The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

Mar 2, 2018

1h 57m

★ 6.7

It's all about beginnings.

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Mystery

Romance

Production Companies

Super Crispy Entertainment

Fuzzy Logic Pictures

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Cast

Sidney Hall

Logan Lerman

Melody

Elle Fanning

The Searcher

Kyle Chandler

Mrs. Hall

Michelle Monaghan

Brett Newport

Blake Jenner

Harold

Nathan Lane

Alexandra

Margaret Qualley

Duane

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Johan

Tim Blake Nelson

Gina

Janina Gavankar

Gerald Hall

Darren Pettie

Mr. Bauer

Alex Karpovsky

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