# The best Steven Soderbergh movies

From sex, lies, and videotape to Black Bag: Steven Soderbergh's films ranked by critics and fans (Gold Derby, Collider, Cinephile Corner, StudioBinder).

- 67 votes · 14 items
- Oct 21, 2025 · Kieran Hill
- https://even.best/en/l/2518/the-best-steven-soderbergh-movies

## Top 13

1. **Side Effects (2013)** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — Rooney Mara, a new antidepressant and a crime.
2. **sex, lies, and videotape (1989)** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — His debut; Palme d'Or at 26.
3. **Traffic (2000)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Three stories of the drug war; Best Director Oscar.
4. **Ocean's Eleven (2001)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — George Clooney's crew robs three Las Vegas casinos.
5. **Che (2008)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Benicio del Toro as Che Guevara, in two parts; Best Actor at Cannes.
6. **Contagion (2011)** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — A pandemic, followed from every angle.
7. **Erin Brockovich (2000)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Julia Roberts takes on a utility company.
8. **Out of Sight (1998)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez, from Elmore Leonard.
9. **The Limey (1999)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Terence Stamp hunts his daughter's killer in Los Angeles.
10. **Black Bag (2025)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Spy couple Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett.
11. **Magic Mike (2012)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Channing Tatum and the world of male strippers.
12. **Behind the Candelabra (2013)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Michael Douglas as Liberace.
13. **Logan Lucky (2017)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Two brothers rob a NASCAR race.
14. **Kimi (2022)** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — Zoë Kravitz hears a crime on a voice assistant recording.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.