Stephen Frears — Director (29)
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The Van (1996) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Van
director: Stephen Frears actor: Colm Meaney / Donal O'Kelly …
other title: Due sulla strada / Fisch & Chips …
In a working-class quarter of Dublin, 'Bimbo' Reeves gets laid off from his job and, with his redundancy payout, buys a van and sells fish and chips with his buddy, Larry. Due to Ireland's surprising success at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, their business starts off well, but the relationship between the two friends soon becomes strained as Bimbo behaves more like a typical boss.
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The Snapper (1993) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Snapper
director: Stephen Frears actor: Colm Meaney / Tina Kellegher …
other title: O Puto / Café irlandés …
Sharon Curley is a 20-year-old living with her parents and many brothers and sisters in Dublin. When she gets pregnant and refuses to name the father, she becomes the talk of the town.
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Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Mrs. Henderson Presents
director: Stephen Frears actor: Judi Dench / Bob Hoskins …
other title: Lady Henderson presenta / Mrs. Henderson præsenterer …
Recently widowed well-to-do Laura Henderson purchases the Windmill Theatre in London as a post-widowhood hobby. After starting an innovative continuous variety review, which is copied by other theaters, they begin to lose money. Mrs Henderson suggests they add risqué burlesque acts similar to the Moulin Rouge in Paris.
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Prick Up Your Ears (1987) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Prick Up Your Ears
director: Stephen Frears actor: Gary Oldman / Alfred Molina …
other title: Prick Up - L'importanza di essere Joe / Ábrete de orejas …
When the young, attractive Joe Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell at drama school, he befriends the kindred spirit and they start an affair. As Orton becomes more comfortable with his sexuality and starts to find success with his writing, Halliwell becomes increasingly alienated and jealous, ultimately tapping into a dangerous rage.
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Bloody Kids (1980) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Bloody Kids
director: Stephen Frears actor: Derrick O'Connor / Gary Holton …
other title: Blutige Streiche / Chicos sangrientos
Two boys pull a Saturday night prank on the police in a seaside British town.
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The Hi-Lo Country (1998) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB KevGa-NeoDB
The Hi-Lo Country
director: Stephen Frears actor: Billy Crudup / Woody Harrelson …
other title: Hi-Lo Country - Im Land der letzten Cowboys / Hi-Lo Country …
An intimate story of the enduring bond of friendship between two hard-living men, set against a sweeping backdrop: the American West, post-World War II, in its twilight. Pete and Big Boy are masters of the prairie, but ultimately face trickier terrain: the human heart.
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Wilder & Me (2030) [Movie] IMDb Douban NeoDB
Wilder & Me
director: Stephen Frears actor: Maya Hawke / Christoph Waltz …
Part coming-of-age story, part true-life portrait of the beloved Billy Wilder, the film is set during the summer of 1977, when an innocent young woman begins working for the famed director and his screenwriter Iz Diamond on a Greek island during the filming of Fedora.
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Hero (1992) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Hero
director: Stephen Frears actor: Dustin Hoffman / Geena Davis …
other title: Eroe per caso / Den forkerte helt …
Bernie Laplante is having a rough time. He's divorced, his ex-wife hates him and has custody of their son, the cops are setting a trap for him, then to top it all, he loses a shoe whilst rescuing passengers of a crashed jet. Being a thief who is down on his luck, Bernie takes advantage of the crash, but then someone else claims credit for the rescue.
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The Hit (1984) [Movie]
The Hit
director: Stephen Frears actor: John Hurt / Terence Stamp …
other title: Vendetta / O Traidor …
Ten years after ratting on his old mobster friends in exchange for personal immunity, two hit men drive a hardened criminal to Paris for his execution. However, while on the way, whatever can go wrong, does go wrong.
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Three Men in a Boat (1975) [Movie] WikiData IMDb Douban NeoDB
Three Men in a Boat
director: Stephen Frears actor: Tim Curry / Michael Palin …
other title: Drei Mann in einem Boot
One hot June day, three friends decide there is nothing they would like to do more than to get away from London. A boating holiday with lots of fresh air and exercise would be just the very thing, or so their doctors tell them. So, after debating the merits of hotel or camp beds and what to pack, they set off on their voyage - a trip up the Thames from Henley to Oxford - but very quickly find themselves ill-equipped for the trials of riverbank life.
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State of the Union Season 2 (2022) [TV] TMDB Douban
State of the Union Season 2 part of TV Series: State of the Union
director: Stephen Frears actor: Brendan Gleeson / Patricia Clarkson …
In season two, liberal campaigning Ellen drags her traditional, self-made husband Scott out of his comfort zone and into a hipster Connecticut coffee shop, where they have 10 minutes before their marriage counseling session to drink a coffee, gather their thoughts and argue about everything from Quakerism to pronouns. Amongst the bickering they also discuss betrayals from their past, how they're changing as people, and what the future of their relationship might look like in a changing world.
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High Fidelity (2000) [Movie]
High Fidelity
8.4 (5 ratings) director: Stephen Frears actor: John Cusack / Iben Hjejle …
other title: Alta Fedeltà / Alta Fidelidade …
After his long-time girlfriend dumps him, a thirty-year-old record store owner seeks to understand why he is unlucky in love while recounting his "top five breakups of all time".
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The Grifters (1990) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Grifters
director: Stephen Frears actor: Angel / John Cusack …
other title: Rischiose abitudini / Os Imorais …
A young short-con grifter suffers both injury and the displeasure of reuniting with his criminal mother, all the while dating an unpredictable young lady.