Stephen Frears
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Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is an English director and producer. He has directed numerous acclaimed films since the early 1980s, including My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), The Grifters (1990), High Fidelity (2000), The Queen (2006), Philomena (2013), Florence Foster Jenkins (2016), and Victoria & Abdul (2017). He has received two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director. Frears is also known for his work on various television programs, including Fail Safe (2000), The Deal (2003), Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013), A Very English Scandal (2018), State of the Union (2019), and Quiz (2020). He has received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations, with one win. In 2008, The Daily Telegraph named Frears among the 100 most influential people in British culture.
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High Fidelity (2000)
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Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
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Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
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The Grifters (1990)
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Hero (1992)
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The Program (2015)
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Victoria & Abdul (2017)
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The Queen (2006)
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Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
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Philomena (2013)
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The Hit (1984)
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Lay the Favorite (2012)
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My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
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The Lost King (2022)
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Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
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Tamara Drewe (2010)
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Mary Reilly (1996)
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Chéri (2009)
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Fail Safe (2000)
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Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
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The Snapper (1993)
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The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
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Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)
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Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)
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Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987)
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Play Things (1976)
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The Van (1996)
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The Deal (2003)
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Gumshoe (1971)
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Bloody Kids (1980)
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Three Men in a Boat (1975)
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Wilder & Me (—)
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Le court des grands (2005)
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Afternoon Off (1979)
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Early Struggles (1976)
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Going Gently (1981)
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Mr Jolly Lives Next Door (1988)
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Walter and June (1983)
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Saigon: Year of the Cat (1983)
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Liam (2001)
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One Fine Day (1979)
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Able's Will (1977)
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December Flower (1984)
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The Route V50 (2004)
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Walter (1982)
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The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel (1984)
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Cold Harbour (1978)
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Sunset Across the Bay (1975)
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Last Summer (1977)
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Doris and Doreen (1978)
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Song of Experience (1986)
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The Burning (1968)
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A Day Out (1972)
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Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema (1995)
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Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1978)
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Long Distance Information (1979)
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Black Christmas (1977)
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Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) (1986)
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Match of the Day (1974)
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A Visit from Miss Prothero (1978)
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The Tractor Factor (1982)
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