The Best Steven Soderbergh Movies, Ranked
60 credits from 1985 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Christophers (2026) comes out on top with a score of 80. The biggest box office hit is Ocean's Eleven (2001) with $451M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Steven Soderbergh Movies
The 11 highest-rated films Steven Soderbergh is credited on. The Christophers (2026) leads with 80, followed by Black Bag (2025) at 77. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 The Christophers 2026 · Comedy -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 77 Black Bag 2025 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Logan Lucky 2017 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Let Them All Talk 2020 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 High Flying Bird 2019 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Presence 2025 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Kimi 2022 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 Unsane 2018 · Thriller -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Magic Mike’s Last Dance 2023 · Drama -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 No Sudden Move 2021 · Drama -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 52 The Laundromat 2019 · Drama
Biggest Steven Soderbergh Box Office Hits
Steven Soderbergh's films have made $2.45B worldwide in total. Ocean's Eleven (2001) is the biggest hit at $451M, ahead of Ocean's Twelve (2004) ($363M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Ocean's Eleven 2001 · Thriller $451M $183M dom. - 2
Ocean's Twelve 2004 · Thriller $363M $126M dom. - 3
Ocean's Thirteen 2007 · Thriller $311M $117M dom. - 4
Erin Brockovich 2000 · Biography $258M $126M dom. - 5
Traffic 2000 · Drama $208M $124M dom. - 6
Magic Mike 2012 · Biography $167M $114M dom. - 7
Contagion 2011 · Action $137M $75.7M dom. - 8
Out of Sight 1998 · Thriller $77.7M $37.6M dom. - 9
Side Effects 2013 · Drama $63.4M $32.2M dom. - 10 Magic Mike’s Last Dance 2023 · Drama $57.1M $26M dom.
The Best Steven Soderbergh Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Steven Soderbergh has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 24 films, and Black Bag (2025) is the pick of them.
- Drama 24 films Black Bag 2025 · Director Movie Echo Score: 77
- Comedy 5 films The Christophers 2026 · Director Movie Echo Score: 80
- Thriller 5 films Unsane 2018 · Director Movie Echo Score: 69
- Biography 3 films Erin Brockovich 2000 · Director
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Documentary 2 films And Everything Is Going Fine 2010 · Director - Action 2 films Contagion 2011 · Director
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Sci-Fi 2 films Solaris 2002 · Director -
Romance 1 film Behind the Candelabra 2013 · Director -
War 1 film Che: Part One 2008 · Director
The Best Steven Soderbergh Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Steven Soderbergh's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Steven Soderbergh Movies
Steven Soderbergh's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Traffic (2000) leads with 9 wins from 14 nominations.
- Awards: 9 wins Traffic 2000 · 14 nominations
- Awards: 5 wins Erin Brockovich 2000 · 16 nominations
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Awards: 4 wins sex, lies, and videotape 1989 · 10 nominations - Awards: 1 win Logan Lucky 2017 · 3 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Out of Sight 1998 · 5 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Magic Mike 2012 · 3 nominations
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Awards: 1 win Kafka 1991 · 2 nominations
The Latest Steven Soderbergh Movies
The most recent films Steven Soderbergh is credited on, newest first — starting with The Christophers (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Christophers 2026 · Director
- Black Bag 2025 · Director
- Presence 2025 · Director
- Magic Mike’s Last Dance 2023 · Director
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Full Circle 2023 · Director -
Command Z 2023 · Director - Kimi 2022 · Director
- No Sudden Move 2021 · Director
- Let Them All Talk 2020 · Director
- The Laundromat 2019 · Director
- High Flying Bird 2019 · Director
- Unsane 2018 · Director
The Best Steven Soderbergh Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Steven Soderbergh films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Steven Soderbergh movie?
The Christophers (2026) is the best-rated Steven Soderbergh film, with a Movie Echo Score of 80, ahead of Black Bag (2025) (77) and Logan Lucky (2017) (75). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Christophers: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Steven Soderbergh movie?
Ocean's Eleven (2001) made the most at the box office, with $451M worldwide, followed by Ocean's Twelve (2004) with $363M. Together, Steven Soderbergh's films with box office figures have made $2.45B.
Which Steven Soderbergh movie won the most awards?
Traffic (2000) is the most decorated Steven Soderbergh film, with 9 wins from 14 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Steven Soderbergh drama movie?
Black Bag (2025) is the best-rated of Steven Soderbergh's drama films, with a score of 77. In other genres: The Christophers (comedy), Unsane (thriller) and Erin Brockovich (biography).
What is the newest Steven Soderbergh movie?
The newest film on Steven Soderbergh's filmography is The Christophers (2026), directed by Steven Soderbergh.
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