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Steven Soderbergh

Despite being anointed a wunderkind after winning the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for his debut film, "sex, lies and videotape" (1989), director Steven Soderbergh spent the better part of the ensuing decade struggling to find his creative and commercial footing. After following up his Cannes triumph with the baffling "Kafka" (1991), Soderbergh all but disappeared from Hollywood's radar, thanks to commercial failures like "King of the Hill" (1993) and "The Underneath" (1995). He cleansed his palate with the truly bizarre "Schizopolis" (1997), which helped pave the way for a revitalized career with "Out of Sight" (1998), a stylish adaptation of Elmore Leonard's romantic crime thriller that finally put Soderbergh on the map. The director soon entered into a fertile period that saw him make creatively satisfying films that also made money; most notably "Erin Brockovich" (2000) and "Traffic" (2000), the latter of which earned him an Oscar for Best Director. After directing the highly-commercial "Ocean's Eleven" (2001), Soderbergh again felt the need to cleanse his soul with "Full Frontal" (2002) and "Solaris" (2002), both of which earned him considerable scorn. Always willing to experiment, as he did with the low-budget "Bubble" (2006) and the sprawling four-hour epic "Che" (2008), Soderbergh was able to keep alive his independent spirit while his feet remained firmly planted in the commercial world, even at the risk of earning detractors and disappointing fans - the mark of a truly independent filmmaker.

English

Ocean's Eleven

2001
as Vault-Bombing Thief

Full Frontal

2002
as Himself

Schizopolis

1996
as Fletcher Munson

Side by Side

2012
as Himself

Stanley Kubrick in Focus

2012
as Steven Soderbergh

Waking Life

2001
as Interviewed on television

Director

Movie Ocean's Eleven 2001
Movie Contagion 2011
Movie Ocean's Twelve 2004
Movie Magic Mike 2012
Movie Ocean's Thirteen 2007
Movie Erin Brockovich 2000
Movie Logan Lucky 2017
Movie Side Effects 2013
Movie The Laundromat 2019
Movie Magic Mike's Last Dance 2023
Movie KIMI 2022
Episode The Knick
Get the Rope
2014
Movie Kafka 1991
Episode K Street
Week 3
2003
Series Command Z 2023
Episode Full Circle (2023)
Safe in the Circle
2023
Episode The Knick
Working Late a Lot
2014
Episode Fallen Angels
The Professional Man
1995
Episode Full Circle (2023)
Charger
2023
Movie King of the Hill 1993
Episode Mosaic
Meet Olivia Lake
2018
Episode Full Circle (2023)
Jared’s Body
2023
Movie Black Bag 2025
Movie And Everything Is Going Fine 2010
Episode Mosaic
Moving Forward, Not Back
2018
Episode The Knick
The Golden Lotus
2014
Episode Mosaic
Zebra-Itis
2018
Episode Full Circle (2023)
Loyalty
2023
Episode Mosaic
Ilsa From Finland
2018
Episode Mosaic
The Reckoning
2018
Episode Full Circle (2023)
Essequibo
2023
Movie sex, lies, and videotape 1989
Episode Mosaic
Fact and Fiction
2018
Episode K Street
Week 1
2003
Episode Command Z
The Room
2023
Episode The Knick
Crutchfield
2014
Episode K Street
Week 6
2003
Episode K Street
Week 9
2003
Movie Unsane 2018
Episode The Knick
Ten Knots
2015
Movie Haywire 2011
Movie Full Frontal 2002
Episode Full Circle (2023)
Something Different
2023
Movie Eros 2004
Movie Gray's Anatomy 1996
Movie Behind the Candelabra 2013
Episode K Street
Week 4
2003
Movie No Sudden Move 2021
Movie Bubble 2005
Movie Solaris 2002
Movie The Underneath 1995
Episode The Knick
You're No Rose
2015
Movie The Christophers
Episode The Knick
The Best with the Best to Get the Best
2015
Episode K Street
Week 2
2003
Movie Che: Part One 2008
Episode K Street
Week 10
2003
Episode K Street
Week 7
2003
Episode The Knick
Not Well at All
2015
Movie Traffic 2000
Movie Let Them All Talk 2020
Movie Schizopolis 1996
Movie The Good German 2006
Movie The Last Time I Saw Michael Gregg 2011
Episode The Knick
Method and Madness
2014
Movie The Limey 1999
Episode K Street
Week 5
2003
Episode The Knick
Mr. Paris Shoes
2014
Episode Fallen Angels
The Quiet Room
1993
Episode The Girlfriend Experience
The Girlfriend Experience
2009
Episode The Knick
The Busy Flea
2014
Movie The Informant! 2009
Movie High Flying Bird 2019
Episode The Knick
Do You Remember Moon Flower?
2015
Episode K Street
Week 8
2003
Movie Che: Part Two 2009
Episode The Knick
Where's the Dignity?
2014
Movie Yes 9012 Live 1985
Movie Building No. 7 2006
Episode The Knick
They Capture the Heat
2014
Movie Presence 2025
Movie The Girlfriend Experience 2009
Episode The Knick
This Is All We Are
2015
Episode The Knick
Start Calling Me Dad
2014
Movie Out of Sight 1998

Writer

Movie King of the Hill 1993
Movie sex, lies, and videotape 1989
Movie Criminal 2004
Movie Eros 2004
Movie Solaris 2002
Movie Nightwatch 1997
Movie The Underneath 1995
Movie Schizopolis 1996
Movie Building No. 7 2006

Showrunner

Series Command Z 2023

Executive Producer

Episode Red Oaks
Father's Day
2016
Episode Red Oaks
The Bris
2016
Episode Red Oaks
Paris
2016
Episode Red Oaks
Independence Day
2016
Episode Red Oaks
Memorial Day
2016

Producer

Movie Ocean's Eight 2018
Movie We Need to Talk About Kevin 2011
Movie Insomnia 2002
Movie Pleasantville 1998
Movie Michael Clayton 2007
Movie The Laundromat 2019
Movie Bill & Ted Face the Music 2020
Movie The Report 2019
Movie Keane 2005
Movie Suture 1993
Movie Ultraluminous
Movie The Jacket 2005
Movie Good Night, and Good Luck. 2005
Movie Jennifer Government
Episode Godless
An Incident at Creede
2017
Episode Godless
The Ladies of La Belle
2017
Episode Godless
Wisdom of the Horse
2017
Movie Citizenfour 2014
Episode Godless
Fathers & Sons
2017
Episode Godless
Shot the Head off a Snake
2017
Episode Godless
Dear Roy...
2017
Episode Godless
Homecoming
2017
Movie Rebecca H. (Return to the Dogs) 2010
Movie Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 ½ 2005
Movie Who Is Bernard Tapie? 2001
Movie Perfect 2018
Movie Tribute 2001
Movie A Scanner Darkly 2006
Movie The Daytrippers 1996
Movie Syriana 2005
Movie Confessions of a Dangerous Mind 2002
Movie Far from Heaven 2002
Movie Welcome to Collinwood 2002
Movie Beats 2019
Episode The Academy Awards
The 93rd Academy Awards 2021
2021
Movie Solitary Man 2009
Movie Playground 2009

Guest Star

Episode SmartLess
Steven Soderbergh
2023
Episode The Dick Cavett Show
Steven Soderbergh
1992