Sandra Annette Bullock (/ˈbʊlək/; born July 26, 1964) is an American actress and film producer. The highest-paid actress of 2010 and 2014, Bullock's filmography spans both comedy and drama, and her accolades include an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. She was named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People in the world in 2010. After making her acting debut with a minor role in the thriller Hangmen (1987), Bullock received early attention for her supporting role in the action film Demolition Man (1993). Her breakthrough in the action thriller Speed (1994) led to leading roles in the romantic comedy While You Were Sleeping (1995), as well as the dramas A Time to Kill (1996) and Hope Floats (1998). She achieved further success in the following decades with the comedies Miss Congeniality (2000), Two Weeks Notice (2002), The Proposal (2009), The Heat (2013), Ocean's 8 (2018), and The Lost City (2022); the dramas Crash(2004) and The Unforgivable (2021); and the thrillers Premonition (2007) and Bird Box(2018). For her portrayal of Leigh Anne Tuohy in the biographical drama The Blind Side(2009), Bullock won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She was nominated for the same award for playing an astronaut stranded in space in the science fiction thriller Gravity (2013), her highest-grossing live-action film. In addition to acting, Bullock founded the production company Fortis Films. She has produced some of the films in which she has starred, including Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) and All About Steve (2009), and served as an executive producer on the ABC sitcom George Lopez (2002–2007), on which she made numerous appearances. Dubbed "America's sweetheart" by the media, Bullock was named the Most Beautiful Woman by People magazine in 2015. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sandra Bullock, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 26, 1964 (62)
- Arlington County, Virginia, USA
- Actor and producer
- 56 on MovieCove · 67 credits in all
Known for
What are Sandra Bullock's films like?
Across their 51 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 4 · Wry 2 · Earnest 45
A split, not a type: Light 29 · Serious 12 · Dark 10
A split, not a type: Grounded 32 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 6
Gentle 15 · Charged 23 · Intense 13
Steady 18 · Shifting 24 · Whiplash 9
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 15
Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 23 · Relentless 8
A split, not a type: Casual 30 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 6
A split, not a type: Easy watch 28 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 10
Resolved 42 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 23 of 42 analyzed roles.
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- Allyas Kate Mason in Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989)
- Allyas Debby Cosgrove in A Fool and His Money (1989)
- Heroas Devlin Moran in Who Shot Pat? (1989)
- Allyas Amanda in When the Party's Over (1992)
- Allyas Lenina Huxley in Demolition Man (1993)
- Allyas Alyssa in Fire on the Amazon (1993)
- Allyas Linda Lue Linden in The Thing Called Love (1993)
- Allyas Elaine in Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993)
- Allyas Annie in Speed (1994)
- Heroas Lucy in While You Were Sleeping (1995)
- Heroas Angela Bennett in The Net (1995)
- Mentoras Agnes von Kurowsky in In Love and War (1996)
- Allyas Ellen Roark in A Time to Kill (1996)
- Allyas Roz in Two If by Sea (1996)
- Heroas Annie in Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
- Heroas Birdee Pruitt in Hope Floats (1998)
- Heroas Sally Owens in Practical Magic (1998)
- Heraldas Miriam in The Prince of Egypt (1998)
- Shapeshifteras Sarah in Forces of Nature (1999)
- Tricksteras Sarah in Forces of Nature (1999)
- Heroas Gwen Cummings in 28 Days (2000)
- Allyas Judy Tipp in Gun Shy (2000)
- Heroas Gracie Hart in Miss Congeniality (2000)
- Heroas Sidda in Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
- Heroas Lucy Kelson in Two Weeks Notice (2002)
- Heroas Cassie Mayweather in Murder by Numbers (2002)
- Shapeshifteras Jean in Crash (2004)
- Heroas Gracie Hart in Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)
- Heroas Linda Hanson in Premonition (2007)
- Heroas Margaret Tate in The Proposal (2009)
- Mentoras Leigh Anne Tuohy in The Blind Side (2009)
- Heroas Mary Horowitz in All About Steve (2009)
- Heroas Ryan Stone in Gravity (2013)
- Heroas Ashburn in The Heat (2013)
- Heroas Jane Bodine in Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)
- Threshold guardianas Scarlet Overkill in Minions (2015)
- Shapeshifteras Scarlet Overkill in Minions (2015)
- Heroas Debbie Ocean in Ocean's Eight (2018)
- Heroas Malorie in Bird Box (2018)
- Heroas Ruth Slater in The Unforgivable (2021)
- Heroas Loretta Sage in The Lost City (2022)
- Heroas Sally Owens in Practical Magic 2 (2026)
Moods and endings
- Happy22
- Bittersweet22
- Ambiguous7
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Sandra Bullock's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 37 of their 56 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).
- The Heat (2013) · actor · free
- The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers (2013) · actor · free
- Premonition (2007) · actor · free
- The Preppie Murder (1989) · actor · free
- When the Party's Over (1992) · actor · free
- Who Shot Pat? (1989) · actor · free
- A Fool and His Money (1989) · actor · free
- Fire on the Amazon (1993) · actor · free
- Hangmen (1987) · actor · free
Subscription and free streaming for Sandra Bullock's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
67 credits, 56 with a MovieCove page; 40 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Gravity II: Legacy - An AI Fan Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Practical Magic 2(2026)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Bullet Train(2022)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The Lost City(2022)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Unforgivable(2021)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Bird Box(2018)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Ocean's Eight(2018)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Our Brand Is Crisis(2015)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Minions(2015)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Aningaaq (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Gravity(2013)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Heat(2013)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
The Frame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Blind Side(2009)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
All About Steve(2009)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
The Proposal(2009)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Premonition(2007)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Infamous(2006)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The Lake House(2006)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Crash(2004)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Loverboy(2005)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Sudbury(2004)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Two Weeks Notice(2002)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Murder by Numbers(2002)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
George Lopez(2002)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Miss Congeniality(2000)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Welcome to Hollywood(1998)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Lisa Picard Is Famous(2000)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
28 Days(2000)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Gun Shy(2000)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Action(1999)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Forces of Nature(1999)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
The Prince of Egypt(1998)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Practical Magic(1998)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all filmsMaking Sandwiches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Hope Floats(1998)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Speed 2: Cruise Control(1997)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
In Love and War(1996)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
A Time to Kill(1996)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Ruby Wax Meets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Two If by Sea(1996)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all filmsMailman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
The Net(1995)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
While You Were Sleeping(1995)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Me and the Mob(1992)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Speed(1994)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Demolition Man(1993)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Fire on the Amazon(1993)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
The Thing Called Love(1993)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
When the Party's Over(1992)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
The Vanishing(1993)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Love Potion No. 9(1992)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
HBO First Look (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Lucky Chances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Working Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
A Fool and His Money(1989)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
The Preppie Murder(1989)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Who Shot Pat?(1989)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Hangmen(1987)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all filmsUntitled Amazon MGM Romantic Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled Sandra Bullock & Dana Fox Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 67 titles, 64 of them dated from 1987 to 2026; peak year 1999.
Biggest box office
Minions (2015)
Highest rated
A Time to Kill (1996)
Most popular right now
Practical Magic 2 (2026)
Film career
Peak 1999 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 42 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1987Screen debut· Hangmen
- 1989First top-billed film· A Fool and His Money
- 1995Golden Globe nomination· While You Were Sleeping
- 2000Golden Globe nomination· Miss Congeniality
- 2005Screen Actors Guild Award win· Crash
- 2009Golden Globe nomination· The Proposal
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- 2009Oscar win· The Blind Side
- 2013Career best· Gravity
- 2013Oscar nomination· Gravity
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
Awards
an Oscar, a Golden Globe, 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 3 other major awards from 16 major nominations, 1996–2014.
- Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actress
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
+1 other major body · 1 win and 2 nominations
- Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actress in an Action Movie
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Comedy
- Oscar, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
- Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
+1 other major body · 1 win
- Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actress
- Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
+1 other major body · 1 win
- Critics Choice Award, won · Best Acting Ensemble
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Sandra Bullock's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 54; across their 51 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up12
- 50th to 74th15
- 25th to 49th15
- Below 25th14
Shape of the crowd
23 of their 56 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved4
- Universally Panned2
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser23
- Broadly Agreed9
- Mixed14
Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 50 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Sandra Bullock's work okay for kids?
Across up to 38 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Sandra Bullock work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sandra Bullock's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mary McLaglen shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Susanne BierShared titles: Practical Magic 2 (2026), Bird Box (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Susanne Bier
- Griffin DunneShared titles: Lisa Picard Is Famous (2000), Practical Magic (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Griffin Dunne
- Jan de BontShared titles: Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997), Speed (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Jan de Bont
Writers
- Marc LawrenceShared titles: Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005), Two Weeks Notice (2002), Miss Congeniality (2000), Forces of Nature (1999)See all 4 shared titles with Marc Lawrence
- Akiva GoldsmanShared titles: Practical Magic 2 (2026), Practical Magic (1998), A Time to Kill (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Akiva Goldsman
- Alice HoffmanShared titles: Practical Magic 2 (2026), Sudbury (2004), Practical Magic (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Alice Hoffman
- Graham YostShared titles: Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997), Speed (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Graham Yost
Actors
- Heather BurnsShared titles: Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005), Two Weeks Notice (2002), Miss Congeniality (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Heather Burns
- Dianne WiestShared titles: Practical Magic 2 (2026), Practical Magic (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Dianne Wiest
- Joey KingShared titles: Practical Magic 2 (2026), Bullet Train (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Joey King
- Nicole KidmanShared titles: Practical Magic 2 (2026), Practical Magic (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Nicole Kidman
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Bruce GreenShared titles: Two If by Sea (1996), While You Were Sleeping (1995), The Vanishing (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Bruce Green
- Jonathan SelaShared titles: Bullet Train (2022), The Lost City (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Jonathan Sela
- Hans ZimmerShared titles: The Unforgivable (2021), The Prince of Egypt (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Hans Zimmer
- Alar KiviloShared titles: The Blind Side (2009), The Lake House (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Alar Kivilo
Producers
- Mary McLaglenShared titles: All About Steve (2009), The Proposal (2009), The Lake House (2006), Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002), Two Weeks Notice (2002), Hope Floats (1998), Practical Magic (1998)See all 7 shared titles with Mary McLaglen
- Denise Di NoviShared titles: Practical Magic 2 (2026), Sudbury (2004), Practical Magic (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Denise Di Novi
- Bruce BermanShared titles: The Lake House (2006), Two Weeks Notice (2002), Practical Magic (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Bruce Berman
- George ClooneyShared titles: Ocean's Eight (2018), Our Brand Is Crisis (2015), Gravity (2013)See all 3 shared titles with George Clooney
Mixed roles
- George PlimptonShared titles: Infamous (2006), A Fool and His Money (1989)See all 2 shared titles with George Plimpton
- Peter BogdanovichShared titles: Infamous (2006), The Thing Called Love (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Bogdanovich
- Craig ShefferShared titles: Demolition Man (1993), Fire on the Amazon (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Craig Sheffer
