Top 10 of the Best Sandra Bullock Movies

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A true “America’s Sweetheart”, Sandra Bullock won our hearts as the unwitting heroine of Speed in a breakthrough role, then time and again with her wholesome, exuberant portrayals of ordinary women in extraordinary circumstances. Here’s a list of best Sandra Bullock movies for you to binge on!


The Blind Side (2009)

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 The Blind Side
(2009) on IMDb

Starring
Quinton AaronSandra BullockTim McGraw

Directed By 
John Lee Hancock

Rating: PG-13

Release Date:  20 November 2009

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The true story of Michael Oher, a black homeless boy who went from being homeless to becoming an All-American football player and first-round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family. IMDB rating doesn’t do justice to the movie in our opinion!


Speed (1994)

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 Speed
(1994) on IMDb

Starring
Keanu ReevesDennis HopperSandra Bullock

Directed By
Jan de Bont

Rating: R

Release Date:  10 June 1994

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2 Decades after this movie Keanu Reeves admits that He had a crush on Sandra Bullock. I wonder what took him so long?

Jack Traven is a SWAT officer in LAPD. During a hostage rescuing mission he angers a retired bomb squad officer of Atlanta Police Department who, in order to take revenge, plants a bomb on a local bus full of passenger which will explode if the bus speed drops below 50 miles per hour.

Jack takes the help of a funky passenger Annie (Sandra), who drives the bus and maintains a speed above 50 miles per hour throughout the city. While other officers try to defuse the bomb.


Gravity (2013)

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 Gravity
(2013) on IMDb

Starring
Sandra BullockGeorge ClooneyEd Harris

Directed By
Alfonso Cuarón

Rating: PG-13

Release Date: 4 October 2013

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Matt Kowalski (a veteran astronaut) and Dr. Ryan Stone (a First timer) go to a space mission. While performing their assigned job function they receive news about a Russian satellite being exploded and the debris is coming their way at a supersonic speed.  Before they do anything, the debris starts to strike with their shuttle causing massive damage to it and killing the astronauts. Matt and Ryan being the only survivors have to reach some safe space before the debris comes back at them.


The Proposal (2009)

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 The Proposal
(2009) on IMDb

Starring
Sandra BullockRyan ReynoldsMary Steenburgen

Directed By
Anne Fletcher

Rating: PG-13

Release Date:  19 June 2009

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Margret (a Native Canadian) is an editor at a New York publisher who is about to be deported back to her native country as her visa expires. However, she comes up with a scheme of marrying her assistant so that she can get citizenship in exchange for promoting him up. The INS officer becomes skeptical and wants to take their test about each other, so he gives them time to be ready. Meanwhile, she goes to her assistant’s place to celebrate his grandma’s 90th birthday, where he gets in conflict with his family about the whole marriage thing. And out of blues, the INS officer appears at his place, suspects, and charges both for fraud.


While you were sleeping (1995)

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ComedyDramaRomance 
 While You Were Sleeping
(1995) on IMDb

Starring
Sandra BullockBill PullmanPeter Gallagher 

Directed By
Jon Turteltaub

Rating: PG 

Release Date:  21 April 1995

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Lucy is a lonely girl who works at a ticket booth where she meets a regular commuter, Peter. She has a crush on him. One day Peter accidentally falls on the railway platform and Lucy saves him from an oncoming train. While Peter recovers from the coma, Lucy is mistaken as the fiancé of Peter and his family starts to treat her as one of their own. She loves this treatment but thing gets interesting when she meets Peter’s skeptical brother.


Demolition Man (1993)

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 Demolition Man
(1993) on IMDb

Starring
Sylvester StalloneWesley SnipesSandra Bullock 

Directed By
Marco Brambilla

Rating: R

Release Date:  8 October 1993

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John Spartan, a cop known as demolition man because he demolishes the properties to get his man, is in jail for the crime he didn’t commit while catching Simon Phoenix (A psychotic criminal). Simon escapes from prisons as he was released for his parole hearing. He, now even stronger than before, goes on a rampage. Govt. unable to find a solution to stop him, releases John Spartan, as he was the one who caught Simon once before. Now John with his fellow cop (Sandra Bullock) has to find a solution to catch and stop Simon.


Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)

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 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
(2011) on IMDb

Starring
Thomas HornTom HanksSandra Bullock

Directed By
Stephen Daldry

Rating: PG-13

Release Date:  20 January 2012

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Oskar is a young child living with his mother (Sandra Bullock), who lost his father in the 9/11 incident and misses him every day as he was one of the closest people to him. One day he finds a mysterious key in his father’s belonging along with some information. Therefore, he searches the whole New York City for the lock to that key. Will he be able to find the lock?


A Time to Kill (1996)

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 A Time to Kill
(1996) on IMDb

Starring
Matthew McConaugheySandra BullockSamuel L. Jackson

Directed By
Joel Schumacher

Rating: R 

Release Date:  24 July 1996

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Carl Lee outrageously kills two white extremist men who raped his 10 Years old daughter and gets arrested. Jake is a young lawyer who is struggling with his law practice helps Carl, with a murder penalty specialist Ellen (Sandra Bullock), to defend himself against the cocky D.A. who will do anything to win the case. Will Jake be able to get a black man a fair trial?


The Heat (2013)

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 The Heat
(2013) on IMDb

Starring: Sandra BullockMichael McDonaldMelissa McCarthy 

Directed By: Paul Feig

Rating: R 

Release Date:  28 June 2013

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Sarah is an arrogant, intelligent, and very effective FBI agent and nobody likes her in the office because of her perfection. She is assigned to take down a big drug lord in Boston and if she does it, she’ll get promoted big. As a part of the job she has to work with a boasting Boston Cop to track and take down the drug lord, the only problem being they both hate and can’t stand each other.


Miss Congeniality (2000)

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ActionComedyCrime 
 Miss Congeniality
(2000) on IMDb

Starring:   Sandra BullockMichael CaineBenjamin Bratt

Directed By: Donald Petrie

Rating: PG-13

Release Date:  22 December 2000

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Gracie Hart is an FBI agent who goes to a Fashion show as a contestant when she gets the news that a serial killer is planning to bomb the Miss United States beauty pageant. She encounters a womanizing event manager who really falls for the persona of her and makes her work difficult. Will she be able to prevent the event from being blown up (literally)?


Final Words

I had never watched a Sci-fi movie related to space until I came to know about Sandra Bullock’s Gravity and boy did it make me fall in love with her. Hope you can find a few movies to binge on!