Steven Soderbergh
Directing
Born: Jan 14, 1963
From: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
Steven Andrew Soderbergh (born January 14, 1963) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor. A pioneer of modern independent cinema, Soderbergh later drew acclaim for formally inventive films made within the studio system. Soderbergh's directorial breakthrough, the indie drama Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), lifted him into the public spotlight as a notable presence in the film industry. At 26, Soderbergh became the youngest solo director to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and the film garnered worldwide commercial success, as well as numerous accolades. His next five films, which included King of the Hill (1993), were commercially unsuccessful. He pivoted into more mainstream fare with the crime comedy Out of Sight (1998), the biopic Erin Brockovich (2000) and the crime drama Traffic (2000). For Traffic, he won the Academy Award for Best Director. He found further popular and critical success with the Ocean's trilogy and film franchise (2001–18); Che (2008); The Informant! (2009); Contagion (2011); Haywire (2011); Magic Mike (2012); Side Effects (2013); Logan Lucky (2017); Unsane (2018); Let Them All Talk (2020); No Sudden Move (2021); and Kimi (2022). His film career spans a multitude of genres, but his specialties are psychological, …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story | Self | 2025 | 7.454 |
| The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld | 2025 | — | |
| Presence | The Presence (Uncredited) | 2025 | 6.106 |
| Your Life as a Spy | (voice) | 2019 | 6.0 |
| Alan Pakula: Going for Truth | Self | 2019 | 6.5 |
| X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time | Self | 2016 | 6.7 |
| The Legend of the Palme d'Or | Self | 2015 | 6.0 |
| Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love | Self | 2013 | 9.0 |
| Side by Side | Self | 2012 | 7.239 |
| Radioman | Self | 2012 | 6.25 |
| Stanley Kubrick in Focus | Self | 2012 | 6.0 |
| I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac | Self | 2012 | 8.1 |
| Gina Carano in Training | 2012 | 8.0 | |
| Contagion | John Neal (voice, uncredited) | 2011 | 6.647 |
| Making Che | Self | 2010 | — |
| Porn: Business of Pleasure | Self - Director, The Girlfriend … | 2009 | 4.0 |
| CHE and the Digital Cinema Revolution | Himself/Peter Andrews | 2009 | — |
| Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers | Self | 2004 | 10.0 |
| 'Ocean's Eleven': The Look of the Con | Self | 2002 | 7.778 |
| Full Frontal | Self (uncredited) | 2002 | 4.637 |
| Naqoyqatsi | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2002 | 6.149 |
| Ocean's Eleven | Vault-Bombing Thief (uncredited) | 2001 | 7.458 |
| Waking Life | Interviewed on Television | 2001 | 7.478 |
| Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic' | Self | 2000 | 7.0 |
| Independent's Day | Self | 1998 | 6.0 |
| Inside 'Out of Sight' | Self | 1998 | 10.0 |
| Schizopolis | Fletcher Munson | 1997 | 6.183 |
| Made in the USA | Self | 1993 | 2.0 |
| Rapid Eye Movement | Steven Soderbergh | 1982 | — |
| The Making of "Once Within a Time" | Self | — | |
| Known for | Directing |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1963 |
| From | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |