Vanilla Sky

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Vanilla Sky

R

2001

2h 14m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi

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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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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

02/26/2019

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.

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Christy Lemire

Associated Press

10/25/2018

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.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/29/2010

3/5

Some surface appeal, but ultimately vacant.

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

Jan 22

4/10

Frankly, I find it a tiring and unbearably dull film starring Tom Cruise, one that makes me want to close my eyes when it descends into the abyss of psychological thriller and speculative science fiction. [Full review in Spanish]

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

09/16/2024

5/10

Psychological shocks and an unreliable narrator keep things engaging, even with brief lulls and a purposely frustrating timeline, presenting continual unease and uncertainty.

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

11/29/2022

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.

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Shane E

@Shaneewing May 26

The plot is difficult at times to capture (and really only comes together at the end) but that is the beauty of this film, as Cruise’s character struggles along with the viewer to understand what is actually happening to him. His moment of clarity at the end is ours as well, where the soundtrack and visuals are especially powerful additions to Cruise’s performance. At the center of it all: a lesson that truly sinks in as we realize the torturing consequences that our selfish actions can have on ourselves and the people to whom we connect.

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Thyaagu C

@Thyaagu May 22

3.25 ⭐️ Good plot with some genuinely mind bending psychological games. A bit slow at times, and not exactly what I expected, but it still pulled me into its dreamy confusion. Feels like one of those films that could hit much harder on a rewatch someday.

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Henry D

@Henry_Domke Apr 12

Beautiful people with perfect smiles, and plenty of production value. But the story meanders without ever pulling us in, and at over two hours it feels too long.

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Todd M.

@tm2026 Feb 23

Great movie, Tom Cruise as a narcissist and Diaz as a psycho girlfriend. Totally worth the watch 😎

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Mic 8

@Mic80 Feb 1

Fantastic movie... great performance from Diaz and cruise

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Snippy M

@Riley_6 Jan 26

The movie is great beginning to end. You never actually really know what’s going on until the very end, and if you like movies like that then this one is for you. Tom’s acting was great i could barely even make myself understand that it was him as the character. Great movie and i definitely recommend it.

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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
Producer: Cameron Crowe, Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner
Screenwriter: Alejandro Amenábar, Cameron Crowe, Mateo Gil
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Cruise-Wagner Productions, Paramount Pictures, Vinyl Films, Sogecine
Rating: R (Strong Language|Sexuality)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 14, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $100.6M
Runtime: 2h 14m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)