Vanilla Sky

2001 • 2h 16m •

Mystery Romance Science Fiction

MOVIEVIBE Rating

★ 6.8/10

4,853 reviews

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David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and gorgeous women on his arm. But just as he begins falling for the warmhearted Sofia, his face is horribly disfigured in a car accident. That's just the beginning of his troubles as the lines between illusion and reality, between life and death, are blurred.

"LoveHateDreamsLifeWorkPlayFriendshipSex."

Top Billed Cast

Tom Cruise

David Aames

Penélope Cruz

Sofia Serrano

Cameron Diaz

Julie Gianni

Kurt Russell

Curtis McCabe

Jason Lee

Brian Shelby

Noah Taylor

Edmund Ventura

Timothy Spall

Thomas Tipp

Tilda Swinton

Rebecca Dearborn

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

J JPV852 Verified TMDB Critic

2020-06-27

Still love this film all these years later though decided to watch it fully with the alternate ending which really didn't care for, didn't flow nearly as well. That said, and watching the original ending afterwards, just so great with wonderful performances from all involved. Certainly follows the theme of sweet and sour. **4.5/5**...

C CinemaSerf Verified TMDB Critic

2024-04-18

I'm not really a fan of Tom Cruise, but I think this film might be his finest example of actually not just being all teeth and torso. He might actually do some acting here as the full-of-himself publisher "Aames" who lives the life of the wealthy playboy. A beautiful apartment, vintage car and convenient relationship with "Julie" (Cameron Diaz) fill his days of inherited luxury. Then his world comes, quite literally, crashing about his ears and he finds himself in jail explaining what happened to psychologist "McCabe" (the sparingly used Kurt Russell). It's a story of jealousy that leads to su...

C Cranialrock Verified TMDB Critic

2025-09-06

I cannot believe I haven't watched this before!! just WOW that was amazing...