Stephen Frears

Career timeline

1. 1941 · Born

   Born in Leicester, England, UK

2. 1967 · Screen debut

   ITV Playhouse (TV)

3. 1970 · Breakthrough

   Play for Today (TV)

4. 2014 · First production

   Night Will Fall (Movie)

5. 2016 · Writing debut

   Florence Foster Jenkins (Movie)

6. 2025 · Latest release

   Brian and Maggie (TV)

Career in numbers

4 1960s

16 1970s

15 1980s

8 1990s

10 2000s

13 2010s

4 2020s

• Drama56
• Comedy24
• Tv Movie15
• Romance8
• Documentary7
• Thriller5

Highest-rated title Night Will Fall 2014 7.6 Most popular title High Fidelity 2000 7.1

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Stephen Frears in our catalogue.

John Cusack

2 titles together

Joan Cusack

2 titles together

Glenn Close

2 titles together

1. 2012 30 Years of Comic Strip Movie
2. 2009 Chéri as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 6.1 Movie
3. 1997 Howard Hawks: American Artist as Narrator Movie
4. 1991 Director: Alan Clarke Movie
5. 1978 The South Bank Show TV
6. 1967 Omnibus TV

1. — Wilder & Me Upcoming Movie
2. 2025 Brian and Maggie TV
3. 2024 The Regime 6.1 TV
4. 2022 The Lost King 6.5 Movie
5. 2020 Quiz 6.9 TV
6. 2019 The Loudest Voice 7.4 TV
7. 2019 State of the Union 6.9 TV
8. 2018 A Very English Scandal 7.1 TV
9. 2017 Victoria & Abdul 6.9 Movie
10. 2016 Florence Foster Jenkins 6.7 Movie
11. 2015 The Program 6.4 Movie
12. 2014 Henri Langlois vu par... Movie
13. 2013 Philomena 7.3 Movie
14. 2013 Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight 6.4 Movie
15. 2012 Lay the Favorite 5.2 Movie
16. 2010 Tamara Drewe 5.9 Movie
17. 2009 Chéri 6.1 Movie
18. 2006 The Queen 6.9 Movie
19. 2005 Le court des grands Movie
20. 2005 Mrs. Henderson Presents 6.7 Movie
21. 2003 The Deal 6.7 Movie
22. 2002 Dirty Pretty Things 6.9 Movie
23. 2001 Liam 6.3 Movie
24. 2000 Fail Safe 6.8 Movie
25. 2000 High Fidelity 7.1 Movie
26. 1998 The Hi-Lo Country 6.0 Movie
27. 1996 The Van 6.4 Movie
28. 1996 Mary Reilly 5.8 Movie
29. 1993 The Snapper 6.5 Movie
30. 1992 Hero 6.3 Movie
31. 1990 The Grifters 6.5 Movie
32. 1988 Dangerous Liaisons 7.2 Movie
33. 1988 Mr Jolly Lives Next Door Movie
34. 1987 Sammy and Rosie Get Laid 5.8 Movie
35. 1987 Prick Up Your Ears 6.7 Movie
36. 1986 Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) Movie
37. 1985 My Beautiful Laundrette 6.7 Movie
38. 1985 Screen Two TV
39. 1984 The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel Movie
40. 1984 The Hit 6.5 Movie
41. 1983 Saigon: Year of the Cat Movie
42. 1983 Walter and June Movie
43. 1982 The Comic Strip Presents... TV
44. 1982 Walter Movie
45. 1981 Going Gently Movie
46. 1980 Bloody Kids Movie
47. 1979 Long Distance Information Movie
48. 1978 Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf Movie
49. 1978 A Visit from Miss Prothero Movie
50. 1977 BBC2 Play of the Week TV
51. 1975 Three Men in a Boat Movie
52. 1975 Sunset Across the Bay Movie
53. 1974 Match of the Day Movie
54. 1974 Playhouse TV
55. 1973 Sporting Scenes TV
56. 1973 Second City Firsts TV
57. 1972 A Day Out Movie
58. 1972 Full House TV
59. 1971 Gumshoe 6.2 Movie
60. 1971 Follyfoot TV
61. 1970 Play for Today TV
62. 1969 Parkin's Patch TV
63. 1968 Tom Grattan's War TV
64. 1967 ITV Playhouse TV

1. 2016 Florence Foster Jenkins 6.7 Movie

1. 2025 Brian and Maggie TV
2. 2024 The Regime 6.1 TV
3. 2020 Quiz 6.9 TV
4. 2019 State of the Union 6.9 TV
5. 2018 A Very English Scandal 7.1 TV
6. 2014 Night Will Fall 7.6 Movie
7. 2009 Jean Charles 6.4 Movie

1. 2014 Night Will Fall 7.6 Movie

1. 1986 Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) Movie

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