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Stephen Frears

Stephen Frears

British film director and producer
June 20, 1941 (82 years old)
G.-B. 2022. Dramatic comedy by Stephen Frears with Sally Hawkins, Steve Coogan, Harry Lloyd. An amateur historian defies the stodgy academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.
Runtime: 108 min.
G.-B. 2017. Biography by Stephen Frears with Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Tim Pigott-Smith. At the end of the 19th century, Queen Victoria’s friendship with a young Indian clerk arouses indignation among the members of the court.
Runtime: 111 min.
G.-B. 2016. Dramatic comedy by Stephen Frears with Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg. In 1944, a famous heiress, who sings out of tune without knowing it, gives a concert at Carnegie Hall, to the despair of her husband, who had so far managed to avoid humiliation.
Runtime: 110 min.
G.-B. 2015. Biography by Stephen Frears with Ben Foster, Chris O'Dowd, Guillaume Canet. Based on the testimony of a former teammate, American cyclist Lance Armstrong, seven-time winner of the Tour de France, is accused of doping by a British journalist.
Runtime: 103 min.
G.-B. 2013. Dramatic comedy by Stephen Frears with Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Anna Maxwell Martin. A scandalous journalist accompanies a sevety-year-old in her quest to find her child, given up for adoption by the nuns who had taken her in.
Runtime: 99 min.
G.-B. 2013. History by Stephen Frears with Christopher Plummer, Benjamin Walker, Frank Langella. In 1971, Supreme Court judges had to decide whether boxer Muhammad Ali had the right to refuse to fight in Vietnam on religious grounds.
Runtime: 98 min.
U.S. 2012. Comedy by Stephen Frears with Rebecca Hall, Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Jones. A young eccentric who has come to Las Vegas to try her luck becomes the assistant of a professional gambler married to a very jealous woman.
Runtime: 93 min.
G.-B. 2010. Comedy by Stephen Frears with Gemma Arterton, Roger Allam, Dominic Cooper. After the death of her mother, a London journalist returns to her native village where she causes a series of incidents and emotional misunderstandings.
Runtime: 113 min.
G.-B. 2009. Sentimental drama by Stephen Frears with Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Friend, Kathy Bates. In Paris at the beginning of the 20th century, a former courtesan becomes the mistress of a friend's wayward son.
Runtime: 93 min.
G.-B. 2006. History by Stephen Frears with Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell. British Prime Minister Tony Blair's efforts to convince Queen Elizabeth II to address her subjects in the days following Lady Diana's death.
Runtime: 103 min.
G.-B. 2005. Dramatic comedy by Stephen Frears with Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Will Young. In 1930s London, a wealthy widow has a run-in with the artistic director of the theater she bought to overcome her boredom.
Runtime: 103 min.
G.-B. 2003. Political drama by Stephen Frears with Michael Sheen, David Morrissey, Frank Kelly. From 1983 to 1997, the parallel careers of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, political accomplices who reformed the Labour Party.
Runtime: 90 min.
G.-B. 2002. Drama by Stephen Frears with Chiwetel Ejiofor, Audrey Tautou, Sergi Lopez. In London, two illegal immigrants working in a hotel discover that their boss is running a black market of human organs.
U.S. 2000. Sentimental comedy by Stephen Frears with John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Jack Black. A record dealer sets out to find the four women responsible for his greatest heartbreaks to find out why they rejected him.
Runtime: 113 min.
G.-B. 2000. Mores drama by Stephen Frears with Ian Hart, Claire Hackett, Anthony Borrows. In Liverpool in the 1930s, the tribulations of a seven-year-old boy, the youngest member of a very poor Catholic working-class family.
Runtime: 90 min.
U.S. 2000. War drama by Stephen Frears with Richard Dreyfuss, Harvey Keitel, George Clooney. During the Cold War, tensions rise when a nuclear attack is accidentally launched against the USSR.
U.S. 1998. Western by Stephen Frears with Woody Harrelson, Billy Crudup, Patricia Arquette. After World War II, in New Mexico, two cowboys put their friendship at risk for the love of a woman.
Runtime: 114 min.
G.-B. 1996. Fantasy by Stephen Frears with Julia Roberts, John Malkovich, Glenn Close.
Runtime: 108 min.
G.-B. 1996. Dramatic comedy by Stephen Frears with Colm Meaney, Donal O'Kelly, Ger Ryan.
Runtime: 97 min.
G.-B. 1993. Mores comedy by Stephen Frears with Colm Meaney, Tina Kellegher, Ruth McCabe. The eldest of a family of five children living in a working-class area of Dublin causes an uproar when she gets pregnant.
Runtime: 95 min.
U.S. 1992. Dramatic comedy by Stephen Frears with Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Andy Garcia. A drifter takes credit for a heroic rescue that was actually performed by a disillusioned and cynical small-time crook.
Runtime: 118 min.
U.S. 1990. Mores drama by Stephen Frears with Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette Bening. A young hustler becomes the object of a rivalry between his mother and his girlfriend who also make a living from illegal activities.
Runtime: 119 min.
G.-B. 1989. Psychological drama by Stephen Frears with Ian McKellen, Sarah Miles, Gordon Sinclair. The attachment of a mentally disabled man to a depressed young mother has tragic consequences.
Runtime: 63 min.
U.S. 1988. Mores drama by Stephen Frears with Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer. In eighteenth century France, two aristocrats set out to seduce virtuous young men, resulting in tragic consequences.
Runtime: 118 min.
G.-B. 1987. Mores drama by Stephen Frears with Shashi Kapoor, Frances Barber, Ayub Khan Din. In London, a young couple living with great freedom from social custom welcome the husband
Runtime: 100 min.
G.-B. 1987. Biography by Stephen Frears with Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina, Vanessa Redgrave. The tumultuous relationship between renowned playwright Joe Orton and his gay friend comes to a tragic end.
Runtime: 110 min.
G.-B. 1985. Mores comedy by Stephen Frears with Gordon Warnecke, Daniel Day-Lewis, Saeed Jaffrey. The son of a Pakistani immigrant receives from his uncle the management of a laundromat in a working-class neighbourhood.
Runtime: 97 min.
G.-B. 1984. Thriller by Stephen Frears with John Hurt, Terence Stamp, Laura Del Sol. A snitch who has taken refuge in Spain is kidnapped by two hired killers who are charged with bringing him to Paris for execution.
Runtime: 96 min.
G.-B. 1984. Psychological drama by Stephen Frears with Jean Simmons, Mona Washbourne, Bryan Forbes. A widow takes over the care of an octogenarian aunt who has been abused by her relatives.
Runtime: 57 min.

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G.-B. 1983. Psychological drama by Stephen Frears with Judi Dench, Frederic Forrest, E.G. Marshall. As the Vietnam War ends, a middle-aged English woman has an affair with an American diplomat who turns out to be a secret agent.
G.-B. 1982. Psychological drama by Stephen Frears with Ian McKellen, Barbara Jefford, Arthur Whybrow. A story retelling the painful life of a mentally challenged man and his difficult relationship with his mother.
Runtime: 70 min.
G.-B. 1975. Mores comedy by Stephen Frears with Tim Curry, Michael Palin, Stephen Moore. Three aristocrats take a boat ride along the Thames.
Runtime: 64 min.
G.-B. 1971. Police comedy by Stephen Frears with Albert Finney, Billie Whitelaw, Frank Finlay. An self-taught detective becomes embroiled in a murky arms trafficking case.
Runtime: 85 min.

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