

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018-03-02 · 120 min · ★ 6.7
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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- Directors
- Shawn Christensen
- Production companies
- Super Crispy Entertainment, Fuzzy Logic Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
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
Darren PettieGerald Hall
Alex KarpovskyMr. Bauer
Avery WhittedHenry Crowe
Ariane RinehartDarcy
Sean CullenJudge Newport
Mercedes HerreroMrs. Sennett
Lora Martinez-CunninghamHospital Administrator
Sasha HutchingsHarold's Secretary
Peter Francis JamesDr. BaumTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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