Bubble 2005  R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Debbie Doebereiner, Dustin James Ashley, Misty Wilkins, Omar Cowan, Laurie Lee, David Hubbard, K. Smith, Decker Moody, M. Stephen Dee, Ross Clegg, Daniel R. Christian, Madison Wilkins, Phyllis Workman, Thomas R. Davis, Scott Smeeks
Kyle (Dustin James Ashley) and Martha (Debbie Doebereiner) work on the assembly line at a local doll factory that hires Rose (Misty Dawn Wilkins) when extra help is needed. Kyle is attracted to Rose, while Martha is suspicious of her. Murder ensues, and the town's residents–and the audience as well–work to solve the puzzle of who is the murderer.
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Che 2008 R, 262 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Demian Bichir, Rodrigo Santoro, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Maria D. Sosa, Joaquim de Almeida, Pablo Duran, Ezequiel Diaz, Othello Rensoli, Franka Potente, Norman Santiago, Juan Salinas, Paty M. Bellott, Raul Beltran, Raul "Pitin" Gomez
This four-and-a-half hour film is divided into two parts. Part I begins in 1956 as Castro (Demian Bichir), along with his rebel force–including Ernesto "Che" Guevara (Benicio Del Toro)–arrive in Cuba, and the guerilla war begins as they overthrow dictator Fulgencio Batista. Guevara emerges as a revolutionary hero. In Part II, the year is 1966, and Guevara disappears and then resurfaces in the Bolivian jungles where he recruits a band of guerillas to spread the revolution throughout Latin America.
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 Erin Brockovich 2000   R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart, Marg Helgenberger, Cherry Jones, Peter Coyote, Veanne Cox, Conchata Ferrell, Tracey Walter, Jamie Harrold, David Brisbin, Dawn Didawick, Valente Rodriguez, George Rocky Sullivan, Pat Skipper
Twice-divorced and mother of three, Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts) talks her way into a job at a law office and is given a job by Ed Masry (Albert Finney). While filing records, she notes a case that interests her and initiates her own investigation. The result is a conviction of Pacific Gas and Electric for pollution that caused widespread sickness. Based on a true story, there are good performances by all. Julia Roberts won an Oscar for Best Actress; nominations included Best Picture, Director Steven Soderbergh (who received an Oscar that year for "Traffic"), and Supporting Actor (Albert Finney, with his fifth nomination).
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 Eros 2004  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni, Steven Soderbergh, Wong Kar Wai
Cast: Gong Li, Chang Chen, Tin Fung, Antie Luk, Robert Downey Jr., Alan Arkin, Ele Keats, Christopher Buchholz, Regina Nemni, Luisa Ranieri
Directors Michelangelo Antonioni, Steven Soderbergh, and Wong Kar Wai present three short stories, each one of which–as the title suggests–involves a lustful tale.
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 Full Frontal 2002 R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Blair Underwood, Julia Roberts, David Hyde Pierce, Catherine Keener, David Duchovny, Nicky Katt, Mary McCormack, Erika Alexander, Enrico Colantoni, Rainn Wilson, Brad Pitt, Terence Stamp, Tracy Vilar, Brandon Keener, David Alan Basche
For the unofficial sequel to "Sex, Lies, and Video Tape," Steven Soderbergh has assembled a good cast for his ensemble piece. The story involves a movie within a movie and multiple characters who meet, change, and go on with life during a 24-hour period.
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The Girlfriend Experience 2009 R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Sasha Grey, Chris Santos, Timothy Davis, David Levien, Peter Zizzo, Timothy J. Cox, Bridget Storm, Jeff Grossman
A high-end Manhattan hooker, Chelsea (Sasha Grey), makes $2,000 an hour, and her personal trainer, boyfriend Chris (Chris Santos) wants in on the action. But, Chris is faced with the dilemma of taking a trip to Las Vegas with his pals and leaving Chelsea behind during his vacation.
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The Good German 2006 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: George Clooney, Tobey Maguire, Cate Blanchett, Beau Bridges, Ravil Isaynov, Leland Orser, Tony Curran, Robin Weigert, Christian Oliver, Jack Thompson, John Roeder, Dave Power
During World War II, foreign correspondent Captain Jake Geismer (George Clooney) arrives in Berlin to cover the Potsdam Conference but, instead, finds himself involved in a murder mystery after running into his one-time German lover, Lena Brandt (Cate Blanchett).
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Gray's Anatomy 1997 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Spalding Gray
Spalding Gray suffers from a "macula pucker," and he looks for alternatives–no matter how absurd–that will allow him to side-step a stay in the hospital where a macula scraping is prescribed. A funny one-man show, for which he has gained fame.
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The Informant! 2009 R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Matt Damon, Lucas McHugh Carroll, Eddie Jemison, Rusty Schwimmer, Scott Bakula, Joel McHale, Tom Papa, Rick Overton, Melanie Lynskey, Thomas F. Wilson, Craig Ricci Shaynak, Scott Adsit, Ann Dowd, Allan Havey, Howie Johnson
In the early 1990s, Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon) is a rising star at the agri-business powerhouse Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) in Decatur, Illinois. After Whitacre exposes his company to a multi-national price-fixing conspiracy, the FBI needs evidence concerning the conspiracy and convinces Whitacre to wear a wire along with a tape recorder in his briefcase while attending meetings around the world. The result is one of the FBI's largest price-fixing cases, but Whitacre's own misdeeds lead to his world crashing around him, and he is convicted of price-fixing, money laundering, wire fraud, and tax fraud and sentenced to a nine-year prison term. Based on a true story.
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Kafka 1991 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama / Thriller
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Jeremy Irons, Theresa Russell, Joel Grey, Ian Holm, Jeroen Krabbe, Alec Guinness, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Brian Glover, Robert Flemyng, Keith Allen, Simon McBurney, Matyelok Gibbs, Hilde Van Mieghem, Ion Caramitru, Jan Nemejovsky
Set in 1919, this story involves Franz Kafka's (Jeremy Irons) investigation of the mysterious disappearance of his friend in Prague. Kafka works for an insurance company but spends his nights writing eerie stories. After his friend disappears, Kafka is suspected of murder and, while investigating, follows clues given to him by Gabriella (Theresa Russell) and Bizzlebek (Jeroen Krabbe) that lead to the Castle and the evil Dr. Marnau (Ian Holm). Now, Kafka finds himself in the midst of a secret, underground organization that he must confront.
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King of the Hill 1993 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Jesse Bradford, Jeroen Krabbe, Lisa Eichhorn, Karen Allen, Spalding Gray, Elizabeth McGovern, Joe Chrest, Adrien Brody, Katherine Heigl, Cameron Boyd, John McConnell, Amber Benson, Kristin Griffith, Chris Samples, Peggy Freisen
Set in St. Louis during the Depression, this is the story of 12-year-old Aaron Kurlander's (Jesse Bradford) struggles to find himself by overcoming adversity and surviving on his own. His mother (Lisa Eichhorn) suffers from tuberculosis and is sent to a sanitarium, his younger brother Sullivan (Cameron Boyd) is sent away, and his father (Jeroen Krabbe) goes on the road as a traveling salesman. Aaron lives in a seedy hotel where he finally must deal with the harsh realities of his life.
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 The Limey 1999 R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Terence Stamp, Lesley Ann Warren, Luis Guzman, Peter Fonda, Barry Newman, Joe Dallesandro, Nicky Katt, Amelia Heinle, Melissa George, William Lucking, Matthew Kimbrough, John Robotham
The moment British ex-con Wilson (Terence Stamp) is released from prison, he heads for L.A. to investigate his suspicions about the car accident in which his daughter, Jennifer (Melissa George), was killed. The trail leads to the very successful record producer, Valentine (Peter Fonda), and Wilson knows just how to make Valentine squirm.
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 Ocean's Eleven 2001 PG-13, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Don Cheadle, Elliott Gould, Carl Reiner, Bernie Mac, Jerry Weintraub, Shaobo Qin, Lori Galinski, Mark Gantt
Danny Ocean (George Clooney) leads a crew of 11 con artists and ex-cons in a plot to rob three Las Vegas casinos–Bellagio, Mirage, and MGM Grand. The net for this heist: $150 million! The casinos that they plan to rob are all owned by Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), and there could be more than the $150 million on Ocean's mind because Benedict just happens to be the boyfriend of Ocean's ex-wife Tess (Julia Roberts).
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Ocean's Thirteen 2007 PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Ellen Barkin, Al Pacino, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Elliott Gould, Carl Reiner, Shaobo Qin, Michael Mantell, Eddie Jemison
Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and the gang are back in Las Vegas where Danny's mentor Reuben Tishkoff (Elliott Gould) has been double-crossed by Willie Banks (Al Pacino) while they partnered in building a new Las Vegas casino. Danny and Rusty (Brad Pitt)–along with the rest of the gang–plot to get revenge by ruining the grand opening of the casino. The plan calls for infiltrating the casino's security system, rigging the casino games so that everyone will win, and emulating an earthquake to get all of those winners away from the gambling tables before they lose their winnings.
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 Ocean's Twelve 2004 PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Casey Affleck, Andy Garcia, Scott Caan, Elliott Gould, Carl Reiner, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Vincent Cassel, Ed Kross, Don Tiffany, Bernie Mack
In this sequel to "Ocean's 11," it is three years after Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and his cohorts stole $160 million in jackpot money from casino owner Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia). Benedict wants his money back and gives Danny two weeks to come up with the cash. It just happens that a valuable Faberge egg is on display at a museum in Rome, and it would provide the needed money. But a cat burglar, the Night Fox (Vincent Cassel), is also in pursuit of the egg. Who will get there first?
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Out of Sight 1998 R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance / Thriller
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames, Dennis Farina, Isaiah Washington, Don Cheadle, Albert Brooks, Steve Zahn, Catherine Keener, Nancy Allen, Jim Robinson, Mike Malone, Donna Frenzel, Keith Hudson, James Blank
Although Jack Foley (George Clooney) just cannot get bank robberies down pat, he excels at escaping from his inevitable imprisonments. Marshal Karen Sisco (Jennifer Lopez)–one smart, sexy, law-enforcement officer–is on the trail following Foley's latest escape, but she is seduced by Foley and is not so sure she really wants to bring him in.
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Schizopolis 1996 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Mystery
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Steven Soderbergh, Betsy Brantley, David Jensen, Mike Malone, L. Christian Mixon, Katherine LaNasa, Rodger Kamenetz, Eddie Jemison, Scott Allen, C.C. Courtney, Ronnie Stutes, Linda Mixon, Lori Jefferson, Ann Hamilton, Ann Dalrymple
"Eventualism" is a scientology cult, and its members include Fletcher Munson (Steven Soderbergh) and the leader, T. Azimuth Schwitters (Mike Malone). The story becomes a play on words in which characters have unique ways of describing things. Soderbergh also plays a dentist, Dr. Jeffrey Korchek, who is having an affair with Fletcher Munson's wife.
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Sex, Lies, and Videotape 1989 R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: James Spader, Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher, Laura San Giacomo, Ron Vawter, Steven Brill, Alexandra Root, Earl T. Taylor, David Foil
Impotency and illicit affairs are dealt with in this movie about a married couple, John (Peter Gallagher) and Ann (Andie MacDowell), and Ann's sister Cynthia (Laura San Giacomo) who is John's lover. Graham Dalton (James Spader) is an old college friend of John who comes to visit, and he videotapes interviews with Ann and Cynthia about their sexual fantasies. Complicated and intriguing at the same time, this film has been directed with sensitivity as the story reveals secrets through which lives change.
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 Solaris 2002 R, 99 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama / Mystery / Romance
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: George Clooney, Natascha McElhone, Jeremy Davies, Viola Davis, Ulrich Tukur, Morgan Rusler, John Cho, Shane Skelton, Donna Kimball, Michael Ensign, Elpidia Carillo, Kent Faulcon, Lauren Cohn, Tony Clemons
A psychologist, Chris Kelvin (George Clooney), is sent to a space station that orbits Solaris, an ocean world. Upon arrival, Chris finds the captain has died, and the only inhabitants left are two researchers–Snow (Jeremy Davies) and Helen (Viola Davis)–and one young boy (Shane Skelton). It appears that Solaris is able to capture dreams and make them a reality. Chris discovers this when he dreams of his late wife, Rheya (Natascha McElhone), and wakes up finding what seems to be Rheya lying next to him. Other strange events follow.
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Traffic 2000  R, 145 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro, Luis Guzman, Dennis Quaid, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Steven Bauer, Jacob Vargas, Erika Christensen, Clifton Collins Jr., Tomas Milian, Miguel Ferrer, Jose Yengue, Emilio Rivera, Michael O'Neill
Interlocking stories allow this film to cover the cocaine world from several aspects. In one story, Tijuana cops (Benicio Del Toro and Jacob Vargas) are involved in efforts to crash a drug cartel, but they begin to suspect motives of authorities. Meanwhile, on the San Diego side of the border, DEA agents (Don Cheadle and Luis Guzman) arrest a big drug supplier (Steven Bauer), leaving his pregnant wife (Catherine Zeta-Jones) in a precarious situation. Finally, an Ohio Supreme Court Justice (Michael Douglas) is appointed to head the U.S. war on drugs, but he has his own personal problems: a daughter who has been freebasing with friends. An excellent examination of the illegal drug world. The film won four Academy Awards, including Best Director and Supporting Actor (Benicio Del Toro). A nomination was also received for Best Picture. Based on the British miniseries "Traffik."
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The Underneath 1995 R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Peter Gallagher, Alison Elliott, William Fichtner, Adam Trese, Paul Dooley, Elisabeth Shue, Anjanette Comer, Joe Don Baker, Shelley Duvall, Dennis Hill, Harry Goaz, Mark Feltch
Michael Chambers (Peter Gallagher) returns to his hometown of Austin, Texas, and runs into his love from the past, Rachel (Alison Elliott). It turns out that Rachel is only one of his obsessions. Through a series of flashbacks, the depth of Michael's addictive personality is revealed.
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1. Bubble (2005)
2. Che (2008)
3. Erin Brockovich (2000)
4. Eros (2004)
5. Full Frontal (2002)
6. The Girlfriend Experience (2009)
7. The Good German (2006)
8. Gray's Anatomy (1997)
9. The Informant! (2009)
10. Kafka (1991)
11. King of the Hill (1993)
12. The Limey (1999)
13. Ocean's Eleven (2001)
14. Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
15. Ocean's Twelve (2004)
16. Out of Sight (1998)
17. Schizopolis (1996)
18. Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
19. Solaris (2002)
20. Traffic (2000)
21. The Underneath (1995)
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