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 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Politics4.9average 2.6
- Biographical3.2average 0.9
- Historical4.5average 2.6
- Social Commentary6.7average 4.9
- Wit & Wordplay5.4average 3.7
- Satire & Parody4.0average 2.3
- Class & Capitalism5.0average 3.3
- Nostalgia4.5average 3.6
Rarely in their work
- Violence2.8, average 4.3
- Scare1.2, average 2.6
- Adrenaline3.7, average 5.1
- Fantasy0.8, average 1.8
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 10
- Social Commentary 7
- Character Study 6
- Historical Drama 4
- Political Intrigue 4
- Power Dynamics 4
- Sharp Dialogue 4
- British Social Realism 4
- Character-Driven Drama 3
- Biographical Drama 3
- Quirky 3
- Complex Characters 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
George FentonComposerDangerous Liaisons, Hero, Mary Reilly, Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight, Mrs. Henderson Presents, +10 more- MMick AudsleyEditorHigh Fidelity, Dangerous Liaisons, Hero, Lay the Favorite, Dirty Pretty Things, +9 more
Oliver StapletonCinematographerHero, The Grifters, The Hi-Lo Country, Prick Up Your Ears, My Beautiful Laundrette, +4 more
Alan BennettActorPrick Up Your Ears, Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Sunset Across the Bay, One Fine Day, A Visit from Miss Prothero, +3 more
Alexandre DesplatComposerThe Queen, The Lost King, Florence Foster Jenkins, Philomena, Chéri, +1 more
Chris MengesCinematographerDirty Pretty Things, Gumshoe, Bloody Kids, Walter, Last Summer, +1 more
Judi DenchActorVictoria & Abdul, Philomena, Mrs. Henderson Presents, Saigon: Year of the Cat, Going Gently
Christopher HamptonWriterDangerous Liaisons, Mary Reilly, Chéri, Wilder & Me, Able's Will- PPeter PrinceWriterThe Hit, Play Things, Early Struggles, Last Summer, Cold Harbour
Neville SmithActorMe! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Gumshoe, Match of the Day, Long Distance Information
Lucia ZucchettiEditorThe Queen, Chéri, Mrs. Henderson Presents, The Deal- KKen PearceEditorThree Men in a Boat, Going Gently, Sunset Across the Bay, A Day Out
Movies and TV shows
191970s
19 titles · average score 69
One Fine Day (1979)
Producer, Director
Afternoon Off (1979)
Producer, Director
Long Distance Information (1979)
Director
Doris and Doreen (1978)
Producer, Director
Cold Harbour (1978)
Director
Long Shot (1978)
as Biscuit Man
Last Summer (1977)
Producer, Director
Black Christmas (1977)
Director
Able's Will (1977)
Director
Early Struggles (1976)
Director
Play Things (1976)
Director
65
Three Men in a Boat (1975)
Director
Sunset Across the Bay (1975)
Director
Match of the Day (1974)
Director
A Day Out (1972)
Director
74
Gumshoe (1971)
Director
Incident (1971)
as Man