Vanilla Sky

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.

Vanilla Sky is a 2001 mystery romance film directed by Cameron Crowe. Its themes are relationship, dreams, car accident, and nightmare.

Tom Cruise takes the lead as David Aames, Penélope Cruz as Sofia Serrano, Cameron Diaz as Julie Gianni, and Kurt Russell as Curtis McCabe. Released in December 2001, it runs 136 minutes.

The screenplay is by Cameron Crowe. It was produced by Artisan Entertainment and Cruise/Wagner Productions. In the United States it streams on fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, and Paramount Plus Essential.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Open Your Eyes, and Before I Go to Sleep make useful companions to Vanilla Sky, all filed under amnesia and heartbreak. TMDB voters put it at 6.8 out of 10 across 4,874 votes and it carries a R rating.