Stephen Frears

51 films directed 5 Awards 4 Nominations

Biography

Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is an English director and producer. He has directed numerous acclaimed films since the early 1980s, including My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), The Grifters (1990), High Fidelity (2000), The Queen (2006), Philomena (2013), Florence Foster Jenkins (2016), and Victoria & Abdul (2017). He has received two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director.

Frears is also known for his work on various television programs, including Fail Safe (2000), The Deal (2003), Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013), A Very English Scandal (2018), State of the Union (2019), and Quiz (2020). He has received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations, with one win.

In 2008, The Daily Telegraph named Frears among the 100 most influential people in British culture.

Most directed genres

Recurring actors

Awards and nominations

2018 European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film Nominated
2011 European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award
2007 European Film Award for Best Film Nominated
2007 European Film Award for Best Director Nominated
1991 Academy Award for Best Director Nominated
— Goya Awards
— Silver Bear for Best Director
— Berlinale Camera
— Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres

The career in numbers

US$ 281 mi Total budget from 12 film(s) with data
US$ 506 mi Total box office from 18 film(s) with data
US$ 23 mi Average budget from 12 film(s) with data
US$ 28 mi Average box office from 18 film(s) with data
6.5 Average rating from 23 film(s) with data
2.0× Return on investment from 11 film(s) with data

Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.

Films directed

Film	Year	Budget	Box office	Rating
The Lost King	2022	—	US$ 1 mi	6.5
Victoria & Abdul	2017	US$ 22 mi	US$ 67 mi	6.9
Florence Foster Jenkins	2016	US$ 29 mi	US$ 49 mi	6.7
The Program	2015	—	US$ 3 mi	6.4
Henri Langlois vu par...	2014	—	—	5.0
Philomena	2013	US$ 12 mi	US$ 100 mi	7.3
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight	2013	—	—	6.4
Lay the Favorite	2012	US$ 26 mi	US$ 2 mi	5.2
Tamara Drewe	2010	—	US$ 12 mi	5.9
Chéri	2009	US$ 23 mi	US$ 9 mi	6.1
The Queen	2006	US$ 15 mi	US$ 123 mi	6.9
Mrs. Henderson Presents	2005	US$ 20 mi	US$ 28 mi	6.7
The Route V50	2004	—	—	5.7
The Deal	2003	—	—	6.8
Dirty Pretty Things	2002	—	—	6.9
Liam	2001	—	—	6.3
High Fidelity	2000	US$ 30 mi	US$ 47 mi	7.1
Fail Safe	2000	—	—	6.9
The Hi-Lo Country	1998	—	US$ 166,000	6.0
Mary Reilly	1996	US$ 47 mi	US$ 12 mi	5.8
The Van	1996	—	US$ 712,095	6.4
The Snapper	1993	—	—	6.5
Hero	1992	US$ 42 mi	—	6.3
The Grifters	1990	—	US$ 13 mi	6.5
Dangerous Liaisons	1988	US$ 14 mi	US$ 35 mi	7.2
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door	1988	—	—	9.0
Prick Up Your Ears	1987	—	—	6.7
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid	1987	—	—	5.7
Song of Experience	1986	—	—	6.0
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)	1986	—	—	—
My Beautiful Laundrette	1985	US$ 860,000	US$ 2 mi	6.7
The Hit	1984	—	US$ 876,775	6.5
December Flower	1984	—	—	—
The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel	1984	—	—	—
Saigon: Year of the Cat	1983	—	—	5.3
Walter and June	1983	—	—	6.7
Walter	1982	—	—	5.9
The Tractor Factor	1982	—	—	—
Going Gently	1981	—	—	7.5
Bloody Kids	1980	—	—	6.5
One Fine Day	1979	—	—	5.3
Long Distance Information	1979	—	—	10.0
Afternoon Off	1979	—	—	—
Doris and Doreen	1978	—	—	6.5
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf	1978	—	—	10.0
Able's Will	1977	—	—	—
Play Things	1976	—	—	—
Three Men in a Boat	1975	—	—	6.2
A Day Out	1972	—	—	5.5
Gumshoe	1971	—	—	6.2
Wilder & Me	—	—	—	—

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