Out of Sight

…commercial and critical success with Out of Sight, the story of a bank heist and unlikely romance between the lead characters, played by George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez. The Limey (1999), a gritty gangster tale, enjoyed similar accolades. In 2000 Soderbergh established himself as a leading director with the release…

…in Steven Soderbergh’s crime comedy Out of Sight (1998). He received an Emmy Award nomination for his portrayal of a tormented Sammy Davis, Jr., in the TV movie The Rat Pack (1998). He also received a nomination for his performance as a teacher counseling an unjustly condemned young man in…

… (1997), The Peacemaker (1997), and Out of Sight (1998)—Clooney left ER in 1999 to concentrate on his movie career. Later that year he appeared in the critically acclaimed Three Kings. The comedy-drama centered on U.S. soldiers at the end of the Persian Gulf War. Clooney then starred in the quirky…

…role in director Steven Soderbergh’s Out of Sight (1998); he later chose her for bit parts in Traffic (2000) and Solaris (2002). In 1999 Davis played opposite Phylicia Rashad in the Off-Broadway drama Everybody’s Ruby, based on writer Zora Neale Hurston’s investigation of a murder.

(1997), U Turn (1997), Out of Sight (1998), and The Cell (2000), and she gained widespread praise for The Wedding Planner (2001), her successful first attempt at romantic comedy. That release was quickly followed by the romantic drama Angel Eyes. These films paired her with many of the most…