FILM DIRECTOR

Stephen Frears

1941 - Today

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Sir Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is a British director and producer of film and television, often depicting real life stories as well as projects that explore social class through sharply-drawn characters. He has received numerous accolades including three BAFTA Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for two Academy Awards. In 2008, The Daily Telegraph named Frears among the 100 most influential people in British culture. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stephen Frears has received more than 1,551,941 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Stephen Frears is the 195th most popular film director (up from 233rd in 2019), the 855th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 998th in 2019) and the 11th most popular British Film Director.

Stephen Frears is most famous for directing My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), The Queen (2006), and Philomena (2013).

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Stephen Frears ranks 195 out of 2,041. Before him are Dino Risi, Marco Bellocchio, Chris Columbus, Agnieszka Holland, Wes Anderson, and Raoul Walsh. After him are Richard Donner, Margarethe von Trotta, Lev Kuleshov, Norman Jewison, John G. Avildsen, and Vsevolod Pudovkin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Stephen Frears ranks 90. Before him are Otis Redding, Kyu Sakamoto, Eric Burdon, Aimé Jacquet, Kenji Tochio, and Eduardo Duhalde. After him are Anne Rice, Martin Evans, Suzanne Mubarak, Alfred G. Gilman, Igor Smirnov, and Toyo Ito.

Others Born in 1941

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Stephen Frears ranks 855 out of 8,785. Before him are William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520), Edmund Spenser (1552), Edward B. Titchener (1867), Ian Stewart (1938), Michael York (1942), and Ray Milland (1907). After him are Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (1861), Mary Kingsley (1862), Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (1430), Thomas Cavendish (1560), Malcolm IV of Scotland (1141), and George Canning (1770).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Stephen Frears ranks 11. Before him are Tony Scott (1944), Christopher Nolan (1970), Peter Brook (1925), Richard Attenborough (1923), David Lean (1908), and Peter Greenaway (1942). After him are Mike Newell (1942), Danny Boyle (1956), Carol Reed (1906), Guy Ritchie (1968), Tony Richardson (1928), and Frank Lloyd (1886).

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Filmography

High Fidelity
Director
When record store owner and compulsive list-compiler Rob Gordon gets dumped by his long-time girlfriend, Laura, because he hasn't changed since they met, he revisits his top five breakups of all time in order to figure out what went wrong. As he examines his failed attempts at romance and happiness, the process finds him being dragged, kicking and screaming, into adulthood.
Mar 17o 20007.124 / 10
Philomena
Director
A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.
Nov 1o 20137.359 / 10
Florence Foster Jenkins
Director
The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.
May 6o 20166.666 / 10