Stephen Frears (born 1941) is a British film director known for character-driven films and notable features including The Queen, High Fidelity, Florence and Mary Reilly.

Frears is a British director whose film The Queen (2006) earned Helen Mirren the Academy Award for Best Actress.

DeBaser reviews present Stephen Frears as a director of character-driven films spanning biopics, comedies and occasional darker tones. His work is praised for performances (notably Helen Mirren, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts) and for handling adaptations and musical material. Opinions vary on stylistic risks and occasional unevenness.

For:Fans of British cinema, biopic and character-driven films; readers interested in acting performances and film adaptations.

 Helen Mirren is fabulous, with her make-up seemingly absorbed into her somatic features, and she embodies the character with complete ease, giving it such depth that it appears more real than real.

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 A film attentive to details and structurally driven by the 59 hints of famous and less-known songs that give the narrative a particular dynamism and an engaging rhythm that demands attention.

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 Stephen Frears uses all his experience to deliver a deeply balanced, solid work without needing to blare it out;

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 Julia Roberts proves it: with a frightened look, curled on the floor cleaning the sadistic doctor’s house, anguished at merely hearing a person’s steps, locked in a room waiting for the worst.

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