Sandra Bullock movies are certainly one to watch for lately. Two of her 2009 movies The Blind Side and The Proposal attained the $300 million mark in gross earnings. Pretty good for films that had a spending budget of less than $40 million. They have more than tripled their capital as well as acquired recognition from numerous award giving bodies.

Sandra Bullock’s movie The Blind Side has an inspiring story that touched the hearts of many. It was based on the real life story of Michael Oher, the popular NFL offensive lineman player. Sandra Bullocks plays the role of Leigh Anne Tuohy who adopted the boy Michael and loved him as if he was her own. Despite his poor abilities in school, he became very talented in football. It's a heart warming story about how a boy’s life from the ghetto transformed drastically for the better. This movie stirs one's heart and conscience of viewers to reach out to the less privileged. It also implies that some of the finest talents in the world are in the most inconspicuous people. It might continue being untapped if hindered by limitations such as poverty and few choices. This film gained $309,088,985 worldwide with a local earning of $ 255,959,475 in the US.

Due to this movie, Sandra Bullock bagged the Best Actress Award in the Academy, the Golden Globe and other award giving bodies. Ironically, she also earned the unusual Razzie Award for Worst Screen Actress in the movie All About Steve which her company, Fortis Films, produced. She gladly and gamely accepted the merit and even made jokes about her shameful trophy. The crowd cheered and appreciated her for being such a sport. Her character in the motion picture was a psychotic crossword puzzle writer who dates a camera man played by Bradley Cooper. Sandra got obsessed and began stalking Bradley and the rest was one chaos after another. That’s likely adequate to explain the reason she got the award.

One of the major surprises for 2009 is the huge achievement of the movie The Proposal which earned $317,375,031. Not typical for a romantic comedy movie. It additionally garnered nominations from different award giving bodies. She largely grabbed the eye of the teenagers as Sandra collected the Teens Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress in a Romantic Comedy.

A film that has much recognition doesn’t always end up being the # 1 grosser. Sandra Bullock movies are rarely action packed but the one that raised her to recognition was the action-thriller Speed. It's a film about a hostage taking inside of a running bus in which a bomb has been planted. It is placed to explode the moment the acceleration of the bus comes to 50 miles-per-hour. This 1994 film gained $350,448,145 worldwide. Pretty good for a film with a spending budget of just $28 million. Her lead co-star Keanu Reeves also basked in the spotlight for that movie.

Following the record of Sandra’s high earning movies are The Prince of Egypt ($218,613,188), which is an animated film, and Ms. Congeniality ($212,742,720).

How does this leading celebrity expend all her hard-earned income? She is the owner of a 6,615 square feet mansion in New Orleans which is worth $ 2,250,000. She also has estates in Texas, California, lower Manhattan and lots of other properties across different states. She further gets to spend it on her children with her former spouse Jesse James and an adopted baby named Louis Bardo. She also invested in other ventures including a restaurant and her production company, Fortis Films. She also never ceases to share her blessings to a good cause. She has contributed millions to the American Red Cross and helped in a petition campaign to clean-up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Sandra Bullock movies are really wonderful to watch with family and friends. Its easy to pick a feel good film among options of around 40 Sandra Bullock movies. If you still have not viewed a good Sandra Bullock movie, then start with her top grosser. See for yourself just what all the high earnings and awards are all about. Happy viewing!