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Stephen Frears

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Filmmaker

The Resume

    (June 20, 1941- )
    Directed the films 'Gumshoe (1971),' 'The Hit (1984),' 'My Beautiful Laundrette (1985),' 'Prick Up Your Ears (1987),' 'Sammie and Rosie Get laid (1987),' 'Dangerous Liaisons (1988),' 'The Grifters (1990),' 'Hero (1992),' 'The Snapper (1993),' 'Mary Reilly (1996),' 'The Van (1996),' 'The Hi-Lo Country (1998),' 'High Fidelity (2000),' 'Fail Safe (2000),' 'Liam (2000)' and 'Dirty Pretty Things (2002)'

Why he might be annoying:

    Between 1972 and 1983 Stephen directed only British tele-movies that have since received virtually no international distribution.
    He often directs films concerned with love triangles and love stories with tragic endings.
    He admits that his American productions have been much easier to make than British ones; hence the reason he often turns down quality English scripts for average American ones.
    He frequently works with playwright Alan Bennett and credits a lot of the success of his films to his writing, stating in an interview 'writing is gold dust and you can simply raid those riches.'
    He has directed many commercials including a Diet Coke ad starring George Michael and a few 'straight-to-internet' ads for Volvo starring Robert Downey, Jr.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He has a Cambridge law degree.
    He kick-started the career of Daniel Day Lewis.
    He has a good eye for talent and often uses foreign actors with no previous experience in American films.
    He won an award for Best Director at the 2003 British Independent Film Awards.
    He won an OCIC award in 2000 and the Sergio Trasatti Award in 2002 at the Venice film festival.
    He won the Silver Berlin Bear at the 1999 Berlin International Film Festival.
    He is modest and credits everyone but himself in interviews.

Credit: The Gent


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 60.87% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 169 Votes: 74.56% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 36 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 46 Votes: 58.70% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 104 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 181 Votes: 60.77% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 411 Votes: 46.23% Annoying