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
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.
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Born
Jan 14, 1963
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Known For
Directing
Movies
33 acting
194 crew
Popularity
1.3
Known For
Ocean's Eleven
2001
as Vault-Bombing Thief (uncredited)
Contagion
2011
as John Neal (voice, uncredited)
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All-Time
2016
as Self
Presence
2025
as The Presence (Uncredited)
Side by Side
2012
as Self
Waking Life
2001
as Interviewed on Television
Naqoyqatsi
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Full Frontal
2002
as Self (uncredited)
Schizopolis
1997
as Fletcher Munson
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