Stephen Frears

Stephen Frears

Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is an English director and producer. He has directed numerous acclaimed films since the early 1980s, including My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), The Grifters (1990), High Fidelity (2000), The Queen (2006), Philomena (2013), Florence Foster Jenkins (2016), and Victoria & Abdul (2017). He has received two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director. Frears is also known for his work on various television programs, including Fail Safe (2000), The Deal (2003), Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013), A Very English Scandal (2018), State of the Union (2019), and Quiz (2020). He has received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations, with one win. In 2008, The Daily Telegraph named Frears among the 100 most influential people in British culture.

  • Title : Stephen Frears
  • Popularity : 5.842
  • Known For : Directing
  • Birthday : 1941-06-20
  • Place of Birth : Leicester, England, UK
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  • Also Known As : 스티븐 프리어즈
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Stephen Frears Movies

  • 2001
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    All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar

    All About Desire: The Passionate Cinema of Pedro Almodovar

    1 2001 HD

    A rare look at the the career of film director Pedro Almodóvar, especially his early works, with interviews with the director himself and his...

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  • 2009
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    Chéri

    Chéri

    6.1 2009 HD

    The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of...

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  • 2002
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    Forever Ealing

    Forever Ealing

    6.8 2002 HD

    This is a history of the England's Ealing Film Studios, from its beginnings in 1902. It follows the studio's successes through the 1930's, World War...

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  • 2002
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    Robert Altman in England

    Robert Altman in England

    1 2002 HD

    Robert Altman interviewed during the making of GOSFORD PARK (2001), as well as members of the cast and crew. Also, revealing behind the scenes...

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  • 2007
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    Here’s Looking at You, Boy

    Here’s Looking at You, Boy

    5.8 2007 HD

    Documentary on the history of gay and lesbian film.

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  • 2010
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    Heavy Rain

    Heavy Rain

    2 2010 HD

    A powerful short documentary inspired by the launch of the genre breaking PlayStation 3 title HEAVY RAIN. 

Directed by the acclaimed filmmaker...

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  • 2012
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    30 Years of Comic Strip

    30 Years of Comic Strip

    1 2012 HD

    In true Peter Richardson fashion, "30 Years Of Comic Strip" defies the conventional norms of a retrospective documentary. It brings together some of...

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  • 2022
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    Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel

    Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel

    7.2 2022 HD

    An in-depth look of the 40 year journey, from post-war Germany to Hollywood royalty, of Hans Zimmer, the man who’s become the dominant force in...

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  • 2024
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    A Look Through His Lens

    A Look Through His Lens

    1 2024 HD

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

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  • 2017
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    She's French

    She's French

    1 2017 HD

    She's chic, slim and sexy like Brigitte Bardot. She's French. But she's not all French women, right?

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  • 2011
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    Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood

    Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood

    1 2011 HD

    Documentary about Hans Zimmer.

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  • 1971
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    Incident

    Incident

    1 1971 HD

    An anti-short short. On three occassions a man overhears a car accident while relaxing in his room. He reacts with less and less concern to each...

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  • 2015
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    French Cinema Mon Amour

    French Cinema Mon Amour

    0.5 2015 HD

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

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  • 2017
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    Il était une fois... « The Queen »

    Il était une fois... « The Queen »

    1 2017 HD

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  • 1995
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    Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema

    Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema

    6.7 1995 HD

    Stephen Frears and a quartet of film industry notables - representing different cinematic periods - drink tea and discuss ups and downs of British...

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  • 2009
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    Great Directors

    Great Directors

    5.9 2009 HD

    Features conversations with ten of the world's greatest living directors: Bernardo Bertolucci, David Lynch, Liliana Cavani, Stephen Frears, Agnes...

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  • 2012
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    My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment

    My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment

    1 2012 HD

    Sam was born with an extremely rare genetic disorder called Familial Dysautonomia. When born, he had 50 per cent chance of making it to his fifth...

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  • 2000
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    Alan Clarke: His Own Man

    Alan Clarke: His Own Man

    6 2000 HD

    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...

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  • 2004
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    Cast & Crew: If....

    Cast & Crew: If....

    1 2004 HD

    Episode of the BBC Scotland television series focusing on Lindsay Anderson's 1968 film "If...", featuring interviews with star Malcolm McDowell,...

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  • 1991
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    Director: Alan Clarke

    Director: Alan Clarke

    1 1991 HD

    Documentary - Alan Clarke's films exposed a real, raw world as no other films have. Works such as "Scum," "Made in Britain," "The Firm," "Rita, Sue...

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  • 1978
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    Long Shot

    Long Shot

    1 1978 HD

    Against the backdrop of the 1977 Edinburgh Film Festival, two low-budget filmmakers attempt to talk up some finance as they hunt for cash, cast and...

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  • 2018
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    Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters

    Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters

    1 2018 HD

    A brand new feature-length documentary on the film’s production, including new interviews with director Stephen Frears, director of photography...

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  • 2020
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    In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat

    In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat

    2 2020 HD

    Alexandre Desplat is one of the most famous film music composer of today. Innovative artist with a singular expression, he is the successor of french...

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  • 2009
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    Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'

    Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'

    1 2009 HD

    Documentary about the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1946 film "Notorious."

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  • 1986
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    Hooray For Holyrood

    Hooray For Holyrood

    1 1986 HD

    Scottish Television's film on the 40th Edinburgh International Film Festival in 1986, starring Robbie Coltrane (a former EIFF chauffeur) and...

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  • 2018
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    Who Killed British Cinema?

    Who Killed British Cinema?

    5 2018 HD

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

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  • 1985
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    Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

    Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

    1 1985 HD

    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...

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  • 2019
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    Memories of Lindsay Anderson

    Memories of Lindsay Anderson

    1 2019 HD

    Chris Wade's documentary film is a personal, intimate and affectionate look at the life and work of Lindsay Anderson, the legendary film and theatre...

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  • 2014
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    Henri Langlois vu par...

    Henri Langlois vu par...

    1 2014 HD

    Thirteen filmmakers talk about Henri Langlois and their relationship with him.

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  • 1997
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    Howard Hawks: American Artist

    Howard Hawks: American Artist

    5.8 1997 HD

    A tribute of Howard Hawks by the British Film Institute.

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  • 2015
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    Reflecting on My Beautiful Laundrette: A Conversation between Stephen Frears and Colin MacCabe

    Reflecting on My Beautiful Laundrette: A Conversation between Stephen Frears and Colin MacCabe

    1 2015 HD

    Stephen Frears in a interview with film scholar and producer Colin MacCabe. The topics which he touches upon include his career in theater and TV...

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  • 2019
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    Revisiting The Man in the White Suit

    Revisiting The Man in the White Suit

    1 2019 HD

    Director Stephen Frears, film historian Ian Christie, and author and British film historian Richard Dacre discuss the unique qualities of The Man in...

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  • 2000
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    High Fidelity

    High Fidelity

    7.123 2000 HD

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  • 2006
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    The Queen

    The Queen

    7 2006 HD

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  • 1998
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    The Hi-Lo Country

    The Hi-Lo Country

    6.2 1998 HD

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  • 1988
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    Dangerous Liaisons

    Dangerous Liaisons

    7.2 1988 HD

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  • 2005
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    Mrs. Henderson Presents

    Mrs. Henderson Presents

    6.707 2005 HD

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  • 2002
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    Dirty Pretty Things

    Dirty Pretty Things

    6.9 2002 HD

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  • 1985
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    My Beautiful Laundrette

    My Beautiful Laundrette

    6.734 1985 HD

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  • 1992
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    Hero

    Hero

    6.3 1992 HD

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  • 2009
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    Chéri

    Chéri

    6.1 2009 HD

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  • 2000
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    Fail Safe

    Fail Safe

    6.9 2000 HD

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  • 1996
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    The Van

    The Van

    6.3 1996 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Burning

    The Burning

    7 1968 HD

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  • 1996
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    Mary Reilly

    Mary Reilly

    5.8 1996 HD

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  • 1993
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    The Snapper

    The Snapper

    6.3 1993 HD

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  • 1971
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    Gumshoe

    Gumshoe

    6.3 1971 HD

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  • 1987
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    Prick Up Your Ears

    Prick Up Your Ears

    6.6 1987 HD

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  • 2009
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    Jean Charles

    Jean Charles

    6.3 2009 HD

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  • 1987
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    Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

    Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

    5.6 1987 HD

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  • 2003
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    The Deal

    The Deal

    6.7 2003 HD

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  • 2010
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    Tamara Drewe

    Tamara Drewe

    5.9 2010 HD

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  • 1990
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    The Grifters

    The Grifters

    6.5 1990 HD

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  • 1977
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    Last Summer

    Last Summer

    1 1977 HD

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  • 1977
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    Last Summer

    Last Summer

    1 1977 HD

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  • 2001
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    Liam

    Liam

    6.3 2001 HD

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  • 1980
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    Bloody Kids

    Bloody Kids

    6.2 1980 HD

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  • 1984
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    The Hit

    The Hit

    6.432 1984 HD

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  • 2012
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    Lay the Favorite

    Lay the Favorite

    5.3 2012 HD

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  • 1982
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    Walter

    Walter

    5.1 1982 HD

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  • 1975
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    Three Men in a Boat

    Three Men in a Boat

    5.9 1975 HD

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  • 1975
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    Sunset Across the Bay

    Sunset Across the Bay

    6 1975 HD

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  • 1978
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    A Visit from Miss Prothero

    A Visit from Miss Prothero

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1972
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    A Day Out

    A Day Out

    4.75 1972 HD

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  • 2013
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    Philomena

    Philomena

    7.356 2013 HD

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  • 1983
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    Walter and June

    Walter and June

    7 1983 HD

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  • 2013
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    Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

    Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

    6.4 2013 HD

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  • 2004
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    The Route V50

    The Route V50

    6.7 2004 HD

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  • 1970
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    Wilder & Me

    Wilder & Me

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1979
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    One Fine Day

    One Fine Day

    2 1979 HD

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  • 2015
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    The Program

    The Program

    6.4 2015 HD

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  • 1988
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    Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

    Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

    8.2 1988 HD

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  • 2014
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    Night Will Fall

    Night Will Fall

    7.5 2014 HD

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  • 2014
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    Night Will Fall

    Night Will Fall

    7.5 2014 HD

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  • 2021
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    Short Cuts: Dangerous Liaisons

    Short Cuts: Dangerous Liaisons

    1 2021 HD

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  • 1974
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    Match of the Day

    Match of the Day

    1 1974 HD

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  • 2016
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    Florence Foster Jenkins

    Florence Foster Jenkins

    6.669 2016 HD

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  • 2016
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    Florence Foster Jenkins

    Florence Foster Jenkins

    6.669 2016 HD

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  • 2005
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    Le court des grands

    Le court des grands

    8 2005 HD

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  • 1978
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    Doris and Doreen

    Doris and Doreen

    1 1978 HD

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  • 2022
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    The Lost King

    The Lost King

    6.5 2022 HD

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  • 1984
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    The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel

    The Bullshitters: Roll Out the Gunbarrel

    1 1984 HD

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  • 1986
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    Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

    Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1978
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    Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

    Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1978
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    Doris and Doreen

    Doris and Doreen

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1979
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    Afternoon Off

    Afternoon Off

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1981
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    Going Gently

    Going Gently

    5 1981 HD

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  • 1986
    imgMovies

    Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

    Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    Saigon: Year Of The Cat

    Saigon: Year Of The Cat

    4.6 1983 HD

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  • 1966
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    Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment

    Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment

    6.1 1966 HD

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  • 2017
    imgMovies

    Victoria & Abdul

    Victoria & Abdul

    6.9 2017 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema

    Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema

    6.7 1995 HD

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  • 1978
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    Cold Harbour

    Cold Harbour

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1979
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    Long Distance Information

    Long Distance Information

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1986
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    Song of Experience

    Song of Experience

    6 1986 HD

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  • 1979
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    One Fine Day

    One Fine Day

    2 1979 HD

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  • 1984
    imgMovies

    December Flower

    December Flower

    1 1984 HD

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  • 1977
    imgMovies

    Black Christmas

    Black Christmas

    1 1977 HD

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  • 1997
    imgMovies

    Beyond Fear

    Beyond Fear

    1 1997 HD

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  • 1979
    imgMovies

    Afternoon Off

    Afternoon Off

    1 1979 HD

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  • 2014
    imgMovies

    Henri Langlois vu par...

    Henri Langlois vu par...

    1 2014 HD

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  • 1976
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    Early Struggles

    Early Struggles

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1976
    imgMovies

    Play Things

    Play Things

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1977
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    Able's Will

    Able's Will

    1 1977 HD

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  • 2022
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    Reel Britannia

    Reel Britannia

    8.5 2022 HD

    Comedian Nick Helm narrates this bold new documentary series exploring the dramatic history of British cinema. Discover how cinema held a mirror up...

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  • 1993
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    Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

    Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

    1 1993 HD

    Five programmes that trace a remarkable decade in British film-making through interviews with its stars and directors.

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  • 2021
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    Back to Barrytown

    Back to Barrytown

    1 2021 HD

    Colm Meaney presents a celebration of Roddy Doyle's trilogy about Dublin family the Rabbittes and the film adaptations of the books, The Commitments,...

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  • 2004
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    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    6 2004 HD

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  • 1970
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    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    5.9 1970 HD

    Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...

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  • 1970
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    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    5.5 1970 HD

    Follyfoot is a children's television series co-produced by the majority-partner British television company Yorkshire Television and the independent...

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  • 1970
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    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    7.4 1970 HD

    The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are known for their television series The Comic Strip...

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  • 1970
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    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    7 1970 HD

    BBC2 Playhouse is a one hour UK anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas created by Sara Pia Anderson and produced by...

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  • 1970
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    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    7.2 1970 HD

    It's the late 1960s, homosexuality has only just been legalised and Jeremy Thorpe, the leader of the Liberal party, has a secret he's desperate to...

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  • 1970
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    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    7.2 1970 HD

    It's the late 1960s, homosexuality has only just been legalised and Jeremy Thorpe, the leader of the Liberal party, has a secret he's desperate to...

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  • 1970
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    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    7.276 1970 HD

    Tom and Louise meet in a pub immediately before their weekly marital therapy session. With each successive episode we piece together how their lives...

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  • 1970
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    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    7.6 1970 HD

    The rise and fall of Fox News founder Roger Ailes, focusing primarily on the past decade in which Ailes arguably became the Republican Party’s...

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  • 1970
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    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    6.8 1970 HD

    The story of Charles Ingram, a former British army major who caused a major scandal in the early 2000s after being caught cheating his way to winning...

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  • 1970
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    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    6.8 1970 HD

    The story of Charles Ingram, a former British army major who caused a major scandal in the early 2000s after being caught cheating his way to winning...

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  • 1970
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    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    7.276 1970 HD

    Tom and Louise meet in a pub immediately before their weekly marital therapy session. With each successive episode we piece together how their lives...

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  • 1970
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    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    6.5 1970 HD

    The story of one year within the walls of the palace of a modern European regime as it begins to unravel.

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  • 1970
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    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    6.5 1970 HD

    The story of one year within the walls of the palace of a modern European regime as it begins to unravel.

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  • 1970
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    Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

    1 1970 HD

    A dramatization of the story behind and occasion of Thatcher’s last TV interview, the hugely damaging ITV grilling by her old friend Brian...

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