The Best Steven Soderbergh Movies Ranked And Where to Watch them

If you're looking for the best Steven Soderbergh movies of all time then here is a definitive list. We rank every movie directed by Steven Soderbergh based on their popularity score from IMDB from best to worst. Click on the ‘see more’ button to find out where to watch them in Australia covering all streaming services. In March 2024 there are 30 films in this list.

List of the Best Movies Directed by Steven Soderbergh In Order of Popularity

  1. Ocean's Eleven
  2. Traffic
  3. Erin Brockovich
  4. Che: Part One
  5. Sex, Lies, and Videotape
  6. Side Effects
  7. Logan Lucky
  8. Out of Sight
  9. Behind The Candelabra
  10. The Limey
  11. Ocean's Thirteen
  12. Che: Part Two
  13. Contagion
  14. The Informant!
  15. Ocean's Twelve
  16. No Sudden Move
  17. Unsane
  18. The Laundromat
  19. Kimi
  20. High Flying Bird
  21. Solaris
  22. Let Them All Talk
  23. Magic Mike
  24. The Good German
  25. Haywire
  26. The Girlfriend Experience
  27. Underneath
  28. Magic Mike's Last Dance
  29. Bubble
  30. And Everything Is Going Fine

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1. Ocean's Eleven

Rated: PG-13

7.7/10

Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to score the cash, Danny risks his chances of reconciling with ex-wife, Tess.

2. Traffic

Rated: R

7.6/10

An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and in San Diego, a drug kingpin's sheltered trophy wife must learn her husband's ruthless business after he is arrested, endangering her luxurious lifestyle.

3. Erin Brockovich

Rated: R

7.4/10

A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across medical records describing illnesses clustered in one nearby town. She starts investigating and soon exposes a monumental cover-up.

4. Che: Part One

Rated: Not Rated

7.2/10

The Argentine, begins as Che and a band of Cuban exiles (led by Fidel Castro) reach the Cuban shore from Mexico in 1956. Within two years, they mobilized popular support and an army and toppled the U.S.-friendly regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista.

5. Sex, Lies, and Videotape

Rated: R

7.2/10

A sexually repressed woman's husband is having an affair with her sister. The arrival of a visitor with a rather unusual fetish changes everything.

6. Side Effects

Rated: R

7.1/10

A woman turns to prescription medication as a way of handling her anxiety concerning her husband's upcoming release from prison.

7. Logan Lucky

Rated: PG-13

7.0/10

Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers Jimmy and Clyde Logan set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary Coca-Cola 600 race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

8. Out of Sight

Rated: R

7.0/10

Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco is a federal marshal who chooses all the right moves … and all the wrong guys. Now they're willing to risk it all to find out if there's more between them than just the law.

9. Behind The Candelabra

Rated: TV-MA

7.0/10

Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.

10. The Limey

Rated: R

6.9/10

The Limey follows Wilson, a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. Upon arrival, Wilson goes to task battling Valentine and an army of L.A.'s toughest criminals, hoping to find clues and piece together what happened. After surviving a near-death beating, getting thrown from a building and being chased down a dangerous mountain road, the Englishman decides to dole out some bodily harm of his own.

11. Ocean's Thirteen

Rated: PG-13

6.9/10

Danny Ocean's team of criminals are back and composing a plan more personal than ever. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank doublecrosses Reuben Tishkoff, causing a heart attack, Danny Ocean vows that he and his team will do anything to bring down Willy Bank along with everything he's got. Even if it means asking for help from an enemy.

12. Che: Part Two

Rated: Not Rated

6.8/10

After the Cuban Revolution, Che is at the height of his fame and power. Then he disappears, re-emerging incognito in Bolivia, where he organizes a small group of Cuban comrades and Bolivian recruits to start the great Latin American Revolution. Through this story, we come to understand how Che remains a symbol of idealism and heroism that lives in the hearts of people around the world.

13. Contagion

Rated: PG-13

6.8/10

As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.

14. The Informant!

Rated: R

6.5/10

A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Mark Whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. Even as he exposes his company’s multi-national price-fixing conspiracy to the FBI, Whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of the common man and handed a promotion.

15. Ocean's Twelve

Rated: PG-13

6.5/10

Danny Ocean reunites with his old flame and the rest of his merry band of thieves in carrying out three huge heists in Rome, Paris and Amsterdam – but a Europol agent is hot on their heels.

16. No Sudden Move

Rated: R

6.4/10

A group of criminals are brought together under mysterious circumstances and have to work together to uncover what's really going on when their simple job goes completely sideways.

17. Unsane

Rated: R

6.4/10

A woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution where she is confronted by her greatest fear.

18. The Laundromat

Rated: R

6.3/10

When her idyllic vacation takes an unthinkable turn, Ellen Martin begins investigating a fake insurance policy, only to find herself down a rabbit hole of questionable dealings that can be linked to a Panama City law firm and its vested interest in helping the world's wealthiest citizens amass larger fortunes.

19. Kimi

Rated: R

6.3/10

A tech worker with agoraphobia discovers recorded evidence of a violent crime but is met with resistance when she tries to report it. Seeking justice, she must do the thing she fears the most: she must leave her apartment.

20. High Flying Bird

Rated: TV-MA

6.2/10

During an NBA lockout, a sports agent, Ray Burke, presents his rookie client, Erick Scott, with an intriguing and controversial business opportunity.

21. Solaris

Rated: PG-13

6.2/10

A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate the crew of an isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet.

22. Let Them All Talk

Rated: R

6.1/10

A celebrated author takes a journey with some old friends to have some fun and heal old wounds. Her nephew comes along to wrangle the ladies and finds himself involved with a young literary agent.

23. Magic Mike

Rated: R

6.1/10

Mike, an experienced stripper, takes a younger performer called The Kid under his wing and schools him in the arts of partying, picking up women, and making easy money.

24. The Good German

Rated: R

6.0/10

An American journalist arrives in Berlin just after the end of World War Two. He becomes involved in a murder mystery surrounding a dead GI who washes up at a lakeside mansion during the Potsdam negotiations between the Allied powers. Soon his investigation connects with his search for his married pre-war German lover.

25. Haywire

Rated: R

5.8/10

A black ops soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and left for dead.

26. The Girlfriend Experience

Rated: R

5.5/10

Chelsea is an in-demand call girl whose $2,000 an hour price tag allows her to live in New York's lap of luxury. Besides her beauty and sexual skill, Chelsea offers her clients companionship and conversation, or, as she dubs it, "the girlfriend experience." With her successful business and a devoted, live-in boyfriend, Chelsea thinks she has it made... until a new client rocks her world.

27. Underneath

Rated: R

5.2/10

In the present, Monsters live luxurious and privileged lifestyles while humans are discriminated upon and are forced to do degrading and underpaid jobs.

28. Magic Mike's Last Dance

Rated: M

5.2/10

Mike Lane takes to the stage again after a lengthy hiatus, following a business deal that went bust, leaving him broke and taking bartender gigs in Florida. For what he hopes will be one last hurrah, Mike heads to London with a wealthy socialite who lures him with an offer he can’t refuse… and an agenda all her own. With everything on the line, once Mike discovers what she truly has in mind, will he—and the roster of hot new dancers he’ll have to whip into shape—be able to pull it off?

29. Bubble

Rated: R

/10

Set against the backdrop of a decaying Midwestern town, a murder becomes the focal point of three people who work in a doll factory.

30. And Everything Is Going Fine

Rated: Not Rated

/10

From the first time he performed Swimming to Cambodia - the one-man account of his experience of making the 1984 film The Killing Fields - Spalding Gray made the art of the monologue his own. Drawing unstintingly on the most intimate aspects of his own life, his shows were vibrant, hilarious and moving. His death came tragically early, in 2004; this compilation of interview and performance footage nails his idiosyncratic and irreplaceable brilliance.