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Vanilla Sky

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Tom Cruise in Vanilla Sky (2001)
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A self-indulgent and vain publishing magnate finds his privileged life upended after a vehicular accident with a resentful lover.A self-indulgent and vain publishing magnate finds his privileged life upended after a vehicular accident with a resentful lover.A self-indulgent and vain publishing magnate finds his privileged life upended after a vehicular accident with a resentful lover.
IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Cameron Crowe
    • Writers
      • Alejandro Amenábar(film "Abre Los Ojos")
      • Mateo Gil(film "Abre Los Ojos")
      • Cameron Crowe(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Tom Cruise
      • Penélope Cruz
      • Cameron Diaz
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Cameron Crowe
    • Writers
      • Alejandro Amenábar(film "Abre Los Ojos")
      • Mateo Gil(film "Abre Los Ojos")
      • Cameron Crowe(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Tom Cruise
      • Penélope Cruz
      • Cameron Diaz
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.3KUser reviews
    • 154Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 5 wins & 34 nominations total

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    Tom Cruise
    Tom Cruise
    • David Aames
    Penélope Cruz
    Penélope Cruz
    • Sofia Serrano
    Cameron Diaz
    Cameron Diaz
    • Julie Gianni
    Kurt Russell
    Kurt Russell
    • McCabe
    Jason Lee
    Jason Lee
    • Brian Shelby
    Noah Taylor
    Noah Taylor
    • Edmund Ventura
    Timothy Spall
    Timothy Spall
    • Thomas Tipp
    Tilda Swinton
    Tilda Swinton
    • Rebecca Dearborn
    Michael Shannon
    Michael Shannon
    • Aaron
    Delaina Hlavin
    Delaina Hlavin
    • David's Assistant
    • (as Delaina Mitchell)
    Shalom Harlow
    Shalom Harlow
    • Colleen
    Oona Hart
    Oona Hart
    • Lynette
    Ivana Milicevic
    Ivana Milicevic
    • Emma
    Johnny Galecki
    Johnny Galecki
    • Peter Brown
    Jhaemi Willens
    • Jamie Berliner
    Armand Schultz
    Armand Schultz
    • Dr. Pomeranz
    Cameron Watson
    Cameron Watson
    • Other Doctor
    Robertson Dean
    Robertson Dean
    • Third Doctor
    • Director
      • Cameron Crowe
    • Writers
      • Alejandro Amenábar(film "Abre Los Ojos")
      • Mateo Gil(film "Abre Los Ojos")
      • Cameron Crowe(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Steven Spielberg: A guest at David's birthday party (wearing a Pre-Crime cap from Minority Report (2002). Spielberg and Tom Cruise were preparing to begin filming "Minority Report" at that time. In a returned favor, Cameron Crowe cameos in that film.
    • Goofs
      When David and Brian are almost hit by the Mack truck, we can clearly see the camera and camera operator (wearing a hat) in David's side window.
    • Quotes

      Sofía: Every passing minute is another chance to turn it all around.

    • Crazy credits
      There are no opening credits for the film.
    • Alternate versions
      The 2015 Blu-Ray release includes an alternate ending version with a vastly expanded ending. While the events lead to the same conclusion, there are alternate takes and additional scenes (including the scene of David shooting the police officer).
    • Connections
      Edited into Scrubs: My Friend the Doctor (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Everything In Its Right Place
      Written by Thom Yorke (as Thomas Yorke), Ed O'Brien (as Edward O'Brien), Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood (as Jonathan Greenwood) and Phil Selway (as Philip Selway)

      Performed by Radiohead

      Courtesy of Capitol Records

      under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets

    User reviews1.3K

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Sweet and Sour
    "The sweet is never as sweet without the sour." This quote was essentially the theme for the movie in my opinion. Tom Cruise plays a young man who was handed everything in his life. He takes things for granted and it comes around full swing in this great movie with a superb twist. This film will keep you engaged in the plot and unable to pause it to take a bathroom break.

    Its a movie that really makes you step back and look at your life and how you live it. You cannot really appreciate the better things in life (the sweet), like love, until you have experienced the bad (the sour). The theme will really get you to "open your eyes".

    Only complaint is that the movie gets very twisted at points and is hard to really understand. I think the end is perfect though. I recommend you watch it and see for yourself.
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    • belowzero8
    • Dec 7, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 14, 2001 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Spain
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Khung Trời Ảo Mộng
    • Filming locations
      • Bar Building - 44th Street between 5th & 6th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Cruise/Wagner Productions
      • Vinyl Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $68,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $100,618,344
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $25,015,518
      • Dec 16, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $203,388,341
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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