What are the best Sandra Bullock performances of all time?

From action heroics to Oscar drama, from breezy romantic comedies to survival thrillers, Bullock has an uncanny ability to make every genre feel effortless. Which is her greatest role?

Speed (1994)

Bullock burst into action-star territory as a bus passenger caught in a high-octane terrorist plot alongside Keanu Reeves.

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The Blind Side (2009)

Bullock won the Academy Award for Best Actress portraying Leigh Anne Tuohy, a determined woman who takes in a homeless teenager who becomes an NFL star.

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Gravity (2013)

Stranded in space after a satellite strike, Bullock delivers a physically and emotionally grueling survival performance that earned her a second Oscar nomination.

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Miss Congeniality (2000)

Bullock is perfectly cast as an FBI agent forced to go undercover as a beauty pageant contestant in this beloved comedy.

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While You Were Sleeping (1995)

Bullock charmed audiences as a lonely transit worker who accidentally becomes engaged to a comatose stranger's family.

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Bird Box (2018)

In this Netflix post-apocalyptic thriller, Bullock plays a mother navigating a world where sight means death.

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Crash (2004)

Bullock plays a racist district attorney's wife whose prejudices are challenged after a carjacking in this Oscar-winning ensemble drama.

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The Net (1995)

Bullock plays a computer programmer whose identity is erased in this tense techno-thriller that was ahead of its time.

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Practical Magic (1998)

Bullock and Nicole Kidman play witch sisters navigating love and a deadly curse in this romantic fantasy cult classic.

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The Proposal (2009)

Bullock plays a demanding boss who coerces her assistant into a fake engagement to avoid deportation in this charming romantic comedy.

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The Heat (2013)

Bullock and Melissa McCarthy create comedic gold as an uptight FBI agent and a foul-mouthed Boston detective forced to work together.

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Ocean's Eight (2018)

Bullock leads an all-female heist ensemble as Debbie Ocean, planning an audacious theft at the Met Gala.

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The Lost City (2022)

Bullock plays a reclusive romance novelist who gets swept into a real jungle adventure alongside a dim but lovable cover model.

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