The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Seen it?2018 | 120 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 12% on Rotten Tomatoes and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and romantics. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense, warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
12% on Rotten Tomatoes, 18 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 112K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Shawn Christensen
- Logan LermanSidney Hall
- Elle FanningMelody
- Kyle ChandlerThe Searcher
- Michelle MonaghanMrs. Hall
- Blake JennerBrett Newport
- Nathan LaneHarold
- Margaret QualleyAlexandra
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen IIDuane
- Tim Blake NelsonJohan
- Janina GavankarGina