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Stephen Frears

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Stephen Frears

Born June 20, 1941 in Leicester, England, UK61 films

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.

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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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Philomena posterFirst watchPhilomena20137.3A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
High Fidelity poster7.1High Fidelity2000Dangerous Liaisons poster7.2Dangerous Liaisons1988The Queen poster6.9The Queen2006Victoria & Abdul poster6.9Victoria & Abdul2017Florence Foster Jenkins poster6.7Florence Foster Jenkins2016Dirty Pretty Things poster6.9Dirty Pretty Things2002The Program poster6.4The Program2015The Grifters poster6.5The Grifters1990

Filmography

61 films as director
  1. TBAWilder & MeDirector
  2. 2022The Lost KingDirector
  3. 2017Victoria & AbdulDirector
  4. 2016Florence Foster JenkinsDirector
  5. 2015The ProgramDirector
  6. 2014Henri Langlois vu par...Director
  7. 2013PhilomenaDirector
  8. 2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest FightDirector
  9. 2012Lay the FavoriteDirector
  10. 2010Tamara DreweDirector
  11. 2009ChériDirector
  12. 2006The QueenDirector
  13. 2005Le court des grandsDirector
  14. 2005Mrs. Henderson PresentsDirector
  15. 2004The Route V50Director
  16. 2003The DealDirector
  17. 2002Dirty Pretty ThingsDirector
  18. 2001LiamDirector
  19. 2000Fail SafeDirector
  20. 2000High FidelityDirector
  21. 1998The Hi-Lo CountryDirector
  22. 1996The VanDirector
  23. 1996Mary ReillyDirector
  24. 1995Typically British: A Personal History of British CinemaDirector
  25. 1993The SnapperDirector
  26. 1992HeroDirector
  27. 1990The GriftersDirector
  28. 1988Dangerous LiaisonsDirector
  29. 1988Mr Jolly Lives Next DoorDirector
  30. 1987Sammy and Rosie Get LaidDirector
  31. 1987Prick Up Your EarsDirector
  32. 1986Song of ExperienceDirector
  33. 1986Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)Director
  34. 1985My Beautiful LaundretteDirector
  35. 1984December FlowerDirector
  36. 1984The Bullshitters: Roll Out the GunbarrelDirector
  37. 1984The HitDirector
  38. 1983Saigon: Year of the CatDirector
  39. 1983Walter and JuneDirector
  40. 1982WalterDirector
  41. 1982The Tractor FactorDirector
  42. 1981Going GentlyDirector
  43. 1980Bloody KidsDirector
  44. 1979Long Distance InformationDirector
  45. 1979One Fine DayDirector
  46. 1979Afternoon OffDirector
  47. 1978Doris and DoreenDirector
  48. 1978Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia WoolfDirector
  49. 1978Cold HarbourDirector
  50. 1978A Visit from Miss ProtheroDirector
  51. 1977Black ChristmasDirector
  52. 1977Able's WillDirector
  53. 1977Last SummerDirector
  54. 1976Play ThingsDirector
  55. 1976Early StrugglesDirector
  56. 1975Three Men in a BoatDirector
  57. 1975Sunset Across the BayDirector
  58. 1974Match of the DayDirector
  59. 1972A Day OutDirector
  60. 1971GumshoeDirector
  61. 1968The BurningDirector