Movies directed by Stephen Frears

My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

97 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

I remember when "My Beautiful Laundrette" came out because so many people spoke about what a powerful and realistic movie it was, dealing with subjects of race and homosexuality which were not common place in British cinema. ...

Accidental Hero (1992)

117 mins     Comedy, Drama      

There is no definitive time length that a movie should last but generally comedies which come in between 90 and 100 minutes appear to work better than those which are longer. As such at 117 minutes "Accidental Hero" or just "...

Mary Reilly (1996)

108 mins     Drama, Horror, Romance      

An alternative title for "Mary Reilly" could easily be "There's not something about Mary" as sadly this is a movie which for most of the time is as dull as watching magnolia paint dry. Now maybe the issue is one more of expec...

High Fidelity (2000)

113 mins     Comedy, Drama      

As a movie reviewer I read other reviews by all sorts of people from those who write for the tabloids to those who think it would be great to make money through a movie blog only to realise it isn't that easy. Over time I hav...

Mrs Henderson Presents (2005)

103 mins     Comedy, Drama, Musical      

That synopsis only details the first half of "Mrs Henderson Presents", a pre-war first half which is fully of wit and snappy dialogue. I won't be go into what happens in the second half as it puts a different spin on things a...

The Queen (2006)

103 mins     Biography, Drama      

It is because of having such little memory of the events of that week I watched "The Queen" both with a keen interest but also with a sense of not wanting to be reminded of those days. And it has to be said that "The Queen" i...

Lay the Favorite (2012)

94 mins     Comedy, Drama      

"Lay the Favorite" is based on a true story, that story is about Beth Raymer and her life. The thing is that before watching "Lay the Favorite" I had never heard of Beth Raymer and having watched the movie I don't think I kno...

Philomena (2013)

98 mins     Biography, Drama      

"Philomena" is one of those movies which works but because of every single thing coming together rather than just one thing and that is a nightmare for a movie reviewer because to do this movie justice I would have to go thro...