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Steven Soderbergh (1963-) is an Oscar® winning American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor. Soderbergh is an early pioneer of modern independent cinema. He has directed two movies that were filmed using an i-Phone. Soderbergh’s IMDb page shows over 46 directing credits since 1985. This page will rank Steven Soderbergh movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.
Steven Soderbergh Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 2000 | Traffic (2000) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Win |
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| 2000 | Erin Brockovich (2000) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
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| 2001 | Ocean's Eleven (2001) |  |
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| 2007 | Ocean's Thirteen (2007) | |
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| 2012 | Magic Mike (2012) | |
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| 2004 | Ocean's Twelve (2004) | |
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| 1998 | Out of Sight (1998) |  |
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| 2011 | Contagion (2011) | |
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| 1989 | Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) AA Best Writing Nom |
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| 2013 | Side Effects (2013) | |
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| 2017 | Logan Lucky (2017) |  |
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| 2009 | The Informant! (2009) | |
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| 1993 | King of the Hill (1993) | |
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| 2025 | Black Bag (2025) Director |
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| 2011 | Haywire (2011) |  |
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| 1999 | The Limey (1999) | |
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| 2002 | Solaris (2002) | |
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| 2018 | Unsane (2018) | |
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| 2013 | Behind The Candelabra (2013) HBO Movie |
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| 2021 | No Sudden Move (2021) HBO Max |
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| 2025 | Presence (2025) Director |
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| 1995 | The Underneath (1995) | |
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| 2008 | Che (2008) | |
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| 2005 | Bubble (2005) |  |
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| 2023 | Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023) | |
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| 2020 | Let Them All Talk (2020) HBO Movie |
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| 2008 | Che: Part Two (2008) | |
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| 2009 | The Girlfriend Experience (2009) | |
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| 1997 | Gray's Anatomy (1997) | |
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| 1991 | Kafka (1991) |  |
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| 1996 | Schizopolis (1996) |  |
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| 2019 | High Flying Bird (2019) Netflix Director |
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| 2019 | The Laundromat (2019) Netflix |
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| 2004 | Eros (2004) | |
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| 2006 | The Good German (2006) | |
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| 2002 | Full Frontal (2002) |  |
Steven Soderbergh Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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- Sort Steven Soderbergh movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Steven Soderbergh movie received.
- Sort Steven Soderbergh movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
CreditRank
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
Review %
Oscar Nom / Win
S
UMR Score
CreditRank Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) B.O. Rank by Year Review % Oscar Nom / Win S UMR Score
1
Traffic (2000)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director WinMichael Douglas &
Benicio Del Toro124.10
287.8
481.3
15
81
05 / 04
99.1
2
Erin Brockovich (2000)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director NomJulia Roberts &
Albert Finney &
David Brisbin125.60
291.3
594.3
13
79
05 / 01
98.9
3
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
George Clooney &
Brad Pitt183.40
405.8
997.2
8
80
00 / 00
97.3
5
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
George Clooney &
Brad Pitt117.20
212.9
565.6
24
69
00 / 00
94.5
6
Magic Mike (2012)
Matthew McConaughey &
Channing Tatum113.70
178.6
262.6
28
75
00 / 00
93.8
4
Ocean's Twelve (2004)
George Clooney &
Brad Pitt125.50
252.7
730.2
14
60
00 / 00
91.4
7
Out of Sight (1998)
George Clooney &
Jennifer Lopez37.60
100.1
207.2
55
87
02 / 00
89.8
8
Contagion (2011)
Matt Damon &
Kate Winslet75.70
119.3
213.5
45
79
00 / 00
89.2
9
Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
AA Best Writing NomJames Spader &
Andie MacDowell24.70
77.9
77.9
44
80
01 / 00
84.7
10
Side Effects (2013)
Rooney Mara &
Channing Tatum32.20
49.5
97.4
87
81
00 / 00
80.4
11
Logan Lucky (2017)
Channing Tatum &
Adam Driver27.80
38.7
62.5
86
81
00 / 00
78.2
13
The Informant! (2009)
Matt Damon &
Tony Hale &
Patton Oswalt33.30
55.5
69.6
82
73
00 / 00
76.7
12
King of the Hill (1993)
Jesse Bradford &
Jeroen Krabbé1.20
3.7
3.7
181
87
00 / 00
74.1
14
Black Bag (2025)
DirectorMichael Fassbender &
Cate Blanchett21.50
21.5
43.5
69
78
00 / 00
71.5
14
Haywire (2011)
Gina Carano &
Ewan McGregor18.90
29.9
52.6
120
73
00 / 00
69.2
15
The Limey (1999)
Terence Stamp &
Peter Fonda3.20
7.9
7.9
162
77
00 / 00
64.7
16
Solaris (2002)
George Clooney &
Viola Davis15.00
32.3
64.7
125
67
00 / 00
61.6
18
Unsane (2018)
Claire Foy &
Joshua Leonard7.70
10.6
19.3
135
69
00 / 00
55.4
18
Behind The Candelabra (2013)
HBO MovieMichael Douglas &
Matt Damon0.10
0.1
0.1
306
72
00 / 00
54.4
19
No Sudden Move (2021)
HBO MaxDon Cheadle
0.10
0.1
0.1
313
71
00 / 00
53.4
21
Presence (2025)
DirectorLucy Liu
6.90
6.9
10.1
105
68
00 / 00
51.2
20
The Underneath (1995)
Peter Gallagher &
Elisabeth Shue0.50
1.5
1.5
205
70
00 / 00
50.7
21
Che (2008)
Benicio Del Toro
0.70
1.3
60.9
215
70
00 / 00
50.5
22
Bubble (2005)
Debbie Doebereiner &
Omar Cowan0.10
0.3
0.5
280
69
00 / 00
48.1
24
Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023)
Channing Tatum
25.40
27.6
54.5
68
59
00 / 00
45.9
26
Let Them All Talk (2020)
HBO MovieMeryl Streep &
Candice Bergen0.10
0.1
0.1
301
67
00 / 00
45.6
27
Che: Part Two (2008)
Benicio Del Toro
0.70
1.2
15.4
216
66
00 / 00
44.2
28
The Girlfriend Experience (2009)
Sasha Grey &
Chris Santos0.70
1.2
1.2
208
65
00 / 00
40.5
29
Gray's Anatomy (1997)
Spalding Gray
0.00
0.1
0.1
332
65
00 / 00
40.1
30
Kafka (1991)
Jeremy Irons &
Theresa Russell1.10
3.1
3.1
167
61
00 / 00
34.0
31
Schizopolis (1996)
Steven Soderbergh &
Miles Hardy0.00
0.0
0.0
346
60
00 / 00
29.4
32
High Flying Bird (2019)
Netflix
DirectorAndré Holland
0.00
0.1
0.1
412
60
00 / 00
29.2
33
The Laundromat (2019)
NetflixMeryl Streep &
Gary Oldman0.10
0.1
0.1
328
52
00 / 00
15.7
34
Eros (2004)
Robert Downey Jr. &
Alan Arkin0.20
0.4
0.4
256
51
00 / 00
14.0
35
The Good German (2006)
George Clooney &
Cate Blanchett1.30
2.5
11.2
222
50
00 / 00
13.4
36
Full Frontal (2002)
Julia Roberts &
David Hyde Pierce2.50
5.4
7.4
182
45
00 / 00
9.9
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I’ve seen 22.
Damn Dan….once again my tally count is right behind yours….only this time it is only 1 movie….22 for you and 21 for me. Thanks for the feedback.
Steven Soderbergh, more films than I expected.
I’ve seen 12 of the 33 films on the chart, favorites are the Ocean’s trilogy, really just the first one but all three were entertaining, Traffic, Haywire and Out of Sight.
Traffic tops the critics and UMR chart, a Best Director Oscar win for Sodaburg but Gladiator won Best Picture that year.
Good stuff Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve….knocking off another Best Director Oscar winner off the list…..he sure is making a lot of movies for being retired…lol. I thought I read that he was not going to make any more movies. Granted his last 4 movies have been “streaming” movies versus theater movies. I have seen 21 of his movies. So the tally count is 21 to 12. I have seen all of your favorites. My favorites would be Out Of Sight, Ocean’s 11 and 12 (love Bruce’s cameo in that one), Contagion and The Limey (one of T. Stamp’s better roles). Good stuff as always.