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Vanilla Sky

R

Released Dec 14, 2001

2 hr. 14 min.

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

List

43%

174 Reviews

Tomatometer

72%

250,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Tom Cruise and Cameron Crowe reunite after "Jerry Maguire" for "Vanilla Sky," the story of a young New York City publishing magnate who finds himself on an unexpected roller-coaster ride of romance, comedy, suspicion, love, sex and dreams in a mind-bending search for his soul.

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Critics Consensus

An ambitious mix of genres, Vanilla Sky collapses into an incoherent jumble. Cruise's performance lacks depth, and it's hard to feel sympathy for his narcissistic character.

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Shioka O

Almost feels like seeing a comic book story. It's superficial but actually complexed and challenging. Cast is too big... could be better. I'll check the original Spanish one. Entertaining soundtrack.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/24/24

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John S

Rambling, overlong, occasionally interesting, quasi sci-fi character study featuring Tom Cruise as a has it all brat tycoon who winds up disfigured. Or has he? Is it all a dream he is creating from a cryogenically frozen limbo?

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/14/24

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Pedro L

It's a confusing movie, at first I didn't understand it's history, at one point you think it's a romantic movie, but then you realize why they've made this way, I'm not a big fan of it, but the soundtrack is awesome, I really liked the 2 Radiohead songs at the movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/18/24

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Pasquale u

I watched this movie when I was in a sad place. It blew my mind and made me think about what makes me happy. Probably my favorite movie of all time and I've seen it 10 times.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/24

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Paul G

One of the best films of it's time. This movie should be much higher rated. It was original and beautiful. The sadness of this movie is profound.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/06/24

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Francisco C

Ambitious and good story to follow. Leaves you the aftertaste of a good story you need more from. Sadly, it lacked the vision of something more digestible for the regular viewer. You might need to watch it twice, as it has aged beautifully, like a good wine.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/31/24

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Cameron Crowe

Director

Tom Cruise

David Aames

Penélope Cruz

Sofia Serrano

Cameron Diaz

Julie Gianni

Kurt Russell

McCabe

Jason Lee

Brian Shelby

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

I now find Cruise tolerable only when he's in a movie that undercuts or ridicules his narcissism--as Eyes Wide Shut did and as this movie does even more noticeably.

Feb 26, 2019

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Christy Lemire

Associated Press

Vanilla Sky is nearly identical to the 1997 Spanish film it's based on, except it's set in Manhattan instead of Madrid and has a much better soundtrack.

Oct 25, 2018

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Some surface appeal, but ultimately vacant.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 29, 2010

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

If the star and director are (kind of) worrying about the same middle-age falloff, Crowe’s specific fears are more compelling to me and responsible for what, intellectually, is the movie’s most fascinating idea.

Nov 29, 2022

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Stephen Silver

Tilt Magazine

Doesn't make any more sense now than it did in 2001 (29th anniversary)

Rated: 2/5

Dec 31, 2021

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Peter Canavese

Celluloid Dreams

Likable and ambitious with great John Toll visuals. You want it to succeed but it doesn't always quite get there. (4K restoration Paramount Presents blu-ray review).

Rated: 3/4

Nov 26, 2021

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Synopsis

Tom Cruise and Cameron Crowe reunite after "Jerry Maguire" for "Vanilla Sky," the story of a young New York City publishing magnate who finds himself on an unexpected roller-coaster ride of romance, comedy, suspicion, love, sex and dreams in a mind-bending search for his soul.

Director: Cameron Crowe
Executive Producer: Jonathan Sanger, Danny Bramson, Bill Block, Fernando Bovaira
Screenwriter: Alejandro Amenábar, Cameron Crowe, Mateo Gil
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Vinyl Films, Cruise-Wagner Productions, Paramount Pictures, Sogecine
Rating: R (Strong Language|Sexuality)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 14, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $100.6M
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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