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Steven Soderbergh

Steven Soderbergh

Producer, director, cinematographer, editor, writer and actor, also composer · Born January 14, 1963 (63) · Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Oscar winner · 2 Primetime Emmys · Golden Globe nominee · 10 other major award bodies

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, crime and heist films. His films have grossed over US$2.2 billion worldwide and garnered fourteen Academy Award nominations, winning five. Soderbergh's films often revolve around familiar concepts which are regularly used for big-budget Hollywood movies, but he routinely employs an avant-garde arthouse approach. They center on themes of shifting personal identities, vengeance, sexuality, morality, and the human condition. His feature films are often distinctive in the realm of cinematography as a result of his having been influenced by avant-garde cinema, coupled with his use of unconventional film and camera formats. Many of Soderbergh's films are anchored by multi-dimensional storylines with plot twists, nonlinear storytelling, experimental sequencing, suspenseful soundscapes, and third-person vantage points. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steven Soderbergh, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 14, 1963 (63)
From
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Works as
Producer, director, cinematographer, editor, writer and actor, also composer
Titles
93 on MovieCove · 129 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 25% in 30 days

What are Steven Soderbergh's films like?

Across their 81 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Crime10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Biography8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
21%
Bonds
20%
Self
17%
Power
13%
Society
12%
Survival
9%
Ideas
8%
Justice15 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception17 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 78 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 22 · Serious 26 · Dark 30

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 37 · Stylized 23 · Heightened 18

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 18 · Charged 28 · Intense 32

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 34 · Shifting 37 · Whiplash 7

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 42 · Some laughs 28 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 33 · Even-paced 42 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 17 · Engaged 29 · Full focus 32

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 26 · Affecting 33 · Heavy 19

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 31 · Open-ended 23 · Ambiguous 24

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
48
Contemplative
36
Melancholic
31
Dread
18
Warm
13
Other
71

How their films linger

Thought-provoking48 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 21 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet37
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous26
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Steven Soderbergh's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 65 of their 93 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Steven Soderbergh's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

129 credits, 93 with a MovieCove page; 23 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Batman: Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    Co-Director · Other

  • John Lennon: The Last Interview (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Cinematographer · Executive Producer

  • The Christophers(2025)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld(2025)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Love, Brooklyn(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Black Bag(2025)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Presence(2024)

    Director · Camera Operator · Cinematographer · Editor · as The Presence (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Heretic(2024)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Memories of Love Returned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Megalopolis(2024)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Calladita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Divinity(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Once Within a Time(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Command Z (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Cinematographer · Creator

  • Full Circle(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Accidentally Brave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • Magic Mike's Last Dance(2023)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Is That Black Enough for You?!?(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Finding Magic Mike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Kimi(2022)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Exiles(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Vandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Thanks

  • No Sudden Move(2021)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Let Them All Talk(2020)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Wireless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Bill & Ted Face the Music(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Leavenworth(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • The Laundromat(2019)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Report(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Beats(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Perfect(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Now Apocalypse(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • High Flying Bird(2019)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Your Life as a Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Writer · as (voice)

  • The King(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Ocean's Eight(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Unsane(2018)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Mosaic(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Godless(2017)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Logan Lucky(2017)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Girlfriend Experience(2016)

    Show 37 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Magic Mike XXL(2015)

    Cinematographer · Editor · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Da Sweet Blood of Jesus(2014)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Unstarted Symphony No. 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · as Shadow (Uncredited)

  • 21 Years: Richard Linklater(2014)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Citizenfour(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Red Oaks(2014)

    Show 26 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Knick(2014)

    Show 20 episodes · Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The One I Love(2014)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Visitors(2013)

    Presenter

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Behind the Candelabra(2013)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Side Effects(2013)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Magic Mike(2012)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Gina Carano in Training (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • The Hunger Games(2012)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Julian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Thanks

  • Haywire(2011)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • We Need to Talk About Kevin(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Contagion(2011)

    Director · Cinematographer · as John Neal (voice, uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • His Way(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • And Everything Is Going Fine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Rebecca H. (Return to the Dogs) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer

  • Where the Wild Things Are(2009)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Informant!(2009)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Solitary Man(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Playground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • The Girlfriend Experience(2009)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Che: Part Two(2008)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Che: Part One(2008)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • I'm Not There(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Michael Clayton(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Ocean's Thirteen(2007)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Wind Chill(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Good German(2006)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Pu-239(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • A Scanner Darkly(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Building No. 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer

  • Bubble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

  • Rumor Has It...(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Syriana(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Good Night, and Good Luck.(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Brothers Grimm(2005)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Big Empty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • The Jacket(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • Ocean's Twelve(2004)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Eros(2004)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Criminal(2004)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Keane(2004)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Able Edwards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Executive Producer

  • K Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Cinematographer · Creator · Editor · Executive Producer

  • Confessions of a Dangerous Mind(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Solaris(2002)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Far from Heaven(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Welcome to Collinwood(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Naqoyqatsi(2002)

    Executive Producer · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Full Frontal(2002)

    Director · Cinematographer · as Self (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Insomnia(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Ocean's Eleven(2001)

    Director · Cinematographer · as Vault-Bombing Thief (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Tribute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

  • Waking Life(2001)

    as Interviewed on Television

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Who Is Bernard Tapie? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Executive Producer

  • Traffic(2000)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Erin Brockovich(2000)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Limey(1999)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Stir of Echoes(1999)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Pleasantville(1998)

    Producer · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Out of Sight(1998)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Schizopolis(1996)

    Director · Cinematographer · Composer · Screenplay · as Fletcher Munson

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Daytrippers(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Nightwatch(1997)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Gray's Anatomy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • The Underneath(1995)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Suture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Executive Producer

  • King of the Hill(1993)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Fallen Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Kafka(1991)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Sex, Lies, and Videotape(1989)

    Director · Editor · Sound Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Winston (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Writer

  • Access All Areas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

  • Yes - 9012Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director · Editor

  • Rapid Eye Movement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · as Steven Soderbergh

  • The Oscars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · Producer · as Self

  • Ascenso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • The Return of Stanley Atwell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · Original Story

  • Ultraluminous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 128 titles, 124 of them dated from 1953 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Ocean's Eleven (2001)

$451M worldwide

Highest rated

Citizenfour (2014)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Ocean's Eleven (2001)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting10 of 128: 3 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stDirecting56 of 128: 8 only directing, 48 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thWriting12 of 128: 1 only writing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdProducing64 of 128: 53 only producing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndMusic1 of 128: 0 only music, 1 with another roleCinematography42 of 128: 0 only cinematography, 42 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thEditing33 of 128: 0 only editing, 33 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thOther crew17 of 128: 11 only other crew, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score75th

128 titles, 52 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · crew1980s5 · 1 acting · 5 crew1990s13 · 1 acting · 13 crew2000s42 · 2 acting · 41 crew2010s37 · 4 acting · 36 crew2020s26 · 2 acting · 25 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

an Oscar, 2 Primetime Emmys and 7 other major awards from 44 major nominations, 1987–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Cannes award, nominated · Documentary Prize
  2. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
  3. 2019
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
  4. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited Series
  5. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
  6. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
  7. 2014
    • Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series
    • Directors Guild Award, won
  8. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie
    • +2 other major bodies · 3 nominations
      • Cannes award, nominated ×2
      • Berlinale award, nominated
Show 12 earlier years
  1. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Nonfiction Special
  2. 2009
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Nonfiction Special
  3. 2008
    • Cannes award, nominated
  4. 2007
    • Berlinale award, nominated
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Director
  5. 2003
    • Berlinale award, nominated
  6. 2002
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
  7. 2001
    • Oscar, won · Best Director
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Director
    • Golden Globe, nominated ×2 · Best Director - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated ×2
    • +3 other major bodies · 1 win and 3 nominations
      • Berlinale award, nominated
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated ×2 · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Director
  8. 2000
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Director
  9. 1993
    • Cannes award, nominated
  10. 1990
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay - Original
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Director
  11. 1989
    • Cannes award, won ×2
    • Sundance award, won · Dramatic
    • Sundance award, nominated · Dramatic
  12. 1987
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Music Video, Long Form

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Steven Soderbergh's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 85; across their 78 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 78

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 78

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 78

Midcredits score across 93 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up41
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th21
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

47 of their 93 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser47
  • Broadly Agreed14
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor

The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld (2025)

92nd percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Citizenfour (2014)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 72/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 72 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Steven Soderbergh's work okay for kids?

Across up to 52 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore41 titles9–67 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity52 titles13–70 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity42 titles40–82 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs39 titles27–71 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense40 titles10–70 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Steven Soderbergh work with?

People who share at least 2 of Steven Soderbergh's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; George Clooney shares the most, 21.

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