Directing
Stephen Frears
- Titles
- 94movies23TV shows
- Career
Active from 1967 to 2025, busiest in 1977 and 1978 with 4 main titles each.
- Directed
- 77titles 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.
- Biographical3.2average 0.9
- Politics4.8average 2.6
- Historical4.6average 2.6
- Social Commentary6.7average 4.9
- Wit & Wordplay5.4average 3.7
- Satire & Parody3.9average 2.3
- Class & Capitalism4.8average 3.3
- Nostalgia4.4average 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
- Character-Driven Drama 3
- Quirky Characters 3
- Biographical Drama 3
- Working-Class Life 3
- Satirical 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, A Visit from Miss Prothero, +3 more
Chris MengesCinematographerDirty Pretty Things, Gumshoe, Bloody Kids, Walter, 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
Stanley MyersComposerPrick Up Your Ears, My Beautiful Laundrette, Sammy and Rosie Get Laid, The Snapper
Lucia ZucchettiEditorThe Queen, Chéri, Mrs. Henderson Presents, The Deal
Movies and TV shows
70Great
Score 80 to 89
6 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
87
Night Will Fall (2014)
Executive Producer, Producer
86
Fail Safe (2000)
Director
83
The Queen (2006)
Director
81
Philomena (2013)
Director
81
High Fidelity (2000)
Director
Good
Score 70 to 79
11 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
79
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
Director
79
Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
Director
78
The Grifters (1990)
Director
78
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) (1986)
Director, Director of Photography
77
My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
Director
74
Gumshoe (1971)
Director
73
The Hit (1984)
Director
73
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
Director, Writer
72
The Snapper (1993)
Director
72
Omnibus (1967)
TV show
70
The Lost King (2022)
Director
Decent
Score 60 to 69
14 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
69
Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
Director
69
The Deal (2003)
Director
68
Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
Director
65
The Van (1996)
Director
65
Three Men in a Boat (1975)
Director
64
Victoria & Abdul (2017)
Director
63
Walter (1982)
Director
63
Bloody Kids (1980)
Director
62
Chéri (2009)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
61
Liam (2001)
Director
60
Tamara Drewe (2010)
Director
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
7 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
58
The Program (2015)
Director
55
The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
Director
55
Saigon: Year of the Cat (1983)
Director
51
Hero (1992)
Director
45
Mary Reilly (1996)
Director
34
Lay the Favorite (2012)
Director
Not rated yet
32 titles
Not rated yet
Howard Hawks: American Artist (1997)
as Narrator
Sunset Across the Bay (1975)
Director
Going Gently (1981)
Director
Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)
Director
One Fine Day (1979)
Director, Producer
Walter and June (1983)
Director
A Day Out (1972)
Director
The Route V50 (2004)
Director
