Stephen Frears

Stephen Frears

Directing

Born June 20, 1941 · Leicester, England, UK

80 films as director · Active 1967–2025

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 Liais…

Known for

Omnibus

Omnibus

1967

Kulturplatz

Kulturplatz

2004

Great British Menu

Great British Menu

2006

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

1993

Chéri

Chéri

2009

Michael Powell

Michael Powell

2005

Henri Langlois vu par...

Henri Langlois vu par...

2014

Forever Ealing

Forever Ealing

2002

Directed(80)

Brian and Maggie

2025Brian and Maggie★ 6.0

The Lost King

2022The Lost King★ 6.5

Victoria & Abdul

2017Victoria & Abdul★ 6.9

Florence Foster Jenkins

2016Florence Foster Jenkins★ 6.7

The Program

2015The Program★ 6.4

Henri Langlois vu par...

2014Henri Langlois vu par...★ 4.0

Philomena

2013Philomena★ 7.3

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight★ 6.4

Lay the Favorite

2012Lay the Favorite★ 5.2

Tamara Drewe

2010Tamara Drewe★ 5.9

Chéri

2009Chéri★ 6.1

The Queen

2006The Queen★ 6.9

Mrs. Henderson Presents

2005Mrs. Henderson Presents★ 6.7

Le court des grands

2005Le court des grands★ 8.0

The Route V50

2004The Route V50★ 5.7

The Deal

2003The Deal★ 6.8

Dirty Pretty Things

2002Dirty Pretty Things★ 6.9

Liam

2001Liam★ 6.3

High Fidelity

2000High Fidelity★ 7.1

Fail Safe

2000Fail Safe★ 6.9

The Hi-Lo Country

1998The Hi-Lo Country★ 6.0

The Van

1996The Van★ 6.4

Mary Reilly

1996Mary Reilly★ 5.8

Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema

1995Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema★ 7.3

The Snapper

1993The Snapper★ 6.5

Hero

1992Hero★ 6.3

The Grifters

1990The Grifters★ 6.5

Dangerous Liaisons

1988Dangerous Liaisons★ 7.2

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

1988Mr Jolly Lives Next Door★ 9.0

Prick Up Your Ears

1987Prick Up Your Ears★ 6.7

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

1987Sammy and Rosie Get Laid★ 5.7

Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

1986Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

Song of Experience

1986Song of Experience★ 6.0

My Beautiful Laundrette

1985My Beautiful Laundrette★ 6.7

The Hit

1984The Hit★ 6.5

The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel

1984The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel

December Flower

1984December Flower

Walter and June

1983Walter and June★ 6.7

Saigon: Year of the Cat

1983Saigon: Year of the Cat★ 5.3

Walter

1982Walter★ 5.9

1982The Tractor Factor

Going Gently

1981Going Gently★ 7.5

Bloody Kids

1980Bloody Kids★ 6.5

One Fine Day

1979One Fine Day★ 5.3

Afternoon Off

1979Afternoon Off

Long Distance Information

1979Long Distance Information★ 10.0

A Visit from Miss Prothero

1978A Visit from Miss Prothero★ 7.0

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

1978Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf★ 10.0

Doris and Doreen

1978Doris and Doreen★ 6.5

1978Cold Harbour

Last Summer

1977Last Summer★ 10.0

Black Christmas

1977Black Christmas★ 5.0

Able's Will

1977Able's Will

Early Struggles

1976Early Struggles★ 9.0

Play Things

1976Play Things

Three Men in a Boat

1975Three Men in a Boat★ 6.1

Sunset Across the Bay

1975Sunset Across the Bay★ 7.5

Match of the Day

1974Match of the Day

A Day Out

1972A Day Out★ 5.5

Gumshoe

1971Gumshoe★ 6.2

The Burning

1968The Burning★ 8.0

Wilder & Me

Acting(47)

2026Angela Allen: The Woman Who Saw Everything

2025Innes Lloyd: The ProducerSelf (archive footage)

2024Alec Guinness: A Class Actself

2024A Look Through His LensSelf

2023The Rise of the Comic StripSelf

2022Hans Zimmer: Hollywood RebelSelf

2022Reel BritanniaSelf

2021Back to BarrytownSelf

2020In The Tracks Of - Alexandre DesplatSelf

2019Revisiting The Man in the White Suit

2019Memories of Lindsay AndersonSelf

2018Who Killed British Cinema?Self

2018Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters

2018She's French

2017Il était une fois... « The Queen »Self

2016Alan Clarke: Out of His Own LightSelf

2015Reflecting on My Beautiful Laundrette: A Conversation between Stephen Frears and Colin MacCabe

2015French Cinema Mon AmourSelf

2014Henri Langlois vu par...Self

201230 Years of Comic Strip

2012My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment

2011Hans Zimmer: The Sound of HollywoodSelf

2010Heavy RainHimself

2009Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'Self

2009Great DirectorsSelf

2009ChériNarrator (voice) (uncredited)

2007Here’s Looking at You, BoySelf

2007The Making of 'The Queen'Self

2006Great British MenuSelf - Guest Judge

2005Michael Powell

2004Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man?Self (Archival)

2004KulturplatzSelf

2004Cast & Crew: If....Self - Interviewee

2003100 Greatest Sexy MomentsSelf

2002Forever EalingSelf

2002Robert Altman in EnglandSelf

2001All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro AlmodovarNarrator

2000Alan Clarke: His Own ManSelf

1997Howard Hawks: American ArtistNarrator

1995Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema

1993Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the SixtiesSelf

1991Director: Alan Clarke

1986Hooray For HolyroodSelf

1985Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, CameramanSelf

1978Long ShotBiscuit Man

1971IncidentMan

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