Vanilla Sky

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Vanilla Sky

R

2001

2h 14m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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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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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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Stephen Silver

Tilt Magazine

12/31/2021

2/5

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

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martins a

@Martins390 Jan 5

Very average/mediocre film. Wasn't bad but also was good. Its just okay and the ending was really gave the movie some sense? Just guessing at this point. Very forgettable movie

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Jason J

@JasonJoshua Jan 5

Don’t listen to the bad reviews. Tom Cruise’s character is definitely a sociopath and very hateable but this movie is incredible soundtrack is gorgeous and a definite must see

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Guilherme M

Dec 24

Truly heartbreaking. I loved Vanilla Sky, but i understand why some other people hate it. (Acting, Tom Cruise's narcissist character, and the sci-fi cryo and lucid dream plot) but for me, a Oscar nominee for Vanilla Sky made it worth it. The film depicts insecurity, tragedy, pain, and the most important: Love.

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Carlos L

Dec 11

Yo this shit had ME yelling TECH SUPPORT at the end like there’s no way this nightmare of a plot was real! Shit had me going in the beginning but then had me feeling like the blow wore off and the writers just wanted a nap and a paycheck when it ended

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PERCY B

Nov 4

Way better than this disparity of Critic reviews and public reviews would indicate. It is not a perfect movie but it is very good, thought provoking and beyond the normal formula movie. Yes you have to stick with it, and follow the juxtapositioning of time and circumstances, but it's worth it, if only because it's clever and certainly unique and everyone in it is very good.

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Andrea I

Nov 2

Great movie, very introspective great soundtrack

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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
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)

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