Stephen Frears

Stephen Frears is known for directing, with films including Dangerous Liaisons, High Fidelity, The Grifters. Browse the full filmography and find where to stream on sseenn.

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.

Filmography

• Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
• High Fidelity (2000)
• The Grifters (1990)
• Hero (1992)
• Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
• The Queen (2006)
• Victoria & Abdul (2017)
• Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
• Chéri (2009)
• Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
• Philomena (2013)
• My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
• Lay the Favorite (2012)
• The Program (2015)
• The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
• Mary Reilly (1996)
• Tamara Drewe (2010)
• Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
• Fail Safe (2000)
• The Lost King (2022)
• Night Will Fall (2014)
• The Hit (1984)
• The Snapper (1993)
• The Van (1996)
• Jean Charles (2009)