Stephen Frearsborn 1941

usually

Director

Popularity

2.7

Famous

Biography

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.

Credits

Philomena
Philomena

2013

Drama

Director

7.4
1.4
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

2013

Drama • TV Movie

Director

6.5
0.8
Lay the Favorite
Lay the Favorite

2012

Comedy • Drama

Director

5.2
1.2
Tamara Drewe
Tamara Drewe

2010

Comedy • Romance

Director

5.9
0.8
Jean Charles
Jean Charles

2009

Drama

Executive Producer

6.3
0.3
Chéri
Chéri

2009

Comedy • Drama • Romance

Director

6.1
1
The Queen
The Queen

2006

Drama • History

Director

7
2.2
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Mrs. Henderson Presents

2005

Comedy • Drama

Director

6.7
0.8
The Route V50
The Route V50

2004

Director

6.7
0.2
The Deal
The Deal

2003

Comedy • Drama • Romance • TV Movie • Thriller

Director

6.7
0.5
Dirty Pretty Things
Dirty Pretty Things

2002

Crime • Drama • Thriller

Director

6.9
0.9
Liam
Liam

2001

Drama

Director

6.2
0.4
Fail Safe
Fail Safe

2000

Drama • TV Movie • Thriller

Director

7
1
High Fidelity
High Fidelity

2000

Comedy • Drama • Music • Romance

Director

7.1
3.2
The Hi-Lo Country
The Hi-Lo Country

1998

Drama • Romance • Western

Director

6.2
0.8
The Van
The Van

1996

Comedy • Drama

Director

6.4
0.5
Mary Reilly
Mary Reilly

1996

Drama • Horror • Thriller

Director

5.8
1.1
The Snapper
The Snapper

1993

Comedy • Drama

Director

6.4
0.7
Hero
Hero

1992

Comedy • Drama

Director

6.3
2
The Grifters
The Grifters

1990

Crime • Drama

Director

6.5
1
Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons

1988

Drama • Romance

Director

7.2
6.5
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

1987

Comedy • Drama

Director

5.8
0.4
Prick Up Your Ears
Prick Up Your Ears

1987

Drama

Director

6.7
0.6
My Beautiful Laundrette
My Beautiful Laundrette

1985

Comedy • Drama • Romance

Director

6.7
0.9
The Hit
The Hit

1984

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

Director

6.4
1.8
Walter and June
Walter and June

1983

Drama • TV Movie

Director

7
0.2
Walter
Walter

1982

Drama • TV Movie

Director

5.3
0.3
Bloody Kids
Bloody Kids

1980

Drama • TV Movie

Director

6.4
0.5
A Visit from Miss Prothero
A Visit from Miss Prothero

1978

Comedy • Drama • TV Movie

Director

0
0.2
Last Summer
Last Summer

1977

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

Director

0
0.2
Last Summer
Last Summer

1977

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

Producer

0
0.2
Three Men in a Boat
Three Men in a Boat

1975

Comedy • Drama • TV Movie

Director

5.9
0.3
Sunset Across the Bay
Sunset Across the Bay

1975

Drama • TV Movie

Director

6
0.2
A Day Out
A Day Out

1972

Drama • TV Movie

Director

4.8
0.2
Gumshoe
Gumshoe

1971

Comedy • Crime • Drama

Director

6.3
0.4
The Burning
The Burning

1968

Drama

Director

7
0.1
Wilder & Me
Wilder & Me

Adventure • Drama

Director

0
0.3
The Lost King
The Lost King

2022

Comedy • Drama • History

Director

6.5
1.4
Short Cuts: Dangerous Liaisons
Short Cuts: Dangerous Liaisons

2021

Animation

Original Film Writer

0
0.1
Victoria & Abdul
Victoria & Abdul

2017

Drama • History

Director

6.9
1.2
Florence Foster Jenkins
Florence Foster Jenkins

2016

Comedy • Drama

Director

6.7
2.1
Florence Foster Jenkins
Florence Foster Jenkins

2016

Comedy • Drama

Writer

6.7
2.1
The Program
The Program

2015

Drama

Director

6.4
1.1
Henri Langlois vu par...
Henri Langlois vu par...

2014

Documentary

Director

0
0.2
Night Will Fall
Night Will Fall

2014

Documentary

Producer

7.5
1.1
Night Will Fall
Night Will Fall

2014

Documentary

Executive Producer

7.5
1.1
Le court des grands
8
0.3
Beyond Fear
Beyond Fear

1997

Executive Producer

0
0.2
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

1988

Comedy • Horror • TV Movie

Director

8.2
0.4
Song of Experience
Song of Experience

1986

Drama • TV Movie

Director

6
0.1
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

1986

Comedy

Director of Photography

0
0.3
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
0
0.3
December Flower
December Flower

1984

Drama • TV Movie

Director

0
0.1
Saigon: Year Of The Cat
Saigon: Year Of The Cat

1983

Drama • Romance • TV Movie • War

Director

4.6
0.3
Going Gently
Going Gently

1981

Drama • TV Movie

Director

5
0.3
Long Distance Information
Long Distance Information

1979

Drama • TV Movie

Director

0
0.1
One Fine Day
One Fine Day

1979

Drama • TV Movie

Director

2
0.3
One Fine Day
One Fine Day

1979

Drama • TV Movie

Producer

2
0.3
Afternoon Off
Afternoon Off

1979

Drama • Romance • TV Movie

Director

0
0.2
Afternoon Off
Afternoon Off

1979

Drama • Romance • TV Movie

Producer

0
0.2
Doris and Doreen
Doris and Doreen

1978

Comedy • Drama • TV Movie

Producer

0
0.1
Doris and Doreen
Doris and Doreen

1978

Comedy • Drama • TV Movie

Director

0
0.1
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

1978

Drama • TV Movie

Director

0
0.2
Cold Harbour
Cold Harbour

1978

Director

0
0.3
Black Christmas
Black Christmas

1977

Drama • TV Movie

Director

1
0.1
Able's Will
Able's Will

1977

Director

0
0.1
Play Things
Play Things

1976

Director

0
0.1
Early Struggles
Early Struggles

1976

Drama • TV Movie

Director

0
0.2
Match of the Day
Match of the Day

1974

Director

0
0.1
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment

1966

Comedy

Assistant Director

6.2
0.3

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