Stephen Frears

Leicester, England, UK

Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is an English director and producer. He has directed numerous acclaimed films since the early 1980s, including My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), The Grifters (1990), High Fidelity (2000), The Queen (2006), Philomena (2013), Florence Foster Jenkins (2016), and Victoria & Abdul (2017). He has received two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director. Frears is also known for his work on various television programs, including Fail Safe (2000), The Deal (2003), Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013), A Very English Scandal (2018), State of the Union (2019), and Quiz (2020). He has received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations, with one win. In 2008, The Daily Telegraph named Frears among the 100 most influential people in British culture.

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Appearances

All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar
9.0
All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar
Narrator
Chéri
6.1
Chéri
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Forever Ealing
7.2
Forever Ealing
Self
Robert Altman in England
Robert Altman in England
Himself
Here’s Looking at You, Boy
4.8
Here’s Looking at You, Boy
Self
Heavy Rain
5.5
Heavy Rain
Himself
30 Years of Comic Strip
5.0
30 Years of Comic Strip
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
7.2
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
Self
A Look Through His Lens
A Look Through His Lens
Self
She's French
She's French
Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood
1.0
Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood
Self
Incident
Incident
Man
French Cinema Mon Amour
5.2
French Cinema Mon Amour
Self
Il était une fois... « The Queen »
Il était une fois... « The Queen »
Self
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
7.3
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
Great Directors
6.1
Great Directors
Self
My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment
My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment
Alan Clarke: His Own Man
8.0
Alan Clarke: His Own Man
Self
Cast & Crew: If....
Cast & Crew: If....
Self - Interviewee
Director: Alan Clarke
Director: Alan Clarke
Long Shot
9.0
Long Shot
Biscuit Man
Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters
Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters
In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat
2.0
In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat
Self
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
Self
Hooray For Holyrood
Hooray For Holyrood
Self
Who Killed British Cinema?
5.0
Who Killed British Cinema?
Self
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
Self
Memories of Lindsay Anderson
Memories of Lindsay Anderson
Self
Henri Langlois vu par...
4.0
Henri Langlois vu par...
Self
Howard Hawks: American Artist
6.2
Howard Hawks: American Artist
Narrator
Reflecting on My Beautiful Laundrette: A Conversation between Stephen Frears and Colin MacCabe
Reflecting on My Beautiful Laundrette: A Conversation between Stephen Frears and Colin MacCabe
Revisiting The Man in the White Suit
Revisiting The Man in the White Suit
Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
Self
The Rise of the Comic Strip
The Rise of the Comic Strip
Self
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
6.0
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
self
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
3.5
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
Self
The Making of 'The Queen'
6.0
The Making of 'The Queen'
Self
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
8.0
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
Self (archive footage)
Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man?
Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man?
Self (Archival)
Reel Britannia
8.5
Reel Britannia
Self
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
7.0
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
Self
Back to Barrytown
Back to Barrytown
Self
Kulturplatz
6.0
Kulturplatz
Self
Great British Menu
6.5
Great British Menu
Self - Guest Judge

Crew

High Fidelity
7.1
High Fidelity
Director
Dangerous Liaisons
7.2
Dangerous Liaisons
Director
The Queen
7.0
The Queen
Director
The Hi-Lo Country
6.1
The Hi-Lo Country
Director
Dirty Pretty Things
6.9
Dirty Pretty Things
Director
Mary Reilly
5.8
Mary Reilly
Director
Hero
6.3
Hero
Director
Mrs. Henderson Presents
6.7
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Director
My Beautiful Laundrette
6.7
My Beautiful Laundrette
Director
The Van
6.4
The Van
Director
The Snapper
6.5
The Snapper
Director
Play for Today
6.6
Play for Today
Director
Follyfoot
6.3
Follyfoot
Director
ITV Playhouse
7.0
ITV Playhouse
Director
The Grifters
6.5
The Grifters
Director
The Hit
6.5
The Hit
Director
Chéri
6.1
Chéri
Director
The Burning
8.0
The Burning
Director
The Comic Strip Presents...
7.4
The Comic Strip Presents...
Director
Prick Up Your Ears
6.7
Prick Up Your Ears
Director
Jean Charles
6.4
Jean Charles
Executive Producer
Playhouse
7.0
Playhouse
Director
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
8.8
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Director
Fail Safe
6.9
Fail Safe
Director
Gumshoe
6.4
Gumshoe
Director
Tamara Drewe
5.9
Tamara Drewe
Director
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
5.7
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
Director
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment
6.3
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment
Assistant Director
The Deal
6.8
The Deal
Director
BBC2 Play of the Week
7.0
BBC2 Play of the Week
Director
Liam
6.2
Liam
Director
Walter
5.9
Walter
Director
Three Men in a Boat
6.1
Three Men in a Boat
Director
A Very English Scandal
7.1
A Very English Scandal
Director, Executive Producer
The Loudest Voice
7.4
The Loudest Voice
Director
Bloody Kids
6.5
Bloody Kids
Director
Lay the Favorite
5.2
Lay the Favorite
Director
State of the Union
7.0
State of the Union
Executive Producer, Director
Quiz
6.9
Quiz
Executive Producer, Director
A Day Out
5.5
A Day Out
Director
Sunset Across the Bay
7.5
Sunset Across the Bay
Director
A Visit from Miss Prothero
7.0
A Visit from Miss Prothero
Director
The Route V50
5.7
The Route V50
Director
Walter and June
6.7
Walter and June
Director
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
6.4
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Director
Philomena
7.3
Philomena
Director
The Regime
6.1
The Regime
Executive Producer, Director
Saigon: Year of the Cat
5.3
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Director
Eletrodoméstica
6.4
Eletrodoméstica
Thanks
One Fine Day
5.3
One Fine Day
Director, Producer
Brian and Maggie
7.2
Brian and Maggie
Director, Executive Producer
The Program
6.4
The Program
Director
Night Will Fall
7.6
Night Will Fall
Producer, Executive Producer
Florence Foster Jenkins
6.7
Florence Foster Jenkins
Director, Writer
Le court des grands
8.0
Le court des grands
Director
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
10.0
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Director
Doris and Doreen
6.5
Doris and Doreen
Producer, Director
Afternoon Off
Afternoon Off
Director, Producer
Going Gently
7.5
Going Gently
Director
Victoria & Abdul
6.9
Victoria & Abdul
Director
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
7.3
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
Director
Long Distance Information
10.0
Long Distance Information
Director
Song of Experience
6.0
Song of Experience
Director
December Flower
0.0
December Flower
Director
Black Christmas
5.0
Black Christmas
Director
Beyond Fear
9.0
Beyond Fear
Executive Producer
Henri Langlois vu par...
4.0
Henri Langlois vu par...
Director
Early Struggles
9.0
Early Struggles
Director
Last Summer
10.0
Last Summer
Director, Producer
Short Cuts: Dangerous Liaisons
Short Cuts: Dangerous Liaisons
Original Film Writer
Match of the Day
Match of the Day
Director
The Lost King
6.5
The Lost King
Director
Wilder & Me
Wilder & Me
Director
The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel
The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel
Director
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
Director of Photography, Director
Cold Harbour
Cold Harbour
Director
Play Things
Play Things
Director
Able's Will
Able's Will
Director
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