Highest rated as cast or director
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.
Directed 75
2020s
- 2025
- 2024
- 2022
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
Henri Langlois vu par...
Director
- 2013
- 2012
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
- 2006
- 2005
Le court des grands
Director
- 2004
The Route V50
Director
- 2003
The Deal
Director
- 2002
- 2001
Liam
Director
- 2000
Fail Safe
Director
1990s
- 1998
- 1996
The Van
Director
- 1995
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
Director
- 1993
The Snapper
Director
- 1992
- 1990
1980s
- 1988
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Director
- 1987
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
Director
- 1986
Song of Experience
Director
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
Director
- 1985
- 1984
December Flower
Director
The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel
Director
- 1983
Saigon: Year of the Cat
Director
Walter and June
Director
- 1982
Walter
Director
- 1981
Going Gently
Director
- 1980
Bloody Kids
Director
1970s
- 1979
Long Distance Information
Director
One Fine Day
Director
Afternoon Off
Director
- 1978
Doris and Doreen
Director
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Director
A Visit from Miss Prothero
Director
- 1977
Black Christmas
Director
Able's Will
Director
Last Summer
Director
- 1976
Play Things
Director
Early Struggles
Director
- 1975
Three Men in a Boat
Director
Sunset Across the Bay
Director
- 1974
Match of the Day
Director
- 1972
A Day Out
Director
- 1971
Gumshoe
Director
Follyfoot
Director
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
Parkin's Patch
Director
- 1968
Tom Grattan's War
Director
The Burning
Director
- 1967
- 1966
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment
Assistant Director
No release date
Wilder & Me
Director
Produced 12
2020s
- 2025
- 2024
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2014
2000s
- 2009
Jean Charles
Executive Producer
1990s
- 1997
Beyond Fear
Executive Producer
1970s
- 1979
One Fine Day
Producer
Afternoon Off
Producer
- 1978
Doris and Doreen
Producer
- 1977
Last Summer
Producer
Acted in 10
2010s
- 2018
Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters
Movie
- 2015
Reflecting on My Beautiful Laundrette: A Conversation between Stephen Frears and Colin MacCabe
Movie
- 2012
2000s
- 2005
Michael Powell
Movie
1990s
- 1995
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
Movie
- 1991
Director: Alan Clarke
Movie
1970s
- 1978
Long Shot
Biscuit Man
1960s
- 1967
Wrote 2
2020s
- 2021
Short Cuts: Dangerous Liaisons
Original Film Writer
2010s
- 2016
Camera 1
1980s
- 1986
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
Director of Photography
Appearances27
2020s
- 2025
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
Self (archive footage)
- 2024
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
self
- 2023
The Rise of the Comic Strip
Self
- 2022
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
Self
Reel Britannia
Self · 4 episodes
- 2021
Back to Barrytown
Self · 2 episodes
- 2020
In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat
Self
2010s
- 2019
Memories of Lindsay Anderson
Self
- 2018
Who Killed British Cinema?
Self
- 2016
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
Self
- 2015
French Cinema Mon Amour
Self
- 2014
Henri Langlois vu par...
Self
- 2011
Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood
Self
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
Self
Great Directors
Self
- 2007
Here’s Looking at You, Boy
Self
- 2006
- 2004
Cast & Crew: If....
Self - Interviewee
- 2003
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
Self
- 2002
Forever Ealing
Self
- 2001
All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar
Narrator
- 2000
Alan Clarke: His Own Man
Self
1990s
- 1993
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
Self · 1 episode
1980s
- 1985
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
Self
Thanked in the credits1
2000s
- 2005
Eletrodoméstica
Thanks