He’s my favorite director. His run of movies from Out of Sight through the Ocean’s trilogy is amazing. Nominated for best director for two different movies in the same year was a historic achievement.

He is easily top tier imo and I think you’re kind of under rating him and over rating some directors on your list. I think he is easily a better director than De Palma. I still like the movies he makes. De Palma had a pretty big drop in quality over the years. If you like Soderbergh’s caper flicks. I definitely recommend checking out books by Donald Westlake, where he definitely got a lot of his inspiration for the tone of those movies.