MRQE Ranks: Steven Soderbergh's Best to Worst Movies

1

Traffic (2000)

Cast: Michael Douglas, Benicio Del Toro, Don Cheadle, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Dennis Quaid

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Synopsis: Described by director Steven Soderbergh as "Nashville meets The French Connection," this multi-character drama explores the effects of internationa... [MORE]

2

King of the Hill (1993)

Cast: Jesse Bradford, Karen Allen, Jeroen Krabbe, Lisa Eichhorn, Cameron Boyd

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Synopsis: Steven Soderbergh, after the success of sex, lies, and videotape and the commercial failure of Kafka, pulls a rabbit out of his hat with this quiet... [MORE]

3

Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)

Cast: James Spader, Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher, Laura San Giacomo, Ron Vawter

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Synopsis: Steven Soderbergh kickstarted the independent film movement of the 1990s with this landmark drama about the tangled relationships among four people... [MORE]

4

The Limey (1999)

Cast: Terence Stamp, Lesley Ann Warren, Luis Guzman, Barry Newman, Joe Dallesandro

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Synopsis: Two actors best known for their work in the late 1960s, Terence Stamp and Peter Fonda, star in The Limey, a drama in which a recently released felo... [MORE]

5

Erin Brockovich (2000)

Cast: Julia Roberts, Aaron Eckhart, Albert Finney, Marg Helgenberger, Cherry Jones

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Synopsis: Julia Roberts stars in this legal drama based on the true story of a woman who helped win the largest settlement ever paid in a direct-action lawsu... [MORE]

6

Out of Sight (1998)

Cast: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Dennis Farina

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Synopsis: Steven Soderbergh directed this crime caper adapted from the novel by Elmore Leonard. When ex-con Jack Foley (George Clooney) robs a bank, his car ... [MORE]

7

The Informant! (2009)

Cast: Matt Damon, Melanie Lynskey, Scott Bakula, Joel McHale, Tom Wilson

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Synopsis: A rising star in the agricultural industry suddenly turns whistleblower in hopes of gaining a lucrative promotion and becoming a hero of the common... [MORE]

8

Contagion (2011)

Cast: Marion Cotillard, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Laurence Fishburne

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Synopsis: Steven Soderbergh presents this look at what happens when an infectious disease threatens humanity through varied viewpoints from an ensemble cast,... [MORE]

9

Ocean's Eleven (2001)

Cast: George Clooney, Andy Garcia, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Synopsis: A rag-tag group of con artists and ex-cons team up for the heist to end all heists in this high-profile remake of the 1960 Rat Pack favorite. As wi... [MORE]

10

Haywire (2011)

Cast: Ewan McGregor, Channing Tatum, Michael Fassbender, Michael Douglas, Antonio Banderas

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Synopsis: Mixed martial arts fighter Gina Carano makes her feature-film debut as a lethal government contractor who's betrayed by her own agency in this acti... [MORE]

11

Ocean's Thirteen (2007)

Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Bernie Mac, Don Cheadle

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Synopsis: Cinema icon Al Pacino joins a powerhouse cast headed by of George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, and series ... [MORE]

12

The Girlfriend Experience (2009)

Cast: Sasha Grey, Chris Santos, Philip Eytan, Peter Zizzo, Timothy Davis-Reed

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Synopsis: The Girlfriend Experience stars adult film actress Sasha Grey as Chelsea, a high-priced escort who offers her wealthy clientele the eponymous servi... [MORE]

14

Solaris (2002)

Cast: George Clooney, Natascha McElhone, Jeremy Davies, Viola Davis, Ulrich Tukur

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Synopsis: A therapist travels to a distant space station to treat a group of astronauts traumatized by mysterious entities -- and ends up having to deal with... [MORE]

15

Bubble (2005/I)

Cast: Debbie Doebereiner, Dustin J Ashley, Misty Dawn Wilkins, Omar Cowan, Laurie Lee

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Writer: Coleman Hough

Synopsis: Steven Soderbergh followed up his slick, star-studded sequel, Ocean's Twelve, with Bubble, a small-town drama about workers in a doll factory, play... [MORE]

16

Che: Part Two (2008)

Cast: Benicio Del Toro

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Synopsis: Part 2 of director Steven Soderbergh's Che Guevara saga begins with the famed Cuban revolutionary at the absolute peak of his fame and power. Disap... [MORE]

17

Ocean's Twelve (2004)

Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Bernie Mac, Don Cheadle

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Synopsis: After pulling off the heist of their lives, Danny Ocean and his pals unexpectedly find themselves back in harness in this sequel to 2001's blockbus... [MORE]

18

The Good German (2006)

Cast: George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Tobey Maguire, Beau Bridges, Tony Curran

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Synopsis: A U.S. Army war correspondent is drawn into a deadly mystery in post-war Berlin as he seeks out his wartime mistress in this adaptation of author J... [MORE]

19

Full Frontal (2002)

Cast: Julia Roberts, Blair Underwood, David Duchovny, Nicky Katt, Catherine Keener

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Synopsis: Described as a modern-day Hollywood version of Day for Night, director Steven Soderbergh's first digital video production was also shot employing a... [MORE]