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Vanilla Sky
2001
· Movie
· 136 min
C
MEANRANK
66/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3058
- IMDb #2357
- Google retired #1759
- Rotten Tomatoes #3335
- Metacritic #3467
- Letterboxd #1922
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #4234
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2376
- Metacritic Critics #3856
- Metacritic Audience #2483
- Criticker #1894
- Douban #1141
- Kinopoisk #1128
- AlloCiné #2288
- Trakt #2030
Every rating
41–86
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 41, highest is Google on 86. Critics average 43, everyone else 70.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A wealthy and narcissistic publishing magnate's life is forever altered after a devastating car accident with a jealous lover. He is left physically and emotionally scarred, and his reality begins to unravel, blurring the lines between his waking life and a terrifying nightmare.
Details
- Director
- Cameron Crowe
- Writer
- Cameron Crowe
- Based on
- Open Your Eyes
- Released
- 14 December 2001
- Country
- United States, Spain
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $68.0M
- Box office
- $203.4M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 16 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 19 →3 wins from 19 nominations across 17 ceremonies
| Best DVD or Blu-ray Special Edition Release 2016 | Best DVD or Blu-ray Special Edition Release | Vanilla Sky (Alternate Ending) | Nominee |
| Best Song Written for Visual Media 2003 | Best Song Written for Visual Media | Paul McCartney (for the song " Vanilla Sky ") | Nominee |
| Best Actor 2002 | Best Actor | Tom Cruise | Winner |
| Best Make-Up 2002 | Best Make-Up | Michèle Burke and Camille Calvet | Nominee |
| Best Music 2002 | Best Music | Nancy Wilson | Nominee |
| Best Original Song 2002 | Best Original Song | Cameron Crowe and Nancy Wilson (for the song "I Fall Apart") | Nominee |
| Best Original Song 2002 | Best Original Song | Paul McCartney (for the song " Vanilla Sky ") | Nominee |
| Best Science Fiction Film 2002 | Best Science Fiction Film | Vanilla Sky | Nominee |
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Best Supporting Actress
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Cameron Diaz | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Cameron Diaz | Nominee |
Best Actor
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Tom Cruise | Winner |
Best Song
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Song | Paul McCartney (for the song " Vanilla Sky ") | Winner |
Best Original Song
2 nominations
| Best Original Song | Cameron Crowe and Nancy Wilson (for the song "I Fall Apart") | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | Paul McCartney (for the song " Vanilla Sky ") | Nominee |
Best DVD or Blu-ray Special Edition Release
1 nomination
| Best DVD or Blu-ray Special Edition Release | Vanilla Sky (Alternate Ending) | Nominee |
Best Make-Up
1 nomination
| Best Make-Up | Michèle Burke and Camille Calvet | Nominee |
Best Music
1 nomination
| Best Music | Nancy Wilson | Nominee |
Best Science Fiction Film
1 nomination
| Best Science Fiction Film | Vanilla Sky | Nominee |
Best Song Written for Visual Media
1 nomination
| Best Song Written for Visual Media | Paul McCartney (for the song " Vanilla Sky ") | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Cameron Diaz | Nominee |
Featured Actress of the Year
1 nomination
| Featured Actress of the Year | Cameron Diaz | Nominee |
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film | List of sound editors | Nominee |
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Underscore
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Underscore | Carlton Kaller | Nominee |
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
1 nomination
| Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | Penélope Cruz | Nominee |
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Cameron Diaz | Nominee |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Cameron Diaz | Nominee |
Worst Actress
1 nomination
| Worst Actress | Penélope Cruz | Nominee |