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Stephen Frears · PopcornQueue

Stephen Frears

Directing

Born: June 20, 1941 (age 85) · 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.

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In 2008, The Daily Telegraph named Frears among the 100 most influential people in British culture.

Known for

High Fidelity
March 17, 2000
Philomena
November 1, 2013
Florence Foster Jenkins
May 6, 2016
The Queen
September 15, 2006
Dangerous Liaisons
December 21, 1988
Victoria & Abdul
September 13, 2017
The Program
September 16, 2015
Hero
October 2, 1992
Dirty Pretty Things
September 5, 2002
The Grifters
August 8, 1990
Tamara Drewe
July 14, 2010
Mary Reilly
February 23, 1996

Behind the camera66

2022The Lost King Director
2021Short Cuts: Dangerous Liaisons Original Film Writer
2017Victoria & Abdul Director
2016Florence Foster Jenkins Director, Writer
2015The Program Director
2014Henri Langlois vu par... Director
2014Night Will Fall Executive Producer, Producer
2013Philomena Director
2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight Director
2012Lay the Favorite

Director

2010Tamara Drewe Director

2009Jean Charles Executive Producer

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2009Chéri Director
2006The Queen Director
2005Le court des grands Director
2005Mrs. Henderson Presents Director
2004The Route V50 Director
2003The Deal Director
2002Dirty Pretty Things Director
2001Liam Director
2000Fail Safe Director
2000High Fidelity Director
1998The Hi-Lo Country Director
1997Beyond Fear Executive Producer
1996The Van Director
1996Mary Reilly Director
1995Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema Director
1993The Snapper Director
1992Hero Director
1990The Grifters Director
1988Dangerous Liaisons Director
1988Mr Jolly Lives Next Door Director
1987Sammy and Rosie Get Laid Director
1987Prick Up Your Ears Director
1986Song of Experience Director
1986Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) Director of Photography, Director
1985My Beautiful Laundrette Director
1984December Flower Director
1984The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel Director
1984The Hit Director
1983Saigon: Year of the Cat Director
1983Walter and June Director
1982Walter Director
1982The Tractor Factor Director
1981Going Gently Director
1980Bloody Kids Director
1979Long Distance Information Director
1979One Fine Day Director, Producer
1979Afternoon Off Director, Producer
1978Doris and Doreen Producer, Director
1978Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf Director
1978Cold Harbour Director
1978A Visit from Miss Prothero Director
1977Black Christmas Director
1977Able's Will Director
1977Last Summer Director, Producer
1976Play Things Director
1976Early Struggles Director
1975Three Men in a Boat Director
1975Sunset Across the Bay Director
1974Match of the Day Director
1972A Day Out Director
1971Gumshoe Director
1968The Burning Director
1966Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment Assistant Director
TBAWilder & Me Director

Acting41

2026Angela Allen: The Woman Who Saw Everything
2025Innes Lloyd: The Producer as Self (archive footage)
2024Alec Guinness: A Class Act as self
2024A Look Through His Lens as Self
2023The Rise of the Comic Strip as Self
2022Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel as Self
2020In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat as Self
2019Revisiting The Man in the White Suit
2019Memories of Lindsay Anderson as Self
2018Who Killed British Cinema? as Self
2018Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters
2018She's French

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2017Il était une fois... « The Queen » as Self
2016Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light as Self
2015Reflecting on My Beautiful Laundrette: A Conversation between Stephen Frears and Colin MacCabe
2015French Cinema Mon Amour as Self
2014Henri Langlois vu par... as Self
201230 Years of Comic Strip
2012My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment
2011Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood as Self
2010Heavy Rain as Himself
2009Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious' as Self

2009Great Directors as Self

2009Chéri as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

2007Here’s Looking at You, Boy as Self

2007The Making of 'The Queen' as Self

2005Michael Powell

2004Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man? as Self (Archival)

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

2003100 Greatest Sexy Moments as Self

2002Forever Ealing as Self

2002Robert Altman in England as Self

2001All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar as Narrator

2000Alan Clarke: His Own Man as Self

1997Howard Hawks: American Artist as Narrator

1995Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema

1991Director: Alan Clarke

1986Hooray For Holyrood as Self

1985Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman as Self

1978Long Shot as Biscuit Man

1971Incident as Man