Steven Soderbergh's Five Best Films

Steven Soderbergh celebrates his 50th birthday with the Liberace biopic “Behind the Candelabra” set to premiere on HBO and the pharmaceutical industry-set thriller “Side Effects” coming to theaters this year. The Palme D'Or and Oscar winning director has over twenty features to his credit, nearly all good-to-great (even much-derided outings like “Full Frontal” and “Ocean's Twelve” are post-modern near-masterpieces). Here are his 5 best:

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"The Limey"
Ex-con Terrence Stamp comes to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death to find he only technically speaks the language: his Cockney rhyming slang confuses the locals, who in turn baffle him with their bizarre lifestyle. A film about growing old and finding the world zooming past, as well as about Terrence Stamp being the single baddest dude alive. Soderbergh again employs an array of cinematic flash but all to the end of serving the... more
"The Limey"
Ex-con Terrence Stamp comes to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death to find he only technically speaks the language: his Cockney rhyming slang confuses the locals, who in turn baffle him with their bizarre lifestyle. A film about growing old and finding the world zooming past, as well as about Terrence Stamp being the single baddest dude alive. Soderbergh again employs an array of cinematic flash but all to the end of serving the story. Ally Luis Guzman's wry “You could see the sea, if you could see it” is a particular highlight of an endlessly quotable and rewatchable movie. less