Hall of fame
Stephen Frears
1941
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.
In the archive
16 films
Shot length ledger
average seconds per shot, film by film| Film | Year | ASL | My rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hit | 1984 | 9.2s | — |
| My Beautiful Laundrette | 1985 | 9.8s | — |
| Prick Up Your Ears | 1987 | 9.7s | — |
| Dangerous Liaisons | 1988 | 7.8s | — |
| The Grifters | 1990 | 9.7s | — |
| Hero | 1992 | 6.9s | — |
| Mary Reilly | 1996 | 6.7s | — |
| The Van | 1996 | 7.1s | — |
| The Hi-Lo Country | 1998 | 6s | — |
| High Fidelity | 2000 | 6.1s | — |
| Liam | 2000 | 6.7s | — |
| Dirty Pretty Things | 2002 | 6.6s | — |
| Mrs Henderson Presents | 2005 | 5.5s | — |
| The Queen | 2006 | 5.8s | — |
| Chéri | 2009 | 4.5s | — |
| Tamara Drewe | 2010 | 5.3s | — |
| Philomena | 2013 | 5.1s | — |
| The Program | 2015 | 6.8s | — |
| Florence Foster Jenkins | 2016 | 5.9s | — |
| Victoria & Abdul | 2017 | 5.3s | 5.2 |