5 and 4) Before Sunrise and Before Sunset
These two films are on equal footing in Hawke's career, as they are continuations of the same love story. Again, Hawke is teamed with director Richard Linklater to create a wonderful and heartfelt adult drama. In the first film, Before Sunrise, Hawke's Jesse meets Celine (Julie Delpy) a French blond who shares the Paris night with Jesse musing on life, love, art, and family. Before Sunset picks up nine years later, after Jesse and Celine have gone on to have their own lives but still carry a flame for each other. These pictures show off another great talent of Hawke's career, his ability to dance through dialogue with the best of them. Dialogue is the key in the Before series, and luckily we get another entry into the series with Before Midnight, coming out soon.