The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

It's all about beginnings.

Directed by Shawn Christensen

Produced by Super Crispy Entertainment, Fuzzy Logic Pictures

2018120 min6.7 / 10

A melancholic, nonlinear mystery about artistic ambition and romantic connection that traces a writer's rise and enigmatic disappearance across three decades.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Vanishing of Sidney Hall sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does The Vanishing of Sidney Hall end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.

  • Is The Vanishing of Sidney Hall easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Vanishing of Sidney Hall violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Vanishing of Sidney Hall scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

62/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity67

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise64

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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