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
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 11
- Social Commentary 7
- Character Study 6
- Historical Drama 4
- Political Intrigue 4
- Power Dynamics 4
- British Social Realism 4
- Sharp Dialogue 4
- Quirky Characters 3
- Biographical Drama 3
- Working-Class Life 3
- Class Conflict 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
George FentonComposerDangerous Liaisons, Hero, Mary Reilly, Mrs. Henderson Presents, Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight, +10 more- MMick AudsleyEditorHigh Fidelity, Dangerous Liaisons, Hero, Dirty Pretty Things, Lay the Favorite, +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, Afternoon Off, One Fine Day, +3 more
Alexandre DesplatComposerThe Queen, Philomena, The Lost King, Florence Foster Jenkins, Tamara Drewe, +1 more
Chris MengesCinematographerDirty Pretty Things, Bloody Kids, Gumshoe, Walter, Walter and June, +1 more
Judi DenchActorVictoria & Abdul, Philomena, Mrs. Henderson Presents, Saigon: Year of the Cat, Going Gently
Christopher HamptonWriterDangerous Liaisons, Chéri, Mary Reilly, 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
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
11980s
1 title · average score 78
78
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) (1986)
Director, Director of Photography