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
312020s
8 titles · average score 72
Innes Lloyd: The Producer (2025)
Self (archive footage)
Reel Britannia (2022)
TV show · Self
Back to Barrytown (2021)
TV show · Self
2010s
8 titles
Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)
Director
Heavy Rain (2010)
Himself
2000s
12 titles · average score 63
70
Great British Menu (2006)
TV show · Self - Guest Judge
Kulturplatz (2004)
TV show · Self
Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man? (2004)
Self (Archival)
Cast & Crew: If.... (2004)
Self - Interviewee
1990s
1 title
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties (1993)
TV show · Self
