Directing
Stephen Frears
- Titles
- 95movies22TV shows
- Career
Active from 1967 to 2025, busiest in 1977 and 1978 with 4 main titles each.
- Directed
- 76titles as director
- Average score
71/100
- Highest rated
Fail Safe86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Biographical3.3average 0.9
- Politics4.8average 2.6
- Historical4.7average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.4average 3.7
- Social Commentary6.7average 4.9
- Satire & Parody3.9average 2.3
- Class & Capitalism4.8average 3.3
- Situational Comedy3.5average 2.7
Rarely in their work
- Violence2.8, average 4.3
- Scare1.3, average 2.6
- Adrenaline3.8, average 5.1
- Fantasy0.9, average 1.8
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 11
- Social Commentary 7
- Character Study 6
- Historical Drama 4
- Political Intrigue 4
- Power Dynamics 4
- Thought-Provoking 4
- Sharp Dialogue 4
- Satirical 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, Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight, Mary Reilly, Mrs. Henderson Presents, +10 more- MMick AudsleyEditorHigh Fidelity, Dangerous Liaisons, Lay the Favorite, Hero, Tamara Drewe, +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, Afternoon Off, +3 more
Chris MengesCinematographerDirty Pretty Things, Gumshoe, Bloody Kids, Walter and June, Last Summer, +1 more
Alexandre DesplatComposerThe Queen, The Lost King, Florence Foster Jenkins, Philomena, Tamara Drewe, +1 more
Judi DenchActorVictoria & Abdul, Philomena, 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, Wilder & Me, Able's Will
Neville SmithActorMe! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Gumshoe, Match of the Day, Long Distance Information- KKen PearceEditorGoing Gently, Three Men in a Boat, Sunset Across the Bay, A Day Out
Lucia ZucchettiEditorThe Queen, Chéri, Mrs. Henderson Presents, The Deal
Movies and TV shows
151980s
15 titles · average score 71
80
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
Director
77
Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
Director
78
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) (1986)
Director, Director of Photography
Song of Experience (1986)
Director
77
My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
Director
74
The Hit (1984)
Director
December Flower (1984)
Director
51
Saigon: Year Of The Cat (1983)
Director
Walter and June (1983)
Director
63
Walter (1982)
Director
Going Gently (1981)
Director
62
Bloody Kids (1980)
Director