Directing
Stephen Frears
- Titles
- 96movies24TV shows
- Career
Active from 1967 to 2025, busiest in 1977 and 1978 with 4 main titles each.
- Directed
- 79titles as director
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Politics5.0average 2.6
- Biographical3.2average 1.0
- Historical4.6average 2.6
- Social Commentary6.7average 4.9
- Wit & Wordplay5.4average 3.7
- Satire & Parody4.0average 2.3
- Class & Capitalism4.9average 3.3
- Nostalgia4.6average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Violence2.8, average 4.2
- Scare1.2, average 2.6
- Adrenaline3.6, average 4.9
- Fantasy0.8, average 1.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 10
- Character Study 8
- Social Commentary 5
- British Social Realism 5
- Historical Drama 4
- Political Intrigue 4
- Power Dynamics 4
- Class Conflict 4
- Period Piece 3
- Quirky Characters 3
- Biographical Drama 3
- Crime Thriller 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
George FentonComposerHero, Dangerous Liaisons, Mrs. Henderson Presents, Mary Reilly, Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight, +10 more- MMick AudsleyEditorHero, Dangerous Liaisons, Tamara Drewe, High Fidelity, Lay the Favorite, +9 more
Oliver StapletonCinematographerHero, The Hi-Lo Country, The Grifters, My Beautiful Laundrette, Prick Up Your Ears, +4 more
Alan BennettActorPrick Up Your Ears, Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf, One Fine Day, Sunset Across the Bay, A Day Out, +3 more
Chris MengesCinematographerDirty Pretty Things, Bloody Kids, Gumshoe, Walter and June, Last Summer, +1 more
Alexandre DesplatComposerPhilomena, Tamara Drewe, Chéri, The Lost King, The Queen, +1 more
Judi DenchActorPhilomena, Victoria & Abdul, Mrs. Henderson Presents, Saigon: Year of the Cat, Going Gently- PPeter PrinceWriterThe Hit, Play Things, Early Struggles, Last Summer, Cold Harbour
Christopher HamptonWriterDangerous Liaisons, Chéri, Mary Reilly, Able's Will, Wilder & Me
Neville SmithActorMe! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Gumshoe, Match of the Day, Long Distance Information
Stanley MyersComposerMy Beautiful Laundrette, Prick Up Your Ears, The Snapper, Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
Lucia ZucchettiEditorChéri, Mrs. Henderson Presents, The Queen, The Deal
Movies and TV shows
72Upcoming
1 title
Director
2020s
2 titles · average score 70
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Original Film Writer
2010s
9 titles · average score 63
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2000s
13 titles · average score 72
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Executive Producer
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1990s
9 titles · average score 59
Director
as Narrator
Executive Producer
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
1980s
16 titles · average score 71
Director
Director
Director, Director of Photography
Director
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1970s
19 titles · average score 69
Director, Producer
Producer, Director
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Director, Producer
Director, Producer
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1960s
3 titles · average score 68
Director
TV show
Assistant Director