Vanilla Sky (2001)

Vanilla Sky rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.9/10· 307K votes

Rotten Tomatoes41%

Metacritic45%

TMDb6.819/10· 5K votes

With 41% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.9/10 on IMDb and 45/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Vanilla Sky

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.

Cast of Vanilla Sky

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  Tom Cruise

  as David Aames

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  Penélope Cruz

  as Sofia Serrano

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  Cameron Diaz

  as Julie Gianni

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  Kurt Russell

  as Curtis McCabe

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  Jason Lee

  as Brian Shelby

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  Noah Taylor

  as Edmund Ventura

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  Timothy Spall

  as Thomas Tipp

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  Tilda Swinton

  as Rebecca Dearborn

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  Michael Shannon

  as Aaron

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  Delaina Mitchell

  as David's Assistant

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  Shalom Harlow

  as Colleen

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  Oona Hart

  as Lynette

Vanilla Sky facts

Budget

$68M

Box office

$203.4M

Our take on Vanilla Sky

Cameron Crowe's 2001 mystery-romance centres on David Aames, a man who seems to have everything: wealth, looks and admiration. Just as he begins to fall for the warmhearted Sofia, a car accident leaves his face disfigured, and that is only where his troubles begin, as the boundaries between illusion and reality, life and death, start to blur. Crowe blends romance with mind-bending science fiction, building a puzzle that keeps you questioning what is real. Vanilla Sky suits viewers who enjoy slippery, dreamlike storytelling and don't need everything explained. If you like romances that turn into existential riddles and reward a second viewing, this is an intriguing, moody choice.