Search results for "Stephen Frears"
The Lost King

The Lost King

The Lost King
IMDb: 6.7
108 min

An amateur historian defies the academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III’s remains, which were lost for over 500 years.

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Genre: Comedy, Drama
High Fidelity

High Fidelity

High Fidelity
IMDb: 7.5
113 min

Rob Gordon is a thirty-something former DJ who owns an unprofitable used record shop in Chicago. Barry and Dick are not his employees, but he keeps them there as they…

Dangerous Liaisons

Dangerous Liaisons

Dangerous Liaisons
IMDb: 7.6
119 min

The dangerous game of seduction in 18th-century France is played by the Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Valeuil. Valmont likes to measure success by how many conquests he…

Genre: Drama, Romance
Philomena

Philomena

Philomena
IMDb: 7.6
98 min

A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.

Genre: Drama
The Queen (2006)

The Queen (2006)

The Queen (2006)
IMDb: 7.3
103 min

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…

Genre: Drama, History
Tamara Drewe

Tamara Drewe

Tamara Drewe
IMDb: 6.2
107 min

Independent journalist Tamara Drewe is back in Dorset to buy the Winnard Farm, which belonged to her mother. With her husband Nicholas Hardiment, a manic and unfaithful writer who cheats…

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Genre: Comedy, Romance
The Grifters

The Grifters

The Grifters
IMDb: 6.9
110 min

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.

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Genre: Crime, Drama
Florence Foster Jenkins

Florence Foster Jenkins

Florence Foster Jenkins
IMDb: 6.8
111 min

The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Victoria & Abdul

Victoria & Abdul

Victoria & Abdul
IMDb: 6.8
111 min

Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.

Genre: Drama, History
Dirty Pretty Things

Dirty Pretty Things

Dirty Pretty Things
IMDb: 7.3
97 min

An urban hotel in London is a gathering and flash point for legal and illegal immigrants attempting to cobble together their lives in a new country. The immigrants include Senay,…

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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Lay the Favorite

Lay the Favorite

Lay the Favorite
IMDb: 4.8
94 min

Beth is a lap dancer to help make ends meet and leaves Florida to become a waitress in Las Vegas. Two women introduce Beth to Dink who is a gambler…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
The Program (2015)

The Program (2015)

The Program (2015)
IMDb: 6.5
99 min

An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong’s performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that…

Genre: Drama
The Hit

The Hit

The Hit
IMDb: 7.0
98 min

Willie Parker, an ex-gangster (Terence Stamp), has betrayed his “colleagues”. He now lives in Spain and believes he can escape their vengeance. Ten years later, Willie is kidnapped by two…

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Prick Up Your Ears

Prick Up Your Ears

Prick Up Your Ears
IMDb: 7.2
105 min

Stephen Frears directs this biographical drama focusing on controversial British playwright Joe Orton, revealed in flashback after his murder by lover Kenneth Halliwell. Born in 1933 in Leicester, in the…

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Genre: Drama
Hero (1992)

Hero (1992)

Hero (1992)
IMDb: 6.5
119 min

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…

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Chéri

Chéri

Chéri
IMDb: 6.2
86 min

During France's belle époque before World War I, elegant cars, mansions, and servants defined the lives of les grandes horizontals, the courtesans of kings and millionaires. One of the most…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Mary Reilly

Mary Reilly

Mary Reilly
IMDb: 5.8
108 min

Somewhere in England in the nineteenth century. A pretty housemaid works in a nice house, which is Dr. Henry Jekyll's (John Malkovich's) house. Mary Reilly (Julia Roberts) think she found…

Mrs Henderson Presents

Mrs Henderson Presents

Mrs Henderson Presents
IMDb: 7.0
103 min

Recently widowed well-to-do Mrs. Laura Henderson (Dame Judi Dench) is at a bit of a loose end in inter-war London. On a whim, she buys the derelict Windmill theatre in…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
The Hi-Lo Country

The Hi-Lo Country

The Hi-Lo Country
IMDb: 6.2
114 min

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…

Gumshoe

Gumshoe

Gumshoe
IMDb: 6.5
86 min

Ginley (Albert Finney) is a nightclub bingo caller eager for a career change. On his thirty-first birthday, he advertises himself as a private eye in the newspaper. He dons a…

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The Snapper

The Snapper

The Snapper
IMDb: 7.2
91 min

Set in Ireland, Sharon Curley is a 20 year old living with her parents and many brothers and sisters. When she gets herself pregnant and refuses to name the father,…

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Genre: Comedy, Drama
My Beautiful Laundrette

My Beautiful Laundrette

My Beautiful Laundrette
IMDb: 6.9
97 min

Much of the Pakistani Hussein family has settled in London, striving for the riches promised by Thatcherism. Nasser and his right hand man, Salim, have a number of small businesses…

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Genre: Drama, Romance
The Van

The Van

The Van
IMDb: 6.7
100 min

The third installment of Irish author Roddy Doyle's 'Barrytown Trilogy', following 'The Commitments' and 'The Snapper', depicts the hilarious yet poignant adventures of Bimbo. Upon being fired from his job…

Genre: Drama