | Documentary, Music
Honky Tonk Heaven brings the world famous Austin, Texas dance hall, the Broken Spoke, to life on screen and gives us a nostalgic glimpse inside a world of cowboy boots, live country music, two-step dancing and cold longneck beers.
Directors: Sam Wainwright Douglas, Brenda Mitchell | Stars: Alvin Crow, Jesse Dayton, James Hand, Cornell Hurd
Votes: 19
38. Also Starring Austin (2018)
91 min | Documentary
ALSO STARRING AUSTIN uses scenes from locally shot films as a lens to explore a community's rapidly changing built and natural environment and unique, enduring culture.
Director: Mike Blizzard | Stars: Elizabeth Avellan, Wayne Bell, Louis Black, Andrew Bujalski
Votes: 17
39. Sunshine (II) (2009)
72 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
It all starts with getting knocked up. An unplanned pregnancy for an unplanned girl sets off SUNSHINE, a playful, yet ultimately stirring self-portrait of an adopted woman driven to search ... See full summary »
Director: Karen Skloss | Stars: Stephen Beck Fey, Tessa Beck Fey, Karen Skloss
Votes: 17
40. Nightmare on AIDS Street (2000 Video)
5 min | Short
Director: Kinan Valdez | Stars: Jennifer Almanza, Rick Rosales, Alexandra Felici, Sandra Jackson
Votes: 14
41. The Art Show (2002–2004)
30 min | Documentary
This series taps into the boom of the contemporary art scene and new artists. Find out why, in this eclectic, informative and educational art series, people buy art?
Stars: Wayne Hemingway, Ben Lewis, Jacques Peretti, Charlie Luxton
Votes: 12
42. All Illusions Must Be Broken (2024)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary
Through the lens of American cultural anthropologist and Pultizer Prize-winning author Ernest Becker, ALL ILLUSIONS MUST BE BROKEN is a cinematic rumination on human mortality and the lengths to which we go to deny it.
Directors: Laura Dunn, Jef Sewell | Stars: Ernest Becker, Sam Keen, Marie Becker, Dimitri Christakis
Votes: 11
43. The Monster (2001)
11 min | Short, Drama
When three boys chat up the new girl on the block, only one gets lucky. He, however, is forced to deal with a secret that not even his closest friends know about.
Director: Adam Davidson | Stars: Kenya Brome, Adam Melaney, Kamali Minter, Neko Parham
Votes: 7
44. From an Objective Point of View (2002)
Short
This is a story of two best friends who make a pact not to have sex without consulting the other. With their agreement on the verge of being broken, the result is an honest look at teenage desire.
Directors: Jim McKay, Hannah Weyer, Janet Aponte | Stars: Janet Aponte, Melonie Diaz, Brian Heeger, Jon Hoseman
Votes: 6
45. Are We Not Men?
90 min | Documentary, Music | Post-production
The official documentary of the band DEVO. This new film takes you into the brains that created the concept, the music, and the spectacle of Devo. Devo the band was more than the highly ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Pemberton | Stars: David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Dave Grohl, Toni Basil
46. Outside Industry: The Story of SXSW (2011)
82 min | Documentary
Austin in the 80's had one of the cheapest costs of living of any city in the US and one of the most vibrant music scenes. Four guys living on next to nothing created a music event in the ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Berg | Stars: Louis Black, Louis Meyers, Roland Swenson, Nick Barbaro
48. Los Lonely Boys (2004 Video)
37 min | Short, Music
Director: Rosalyn Rosen | Stars: Iris S Moy Bautista, Ringo Garza Jr., Henry Garza, JoJo Garza
49. Austin Movie Show (2004–2007)
90 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Jegar Erickson, Leila Hernandez, Heath Allyn, Larry Soileau
50. A Strike and an Uprising in Texas (2018)
66 min | Documentary
In 1938, Emma Tenayuca led 10,000 pecan shellers' in a massive strike. In 1987, black women led a march of 3,000 through the streets of Nacogdoches. Experimental and contemporary, the film ... See full summary »
Director: Anne Lewis | Star: Sofia Gonzales