Stephen Frears — Director (24)
The Queen (2006) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData NeoDB Douban
The Queen
director: Stephen Frears actor: Helen Mirren / Michael Sheen
other title: Die Queen / The Queen (La Reina)
The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public’s demand for an overt display of mourning.
Philomena (2013) [Movie] NeoDB Douban IMDb TMDB WikiData
Philomena
director: Stephen Frears actor: Judi Dench / Steve Coogan
other title: Filomena
A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.
My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB IMDb Douban WikiData
My Beautiful Laundrette
director: Stephen Frears actor: Gordon Warnecke / Daniel Day-Lewis
other title: My Beautiful Laundrette - Lavanderia a gettone / A Minha Bela Lavandaria
A young Pakistani Briton manages a rundown laundrette with his lover while dealing with tension in his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads.
Chéri (2009) [Movie] NeoDB Douban IMDb
Chéri
director: Stephen Frears actor: Michelle Pfeiffer / Kathy Bates
other title: Cheri / Chéri - Eine Komödie der Eitelkeiten
The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of love.
Dangerous Liaisons (1988) [Movie] NeoDB Douban WikiData IMDb TMDB
Dangerous Liaisons
director: Stephen Frears actor: Glenn Close / John Malkovich
other title: Le relazioni pericolose / Farlige forbindelser
In 18th century France, Marquise de Merteuil asks her ex-lover Vicomte de Valmont to seduce the future wife of another ex-lover of hers in return for one last night with her. Yet things don’t go as planned.
The Grifters (1990) [Movie] TMDB
The Grifters
director: Stephen Frears actor: Anjelica Huston / 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.
High Fidelity (2000) [Movie] TMDB IMDb NeoDB Douban WikiData
High Fidelity
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".
State of the Union Season 2 (2022) [TV] Douban TMDB
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.
Victoria & Abdul (2017) [Movie] TMDB
Victoria & Abdul
director: Stephen Frears actor: Judi Dench / Ali Fazal
other title: Vittoria e Abdul / Vitória & Abdul
Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.
Tamara Drewe (2010) [Movie] TMDB
Tamara Drewe
director: Stephen Frears actor: Gemma Arterton / Roger Allam
other title: Tamara Drewe - Tradimenti all'inglese / Immer Drama um Tamara
A young newspaper writer returns to her hometown in the English countryside, where her childhood home is being prepped for sale.
Fail Safe (2000) [Movie] NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData TMDB
Fail Safe
director: Stephen Frears actor: Walter Cronkite / Richard Dreyfuss
other title: A prova di errore / Fail Safe - Befehl ohne Ausweg
Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow.
Hero (1992) [Movie] WikiData TMDB IMDb
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.
Wilder & Me (2030) [Movie] Douban NeoDB IMDb
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.
The Hi-Lo Country (1998) [Movie] KevGa-NeoDB IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Hi-Lo Country
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.