EW salutes the king of the hangout movie by ranking his catalog.
Scroll below to see which title takes the top spot.
But it’s honestly not worth watching unless you’re a Linklater completist or a diehard fan.
Jack Black in ‘School of Rock’; Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke in ‘Before Sunrise’; Glen Powell in ‘Hit Man’.Credit:Paramount/courtesy Everett Collection; Courtesy Everett; Matt Lankes/Netflix
Yet, Linklater couldn’t score.
His natural and unfussy visual aesthetic comes off as flat and uninteresting here.
Meanwhile, Linklater’s movie adaptation only makes you question why you watched it in the first place.
Richard Linklater in ‘It’s Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books’.The Criterion Collection
The choice to fictionalize Schlosser’s journalism robs the story of its true impact by muddying the factual waters.
In the end, this is a studio-made remake of existing intellectual property and not a Linklater film.
Sadly, the rest of the movie doesn’t live up to his performance.
Jayce Bartok and Parker Posey in ‘SubUrbia’.Sony Pictures/Everett Collection
12.Everybody Wants Some!!
!follows a group of baseball players in 1980 on their first day of college.
Loved by those who have seen it,Bernieranks among the best of Linklater’s efforts.
Cate Blanchett in ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’.Wilson Webb/Annapurna Pictures
Every element of this seemingly meandering, low-stakes film is laid out perfectly in the film’s first half.
But the true beauty ofBefore Sunriselies in its mise en scene.
Luis Guzmán in ‘Fast Food Nation’.Matt Lankes/Fox Searchlight
Milo Coy as Stan in ‘Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood’.Netflix
(From left to right) Laurence Fishburne, Steve Carrell, and Bryan Cranston in ‘Last Flag Flying’.Wilson Webb/Amazon
Ridge Canipe and Marcia Gay Harden in ‘Bad News Bears’.Deana Newcomb/Paramount
Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke in ‘Tape’.Lionsgate/Everett Collection
Ethan Hawke and Matthew McConaughey in ‘The Newton Boys’.20th Century Fox/Everett Collection
Christian McKay and Zac Efron in ‘Me and Orson Welles’.Liam Daniel/Freestyle
(From left to right) Temple Baker, Blake Jenner, Glen Powell, and Ryan Guzman in ‘Everybody Wants Some!!'.Van Redin
Jack Black in ‘Bernie’.Deana Newcomb/Millennium
Glen Powell in ‘Hit Man’.Matt Lankes/Netflix
Keanu Reeves in ‘A Scanner Darkly’.Warner Bros.
Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke in ‘Waking Life’.Fox Searchlight
Scott Marcus, Teresa Taylor, and Stella Weir in ‘Slacker’.Orion Pictures/Everett Collection
Jack Black and Kevin Alexander Clark in ‘School of Rock’.Paramount/Everett Collection
Rory Cochrane and Matthew McConaughey in ‘Dazed and Confused’.Everett Collection
Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke in ‘Before Midnight’.Despina Spyrou/Sony Pictures Classics
Ellar Coltrane in ‘Boyhood’.Matt Lankes/IFC Films
Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in ‘Before Sunset’.Emilie De La Hosseraye/Warner Indie
Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke in ‘Before Sunrise’.Everett Collection
