The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2017)

Sidney Hall finds accidental success and unexpected love at an early age, then disappears without a trace.

Director:

Shawn Christensen

Writers:

Shawn Christensen, Jason Dolan

Stars:

Michelle Monaghan, Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler

Cast

Credited cast:
Michelle Monaghan	...	Mrs. Hall
Elle Fanning	...	Melody
Kyle Chandler	...	The Searcher
Margaret Qualley	...	Alexandra
Logan Lerman	...	Sidney Hall
Janina Gavankar	...	Gina
Blake Jenner	...	Brett Newport
Nathan Lane	...	Harold
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II	...	Duane
Tim Blake Nelson	...	Johan
Christina Brucato	...	Jeanine
Michael Drayer	...	Max
Alex Karpovsky	...	Bauer
Ariane Rinehart	...	Darcy
Darren Pettie	...	Gerald Hall

Storyline

Sidney Hall finds accidental success and unexpected love at an early age, then disappears without a trace.

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Plot Keywords:

writer | novel | elevator | cheating | abusive parent | 

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Taglines:

It's all about beginnings.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexual references

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 March 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sidney Hall

Filming Locations:

St. Francis de Sales School for the Deaf - 260 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Super Crispy Entertainment,Fuzzy Logic Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Logan Lerman was said to have been cast as the titular protagonist because he was the only actor who could convincingly portray Sidney Hall in all of the featured stages of his life.

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Goofs

When Sidney is laying in his front yard, he has his hands behind his head. But when Brett walks up he removes his right and lays it on his chest. But in the next camera shot, both hands are behind his head again.

User Reviews

Excellent film!!!

After reading some poor reviews about this film I felt compelled to come to imdb and write a review. I watched this film last night and thought one thing throughout: brilliant. I will not go into too much detail but the way the story unravels is rather unique and the acting is very strong all around. I thoroughly enjoyed the screenplay and cannot remember when a film caught me this off guard. I laughed and even got choked up at parts of this film. It just pulls you in from the get go. It was a great change of pace from the rest of the garbage being released these days.