Stephen Frears Movies

As a traveler searches for a place called Confidence, he keeps running into other versions of himself.

Thomas Able, once a successful writer, has not written since the war. He lies paralysed and dying. His family gather at the family home.

A would be private eye gets mixed up in a smuggling case.

Short Film written by John Bird

A morality tale of xenophobia, religious prejudice, mob violence, poverty, and their effect on two children in Liverpool during the Depression. When...

British film-maker Alan Clarke was championed by the likes of Gary Oldman, Tim Roth and Ray Winstone - Stephen Frears even called him the best. And...

The year is 1974, and Barbara Dean (Judi Dench), a British assistant manager in a foreign bank in Saigon, begins a relationship with American Bob...

In a working-class quarter of Dublin, 'Bimbo' Reeves gets laid off from his job and, with his redundancy payout, buys a van and sells fish and chips...

It is approaching an election in the UK when the leader of the Labour party, John Smith, suffers another in a line of heart attacks and dies. With...

The cast and crew of The Comic Strip share anecdotes about the making of the show, recounting experiences marked by a playful disregard for health...

Documentary about the beginnings and the Channel 4 years of the Comic Strip.

Oscar-winning cinematographer Philippe Rousselot offers a master class in image making, with insightful examples from his work on Diva, Hope and...

A feature length documentary about the real state of the British film industry in relation to UK structures past, present and currently for the...

A multi-part documentary about Alan Clarke, featuring interviews with various actors, writers and producers.

Documentary on the history of gay and lesbian film.

Arthur Dodsworth has recently retired. He lives alone except for his budgie and memories of his late wife Winnie. One afternoon his nap is...

A look at the career of Oscar-winning cameraman Chris Menges. Filmed on location of 'Comfort and Joy'. Chris Menges discusses his early career in...

When Allied forces liberated the Nazi concentration camps in 1944-45, their terrible discoveries were recorded by army and newsreel cameramen,...

French Cinema Mon Amour is an ensemble film in which each contributor brings their own voice, their own particular approach, their culture, and their...

Two alcoholic escorts suddenly find themselves involved with a hit gang and an ax murderer.