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

2 1960s

15 1970s

15 1980s

8 1990s

10 2000s

13 2010s

3 2020s

• Drama51
• 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.

Alan Bennett

8 titles together

Christopher Hampton

7 titles together

Roddy Doyle

3 titles together

David Hare

3 titles together

John Cusack

2 titles together

James Cromwell

2 titles together

Bronagh Gallagher

2 titles together

Peter Morgan

2 titles together

Robin Soans

2 titles together

Joan Cusack

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. 2019 The Loudest Voice 7.4 TV
6. 2019 State of the Union 6.9 TV
7. 2018 A Very English Scandal 7.1 TV
8. 2017 Victoria & Abdul 6.9 Movie
9. 2016 Florence Foster Jenkins 6.7 Movie
10. 2015 The Program 6.4 Movie
11. 2014 Henri Langlois vu par... Movie
12. 2013 Philomena 7.3 Movie
13. 2013 Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight 6.4 Movie
14. 2012 Lay the Favorite 5.2 Movie
15. 2010 Tamara Drewe 5.9 Movie
16. 2009 Chéri 6.1 Movie
17. 2006 The Queen 6.9 Movie
18. 2005 Le court des grands Movie
19. 2005 Mrs. Henderson Presents 6.7 Movie
20. 2003 The Deal 6.7 Movie
21. 2002 Dirty Pretty Things 6.9 Movie
22. 2001 Liam 6.3 Movie
23. 2000 Fail Safe 6.8 Movie
24. 2000 High Fidelity 7.1 Movie
25. 1998 The Hi-Lo Country 6.0 Movie
26. 1996 The Van 6.4 Movie
27. 1996 Mary Reilly 5.8 Movie
28. 1993 The Snapper 6.5 Movie
29. 1992 Hero 6.3 Movie
30. 1990 The Grifters 6.5 Movie
31. 1988 Dangerous Liaisons 7.2 Movie
32. 1988 Mr Jolly Lives Next Door Movie
33. 1987 Sammy and Rosie Get Laid 5.8 Movie
34. 1987 Prick Up Your Ears 6.7 Movie
35. 1986 Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) Movie
36. 1985 My Beautiful Laundrette 6.7 Movie
37. 1985 Screen Two TV
38. 1984 The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel Movie
39. 1984 The Hit 6.5 Movie
40. 1983 Saigon: Year of the Cat Movie
41. 1983 Walter and June Movie
42. 1982 The Comic Strip Presents... TV
43. 1982 Walter Movie
44. 1981 Going Gently Movie
45. 1980 Bloody Kids Movie
46. 1979 Long Distance Information Movie
47. 1978 Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf Movie
48. 1978 A Visit from Miss Prothero Movie
49. 1977 Able's Will 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. 1973 Second City Firsts TV
55. 1972 A Day Out Movie
56. 1972 Full House TV
57. 1971 Gumshoe 6.2 Movie
58. 1971 Follyfoot TV
59. 1970 Play for Today TV
60. 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. 2019 State of the Union 6.9 TV
4. 2018 A Very English Scandal 7.1 TV
5. 2014 Night Will Fall 7.6 Movie
6. 2009 Jean Charles 6.4 Movie

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

1. 2014 Night Will Fall 7.6 Movie

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