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Stephen Frears

Director · 95 credits · 32 in highly-rated films

Best known for Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

Frequent collaborators: Martin Scorsese, Roman Polanski, Helen Mirren, Gary Oldman, Alan Parker

Best Stephen Frears movies by genre

Directed movies (61 total, ranked by score)

  1. Dangerous Liaisons

    1988 · ★ 7.2 (1,296 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    1

  2. High Fidelity

    2000 · ★ 7.1 (2,244 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Romance

    2

  3. Philomena

    2013 · ★ 7.3 (1,742 votes)

    Drama

    3

  4. Victoria & Abdul

    2017 · ★ 6.9 (1,216 votes)

    Drama, History

    4

  5. The Queen

    2006 · ★ 7.0 (1,433 votes)

    Drama, History

    5

  6. Dirty Pretty Things

    2002 · ★ 6.9 (505 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    6

  7. Florence Foster Jenkins

    2016 · ★ 6.7 (1,539 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    7

  8. The Grifters

    1990 · ★ 6.5 (485 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    8

  9. Mrs. Henderson Presents

    2005 · ★ 6.7 (236 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    9

  10. Fail Safe

    2000 · ★ 6.9 (88 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, TV Movie

    10

  11. The Snapper

    1993 · ★ 6.5 (92 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    11

  12. My Beautiful Laundrette

    1985 · ★ 6.7 (314 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    12

  13. Prick Up Your Ears

    1987 · ★ 6.7 (104 votes)

    Drama

    13

  14. Hero

    1992 · ★ 6.3 (539 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    14

  15. The Hit

    1984 · ★ 6.5 (231 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, Crime

    15

  16. The Program

    2015 · ★ 6.4 (548 votes)

    Drama

    16

  17. The Lost King

    2022 · ★ 6.5 (191 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, History

    17

  18. The Van

    1996 · ★ 6.4 (76 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    18

  19. The Deal

    2003 · ★ 6.8 (27 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    19

  20. Doris and Doreen

    1978

    Drama, Comedy, TV Movie

    20

  21. Liam

    2001 · ★ 6.3 (41 votes)

    Drama

    21

  22. Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

    1988 · ★ 9.0 (7 votes)

    Comedy, Horror, TV Movie

    22

  23. Going Gently

    1981 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    23

  24. Le court des grands

    2005 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    24

  25. Tamara Drewe

    2010 · ★ 5.9 (485 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    25

  26. Chéri

    2009 · ★ 6.1 (228 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Romance

    26

  27. Black Christmas

    1977 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    TV Movie, Drama

    27

  28. Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

    1986

    Comedy

    28

  29. Long Distance Information

    1979

    Drama, TV Movie

    29

  30. The Hi-Lo Country

    1998 · ★ 6.1 (99 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Western

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.