We’re ranking the films of Sandra Bullock! We start with Bullock’s Certified Fresh works, which include her action breakthrough Speed, Best Picture winner Crash, technical masterpiece Gravity, ’90s rom-com classic While You Were Sleeping, and her return to the genre after a long absence, 2022’s The Lost City. Some of Bullock’s Fresh films have been her most popular, including The Blind Side (which won her the Best Actress Oscar), action-comedy The Heat, the female-led take on the Ocean’s franchise, Netflix’s conversation-starter Bird Box, and prescient sci-fi satire Demolition Man. Bullock’s star power and endurance extends even into her Rotten movies, like the Miss Congeniality movies, cult favorite Practical Magic, and her mid-career comeback The Proposal. —Alex Vo
Critics Consensus: A terrific popcorn thriller, Speed is taut, tense, and energetic, with outstanding performances from Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, and Sandra Bullock.
Synopsis: Los Angeles police officer Jack (Keanu Reeves) angers retired bomb squad member Howard Payne (Dennis Hopper) by foiling his attempt [More]
Critics Consensus:While You Were Sleeping is built wholly from familiar ingredients, but assembled with such skill -- and with such a charming performance from Sandra Bullock -- that it gives formula a good name.
Synopsis: Lonely transit worker Lucy Eleanor Moderatz (Sandra Bullock) pulls her longtime crush, Peter (Peter Gallagher), from the path of an [More]
Critics Consensus:The Lost City doesn't sparkle quite as brightly as some classic treasure-hunting capers, but its stars' screwball chemistry make this movie well worth romancing.
Synopsis: Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover model named [More]
Critics Consensus:The Prince of Egypt's stunning visuals and first-rate voice cast more than compensate for the fact that it's better crafted than it is emotionally involving.
Synopsis: In this animated retelling of the Book of Exodus, Egyptian Prince Moses (Val Kilmer), upon discovering his roots as a [More]
Critics Consensus: A raw and unsettling morality piece on modern angst and urban disconnect, Crash examines the dangers of bigotry and xenophobia in the lives of interconnected Angelenos.
Synopsis: Writer-director Paul Haggis interweaves several connected stories about race, class, family and gender in Los Angeles in the aftermath of [More]
Critics Consensus: Though comparisons with last year's Capote may be inevitable, Infamous takes a different angle in its depiction of the author, and stands up well enough on its own.
Synopsis: In Kansas, with childhood friend Harper Lee (Sandra Bullock), author Truman Capote (Toby Jones) developed an intense and complex relationship [More]
Critics Consensus:Ocean's 8 isn't quite as smooth as its predecessors, but still has enough cast chemistry and flair to lift the price of a ticket from filmgoers up for an undemanding caper.
Synopsis: Debbie Ocean assembles an all-female team of thieves and specialists for a heist during the Met Gala, aiming for the [More]
Critics Consensus: Overlong and superficial, A Time to Kill nonetheless succeeds on the strength of its skillful craftsmanship and top-notch performances.
Synopsis: Carl Lee Hailey (Samuel L. Jackson) is a heartbroken black father who avenges his daughter's brutal rape by shooting the [More]
Critics Consensus: It might strike some viewers as a little too pat, but The Blind Side has the benefit of strong source material and a strong performance from Sandra Bullock.
Synopsis: Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron), a homeless black teen, has drifted in and out of the school system for years. Then [More]
Critics Consensus:The Heat is predictable, but Melissa McCarthy is reliably funny and Sandra Bullock proves a capable foil.
Synopsis: FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock) is a methodical investigator with a long-standing reputation for excellence -- and arrogance. [More]
Critics Consensus:Bird Box never quite reaches its intriguing potential, but strong acting and an effectively chilly mood offer intermittently creepy compensation.
Synopsis: When a mysterious force decimates the population, only one thing is certain -- if you see it, you die. The [More]
Critics Consensus: A better-than-average sci-fi shoot-em-up with a satirical undercurrent, Demolition Man is bolstered by strong performances by Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, and Sandra Bullock.
Synopsis: With innocent victims caught in the crossfire in Los Angeles' intensifying war on crime, both cop John Spartan (Sylvester Stallone) [More]
Critics Consensus: Predictable but moving, Wrestling Ernest Hemingway is an understated and melancholic drama that gets plenty of mileage out of an outstanding cast that includes Robert Duvall, Richard Harris, Shirley MacLaine, and Sandra Bullock.
Synopsis: Two old men in a Florida town become friends more out of loneliness than compatibility. Ex-sea captain Frank (Richard Harris) [More]
Critics Consensus: The last film River Phoenix completed before his death, The Thing Called Love doesn't have much new to say about show business, but it's energetic and well acted.
Synopsis: Hoping to become a country music star, Miranda Presley (Samantha Mathis) moves from New York to Nashville, Tenn. She gets [More]
Critics Consensus: The Minions' brightly colored brand of gibberish-fueled insanity stretches to feature length in their self-titled Despicable Me spinoff, with uneven but often hilarious results.
Synopsis: Evolving from single-celled yellow organisms at the dawn of time, Minions live to serve, but find themselves working for a [More]
Critics Consensus:The Vanishing copies the form of its pulse-pounding predecessor but loses much of its thrilling function along the way, leaving American audiences with one more rote remake.
Synopsis: Barney (Jeff Bridges) is a disturbed man intent on abducting a woman. After numerous failed attempts, he manages to kidnap [More]
Critics Consensus: A distinct lack of chemistry between Ben Affleck and Sandra Bullock, coupled with a screwball sensibility that's a touch too screwy, scupper Forces of Nature's modest ambition to serve up romantic charm.
Synopsis: All Ben Holmes (Ben Affleck) wants to do is make it from New York to Savannah, Ga., in time for [More]
Critics Consensus:Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close has a story worth telling, but it deserves better than the treacly and pretentious treatment director Stephen Daldry gives it.
Synopsis: Oskar (Thomas Horn), who lost his father (Tom Hanks) in the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center, is convinced [More]
Critics Consensus: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood is more melodramatic than emotionally truthful, and uneven in its mixture of time periods, actresses, laughter and tears.
Synopsis: A classic Southern tale of hilarious sadness set in a sleepy Louisiana parish. A group of lifelong friends stage a [More]
Critics Consensus: The premise isn't without potential and Sandra Bullock is as likable as ever, but The Net lacks sufficient thrills -- or plausible plot points -- to recommend catching.
Synopsis: Computer programmer Angela Bennett (Sandra Bullock) starts a new freelance gig and, strangely, all her colleagues start dying. Does it [More]
Critics Consensus: Though Two Weeks Notice has nothing new to add to the crowded genre, Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock make the movie a pleasant, if predictable, sit.
Synopsis: Dedicated environmental lawyer Lucy Kelson (Sandra Bullock) goes to work for billionaire George Wade (Hugh Grant) as part of a [More]
Critics Consensus: Though critics say Bullock is funny and charming, she can't overcome a bad script that makes the movie feel too much like a fluffy, unoriginal sitcom.
Synopsis: When a terrorist threatens to bomb the Miss United States pageant, the FBI rushes to find a female agent to [More]
Critics Consensus:The Unforgivable proves Sandra Bullock is more than capable of playing against type, but her performance is wasted on a contrived and unrelentingly grim story.
Synopsis: Released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime, Ruth Slater (Sandra Bullock) re-enters a society that refuses [More]
Critics Consensus:Our Brand Is Crisis offers sporadic amusement and benefits from a talented cast, but ultimately lacks enough of a bite to add much of interest to the political satire genre.
Synopsis: Failing badly in the polls, a Bolivian presidential candidate enlists the services of an American management team for help. The [More]
Critics Consensus:Hope Floats sinks under a deluge of melodramatic turns and syrupy sentimentality, although Sandra Bullock remains a winning star.
Synopsis: Birdee Pruitt (Sandra Bullock) has been humiliated on live television by her best friend, Connie (Rosanna Arquette), who's been sleeping [More]
Critics Consensus: A dark comedy of the low brow nature -- filled with fart and gay jokes. Even Liam Neeson and Sandra Bullock cannot save this failure.
Synopsis: Legendary undercover DEA agent Charlie Mayough (Liam Neeson) has suddenly lost his nerves of steel. On the verge of a [More]
Critics Consensus:Practical Magic's jarring tonal shifts sink what little potential its offbeat story may have -- though Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock's chemistry makes a strong argument for future collaborations.
Synopsis: Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy [More]
Critics Consensus: Formulaic and trite, In Love and War unconvincingly recreates Ernest Hemingway's early life with all the stuffy tropes that the author would have excised in a second draft.
Synopsis: In 1918, 18-year-old Ernest Hemingway (Chris O'Donnell) signs up for service in World War I. After a bomb goes off [More]
Critics Consensus: Overdosing on flashbacks, and more portentous than profound, the overly obtuse Premonition weakly echoes such twisty classics as Memento, The Sixth Sense, and Groundhog Day.
Synopsis: Linda Hanson (Sandra Bullock) has an idyllic life, until one day she receives word that her husband (Julian McMahon) has [More]
Critics Consensus:All About Steve is an oddly creepy, sour film, featuring a heroine so desperate and peculiar that audiences may be more likely to pity than root for her.
Synopsis: After a lovely blind date, crossword-puzzle creator Mary Horowitz (Sandra Bullock) falls head over heels in love with Steve (Bradley [More]
Critics Consensus:Speed 2 falls far short of its predecessor, thanks to laughable dialogue, thin characterization, unsurprisingly familiar plot devices, and action sequences that fail to generate any excitement.
Synopsis: Annie is looking forward to a Caribbean cruise with her cop boyfriend, Alex, who purchased the tickets to make up [More]
We meet again. Here, on the internet. What are the odds? You, me, at this junction in this series of tubes, when we could be anywhere else online: Watching a movie, scattering reasonable comments on news, or ordering replacement Encarta 95 discs. All just wonderful stuff.
But were you aware of the internet’s dark side? This Friday, Friend Request plays on every parent’s worst online fears: That their daughter will become Snapface friends with a thing that looks like a man but the thing is really the devil!! Welcome to the darkest web, triggering this week’s gallery of 24 best and worst movies about the internet by Tomatometer!
The Social Network (2010, 96%)
The story of Facebook…Sorkinized! Scintilating drama, paced as a David Fincher thriller with a loose interpretation of actual events got one big ‘like’ from critics and audiences alike.
Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World (2016, 94%)
Werner Herzog filters our online revolution through his trademark humanist lens, in-between eating shoes and absorbing bullets. Is there anything this man can’t do?
The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014, 93%)
The life of the open access and online freedom trailblazer, from childhood to suicide from government prosecution case.
We Live In Public (2009, 81%)
Get lost in the post-privacy world with another Internet pioneer: Josh Harris, who infamously got 100 acquaintences to live in an underground hamlet whose every movements were captured and broadcast online.
Catfish (2010, 80%)
You can give Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman a fish and they’ll eat for a day, but if you give them Catfish, then they’ll have a Hollywood career: After this documentary of meeting strangers IRL, the pair went on to direct two Paranormal Activites and the internet-themed Nerve.
Life In A Day (2011, 80%)
Where were you July 24, 2010? See what everyone else was up in this documentary culled from 4,500 hours of home footage uploaded onto YouTube on that day.
Trust (2011, 78%)
Director David Schwimmer gets some gut-wrenching performances out of the actors in this cautionary tale of a family dealing with the aftermath of an online predator targeting their kid.
You’ve Got Mail (1998, 69%)
A volcano didn’t kill them, and Seattle Freeze couldn’t keep apart Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, America’s pre-2000 sweethearts. Here, they conquer the scourge of dial-up connection.
Disconnect (2013, 67%)
It’s didactic in spots and melodramatic in others, but Disconnect‘s strong cast helps make it a timely, effective exploration of modern society’s technological overload.
Nerve (2016, 65%) Nerve‘s fast pace and charming leads help overcome a number of fundamental flaws, adding up to a teen-friendly thriller with enough energy to occasionally offset its muddled execution.
Unfriended (2015, 62%) Unfriended subverts found-footage horror clichés to deliver a surprisingly scary entry in the teen slasher genre with a technological twist.
Snowden (2016, 61%) Snowden boasts a thrilling fact-based tale and a solid lead performance from Joseph Gordon-Levitt, even if director Oliver Stone saps the story of some of its impact by playing it safe.
Middle Men (2010, 40%)
Porn wasn’t always on the internet: it took the hard work of good, decent men to will it into existence.
The Fifth Estate (2013, 37%)
Heavy on detail and melodrama but missing the spark from its real-life inspiration, The Fifth Estate mostly serves as a middling showcase for Benedict Cumberbatch performance as WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange.
The Net (1995, 36%)
It was the year after Speed and America was clamoring for more Sandy; what we got was this tech-inaccurate thriller where Bullock has her identity stolen and erased online.
Blackhat (2015, 34%)
Michael Mann’s first movie in six years wasn’t exactly cause for celebration; the convoluted plot, techie jargon, and lack of Mannly action caused audiences to steer clear.
Men, Women, and Children (32%)
A film about the deletrious effects of constant connection, though critics were unimpressed with director Jason Reitman’s blunt, overbearing approach.
Hackers (1995, 32%)
Hack the planet! Critics have always found this cheesy and now dated, though audiences have been more forgiving: what was once state-of-the-art tech now has a nostalgic patina.
Antitrust (2001, 24%)
Due to its use of cliched and ludicrous plot devices, this thriller is more predictable than suspenseful. Also, the acting is bad.
Untraceable (2008, 16%)
It’s 2008, the height of torture porn, and even Diane Lane got in on the action: She plays an FBI agent chasing a psycho who tortures and murders his victims live if his website gets enough traffic. Death by Google Analytics!
Halloween: Resurrection (2002, 12%)
Jamie Lee Curtis, Busta Rhymes, and Tyra Banks are trapped in Mikey Myers’ childhood home as he stalks his victims while the proceedings are broadcast live on the internet.
Pulse (2006, 10%)
Cordcutting takes on new urgency for Kirsten Bell when the dead use the internet, phones, and TVs to return and menace the living.
Strangeland (1998, 6%)
Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider stars as Captain Howdy, who lures teenagers in chatrooms over to his place and subjects them to involuntary body art and torture.
FeardotCom (2002, 3%)
The only site more damaging to your health than the early versions of Rotten Tomatoes.
Color me very curious regarding Neil LaBute‘s upcoming "The Wicker Man." Here we have an indie filmmaker venturing into a new genre, while also remaking one of the most beloved cult flicks ever made. Should be interesting. Those who agree might want to check out JoBlo’s new pics from the remake.
Robin Hardy‘s "The Wicker Man," released in 1973, tells the story of a concerned cop who travels to an isolated isle in an effort to find a missing girl … and discovers some truly weird people. (And that’s all I’m sayin’!)
Avery Corman’s novel "A Perfect Divorce" is set to hit the big screen, says Variety. The story "chronicles the aftermath of a Manhattan couple’s divorce and how, despite their best efforts, their teenage son gets hit with the emotional shrapnel." Screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin ("Jacob’s Ladder," "Ghost") is on adaptation duty for producer Irwin Winkler ("Life as a House," "The Net"). Mr. Corman also wrote the books "Kramer Vs. Kramer" and "Oh, God!," both of which were adapted into rather successful films.
Charles Winkler will direct the sequel to 1995’s "The Net," according to Production Weekly. The original starred Sandra Bullock as a software engineer who has her identity deleted and must figure out a way to get it back. "The Net 2.0" follows a woman named Hope Cassidy as she arrives in Istanbul to start a new job. Upon arriving, she finds that her identity has been hijacked and her bank account emptied. Production is scheduled to begin this spring. Charles Winkler, the son of Irwin Winkler, played a cop in the original.
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