Vanilla Sky is a 2001 American British Spanish science fiction psychological thriller movie directed by Cameron Crowe and is based on the 1997 movie "Open Your Eyes". It stars Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Kurt Russell, Penélope Cruz, Jason Lee, Noah Taylor, Timothy Spall, Tilda Swinton, Carolyn Pickles and was distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 2002.