The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

Name: The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Released: 2018-03-02
Duration: 2 h
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Logan Lerman, Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler, Michelle Monaghan, Blake Jenner

2018·Movie·R·120 min·★ 6.7(284)

Drama Mystery Romance More English titles

“It's all about beginnings.”

Over the course of 12 years, and three stages of life, Sidney Hall falls in love, writes the book of a generation and then disappears without a trace.

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About The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall is a 2018 English-language drama, mystery and romance film directed by Shawn Christensen. The cast is led by Logan Lerman, Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler. It has a runtime of 2h 0m. Viewers rate it 6.7/10 across 300 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Kanopy.

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall was produced by Super Crispy Entertainment and Fuzzy Logic Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on March 2, 2018, and carries a R certification.

Director: Shawn Christensen
Writers: Shawn Christensen, Jason Dolan
Release date: March 2, 2018
OTT release: January 25, 2018
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Super Crispy Entertainment, Fuzzy Logic Pictures

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The Vanishing of Sidney Hall cast & crew

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall was directed by Shawn Christensen and written by Shawn Christensen and Jason Dolan.

The cast features Logan Lerman as Sidney Hall, Elle Fanning as Melody, Kyle Chandler as The Searcher, Michelle Monaghan as Mrs. Hall, Blake Jenner as Brett Newport, and Nathan Lane as Harold.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Darren Morze, cinematography is by Daniel Katz, and it was produced by Jonathan Schwartz and Shawn Christensen.

Is The Vanishing of Sidney Hall worth watching?

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall holds an audience score of 6.7/10 from 284 ratings, a solidly received drama films.

At 2h 0m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, mystery, and romance, The Vanishing of Sidney Hall is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

In United States, you can stream The Vanishing of Sidney Hall on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Kanopy, and The Roku Channel, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on January 25, 2018.

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