- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- January 14, 1963
- Place of Birth
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Steven Soderbergh
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 f…
Filmography
movieMaverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean
2026 · Self
movieJohn Lennon: The Last Interview
2026 · Director, Executive Producer, Director of Photography
movieBLKNWS: Terms & Conditions
2025 · Executive Producer
movieThe Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
2025
movieLove, Brooklyn
2025 · Executive Producer
movieJaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025 · Self
movieThe Christophers
2025 · Director, Director of Photography, Editor
movieBlack Bag
2025 · Director, Director of Photography, Editor
moviePresence
2025 · The Presence (Uncredited), Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Camera Operator
movieHeretic
2024 · Thanks
movieMemories of Love Returned
2024 · Executive Producer
movieMegalopolis
2024 · Thanks
movieCalladita
2024 · Executive Producer
movieDivinity
2023 · Executive Producer
movieOnce Within a Time
2023 · Executive Producer
tvCommand Z
2023 · Director, Director of Photography, Creator
tvFull Circle
2023 · Executive Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Editor
movieAccidentally Brave
2023 · Producer
movieMagic Mike's Last Dance
2023 · Director of Photography, Editor
movieIs That Black Enough for You?!?
2022 · Producer
tvFinding Magic Mike
2022 · Executive Producer
movieKimi
2022 · Editor, Director of Photography
movieThe Exiles
2022 · Executive Producer
movieThe Vandal
2021 · Thanks
movieNo Sudden Move
2021 · Editor, Director of Photography
movieLet Them All Talk
2020 · Director, Editor, Director of Photography
tvWireless
2020 · Executive Producer
movieBill & Ted Face the Music
2020 · Executive Producer
tvLeavenworth
2019 · Executive Producer
movieAlan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019 · Self
movieThe Laundromat
2019 · Director, Editor, Director of Photography
movieThe Report
2019 · Producer
movieBeats
2019 · Executive Producer
moviePerfect
2019 · Executive Producer
tvNow Apocalypse
2019 · Executive Producer
movieHigh Flying Bird
2019 · Director, Editor, Director of Photography
movieYour Life as a Spy
2019 · (voice), Director, Cinematography, Writer, Editor, Producer
movieThe King
2018 · Executive Producer
movieOcean's Eight
2018 · Producer
movieUnsane
2018 · Director, Editor, Director of Photography
tvMosaic
2018 · Executive Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
tvGodless
2017 · Executive Producer
movieLogan Lucky
2017 · Director, Editor, Director of Photography
movieX-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time
2016 · Self
tvThe Girlfriend Experience
2016 · Executive Producer
movieMagic Mike XXL
2015 · Editor, Director of Photography, Executive Producer
movieThe Legend of the Palme d'Or
2015 · Self
movieDa Sweet Blood of Jesus
2015 · Associate Producer
movieUnstarted Symphony No. 1
2014 · Shadow (Uncredited), Director, Director of Photography, Editor
movie21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014 · Thanks
movieCitizenfour
2014 · Executive Producer
tvRed Oaks
2014 · Executive Producer
movieThe One I Love
2014 · Thanks
tvThe Knick
2014 · Director, Executive Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
movieMarvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
2013 · Self
movieVisitors
2013 · Presenter
movieBehind the Candelabra
2013 · Director, Editor, Director of Photography
movieSide Effects
2013 · Director, Editor, Director of Photography
movieRadioman
2012 · Self
Stanley Kubrick in Focus
movieStanley Kubrick in Focus
2012 · Self
movieAn Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
2012 · Director
movieSide by Side
2012 · Self
movieMagic Mike
2012 · Editor, Director, Director of Photography
Gina Carano in Training
movieGina Carano in Training
2012
movieThe Hunger Games
2012 · Second Unit Director
movieI Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
2012 · Self
movieJulian
2012 · Thanks
movieHaywire
2011 · Director, Director of Photography, Editor
movieWe Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Executive Producer
movieContagion
2011 · John Neal (voice, uncredited), Director, Director of Photography
movieHis Way
2011 · Executive Producer
movieAnd Everything Is Going Fine
2010 · Director
Rebecca H. (Return to the Dogs)
movieRebecca H. (Return to the Dogs)
2010 · Executive Producer
movieMaking Che
2010 · Self
movieWhere the Wild Things Are
2009 · Thanks
movieThe Informant!
2009 · Director of Photography
movieSolitary Man
2009 · Producer
moviePlayground
2009 · Executive Producer
Porn: Business of Pleasure
moviePorn: Business of Pleasure
2009 · Self - Director, The Girlfriend Experience
movieThe Girlfriend Experience
2009 · Director, Director of Photography, Editor
movieCHE and the Digital Cinema Revolution
2009 · Himself/Peter Andrews
movieChe: Part Two
2008 · Director, Director of Photography
movieChe: Part One
2008 · Director, Director of Photography
movieI'm Not There
2007 · Executive Producer
movieMichael Clayton
2007 · Executive Producer
movieOcean's Thirteen
2007 · Director, Director of Photography
movieWind Chill
2007 · Executive Producer
movieThe Good German
2006 · Editor, Director of Photography
moviePu-239
2006 · Executive Producer
movieA Scanner Darkly
2006 · Executive Producer
movieBuilding No. 7
2006 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
movieBubble
2006 · Director of Photography, Editor
movieRumor Has It...
2005 · Executive Producer
movieSyriana
2005 · Executive Producer
movieGood Night, and Good Luck.
2005 · Executive Producer
movieThe Brothers Grimm
2005 · Thanks
The Big Empty
movieThe Big Empty
2005 · Executive Producer
movieThe Jacket
2005 · Producer
movieSymbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
2005 · Executive Producer
movieOcean's Twelve
2004 · Director of Photography
movieEros
2004 · Director, Director of Photography, Writer, Editor
movieCriminal
2004 · Screenplay, Producer
movieKeane
2004 · Executive Producer
movieFive Directors On The Battle of Algiers
2004 · Self
movieAble Edwards
2004 · Executive Producer
tvK Street
2003 · Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Executive Producer, Creator
movieConfessions of a Dangerous Mind
2002 · Executive Producer
movieSolaris
2002 · Director, Editor, Screenplay, Director of Photography
movieFar from Heaven
2002 · Executive Producer
movieWelcome to Collinwood
2002 · Producer
movieNaqoyqatsi
2002 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited), Executive Producer
movieFull Frontal
2002 · Self (uncredited), Director, Director of Photography
movieInsomnia
2002 · Executive Producer
'Ocean's Eleven': The Look of the Con
movie'Ocean's Eleven': The Look of the Con
2002 · Self
movieOcean's Eleven
2001 · Vault-Bombing Thief (uncredited), Director, Director of Photography
movieTribute
2001 · Executive Producer
movieWaking Life
2001 · Interviewed on Television
movieWho Is Bernard Tapie?
2001 · Executive Producer
movieTraffic
2000 · Director, Director of Photography
movieInside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic'
2000 · Self
movieErin Brockovich
2000 · Director
movieThe Limey
1999 · Director
movieStir of Echoes
1999 · Thanks
moviePleasantville
1998 · Producer, Second Unit Director
Independent Focus
tvIndependent Focus
1998 · Self
Inside 'Out of Sight'
movieInside 'Out of Sight'
1998 · Self
movieOut of Sight
1998 · Director
movieIndependent's Day
1998 · Self
movieSchizopolis
1997 · Fletcher Munson, Director of Photography, Screenplay, Original Music Composer
tvTaff
1997 · self
movieThe Daytrippers
1997 · Producer
movieNightwatch
1997 · Screenplay
movieGray's Anatomy
1996 · Director
movieThe Underneath
1995 · Director, Screenplay
movieMade in the USA
1993 · Self
movieSuture
1993 · Executive Producer
movieKing of the Hill
1993 · Screenplay, Director, Editor
tvFallen Angels
1993 · Director
movieKafka
1991 · Editor, Director
movieChameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
1991 · Self - Director, 'Sex, Lies & Videotape'
moviesex, lies, and videotape
1989 · Editor, Director, Sound Editor, Writer
movieWinston
1987 · Producer, Writer, Director, Cinematography
movieYes - 9012Live
1985 · Director, Editor
movieAccess All Areas
1985 · Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Rapid Eye Movement
movieRapid Eye Movement
1982 · Steven Soderbergh, Director
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self, Producer
The Making of "Once Within a Time"
movieThe Making of "Once Within a Time"
— · Self
Ultraluminous
movieUltraluminous
— · Producer
The Return of Stanley Atwell
movieThe Return of Stanley Atwell
— · Original Story, Executive Producer
Ascenso
movieAscenso
— · Director