 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 2000, Frears akashandura bhuku raNick Hornby, High Fidelity, kuita bhaisikopo naJohn Cusack, waakanga ambotungamira muThe Grifters; uye muna 2002 akatungamira mutambo unonzi Dirty Pretty Things naAudrey Tautou naChiwetel Ejiofor, iyo yakataura nezvekushandiswa kwevashandi vatorwa zvisiri pamutemo muLondon. Muna 2006, Frears akatungamirira Mambokadzi, iyo yakanangidzirwa pamhinduro kurufu rwekukurumidza rwePrincess Dianamuna 1997. Iyi firimu yakatanga kuratidzwa paVenice International Film Festival ichirumbidzwa zvikuru, naHelen Mirren pakupedzisira akahwina mibairo yakawanda yekutamba zita remusoro, uye Frears pachake akagamuchira kukwikwidza kwake kwechipiri kweOscar kuMutungamiriri Akanakisa. Frears akaenderera mberi achishanda nevatambi vane tarenda rakasiyana nevamwe vakaita saJudi Dench mumutambo Philomena 2013, zvichibva panhau yechokwadi yemukadzi anotsvaga mwana waakasiya kuti atore mukuyaruka kwake; uye Meryl Streep mu Florence Foster Jenkins 2016, semunhu anofungidzira anoenda kubasa semuimbi weopera kunyangwe achishaya tarenda renzwi. Akasanganazve naDench mu Victoria naAbdul 2017, firimu pamusoro pehukama husingafungidzike pakati pemambokadzi akwegura Victoria nemuranda wake wechidiki weIndia, Abdul Karim. 