The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

Drama, Mystery, Romance

The film centers around Sidney Hall (Logan Lerman), a young novelist whose life is depicted in a non-linear narrative, through elliptical flashbacks and flash-forwards through three periods of his life.

Directed by: Shawn Christensen
Starring: Logan Lerman, Elle Fanning, Michelle Monaghan, Nathan Lane, Kyle Chandler
Produced by: Jonathan Schwartz
Written by: Shawn Christensen, Jason Dolan

Music by: Darren Morze
Cinematography: Daniel Katz
Edited by: Sabine Hoffman

Production companies: Super Crispy Entertainment, Fuzzy Logic Pictures
Distributed by: A24, DirecTV Cinema
Release date: January 25, 2017 (Sundance Film Festival), March 2, 2018 (United States)

Running time: 117 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English

Cast

Logan Lerman as Sidney Hall, Melody’s boyfriend and later husband, Velouria and Gerald’s son.
Elle Fanning as Melody Jameson, Sidney's girlfriend and later wife.
Michelle Monaghan as Velouria Hall, Sidney's mother and Gerald’s wife.
Kyle Chandler as The Searcher/Francis Bishop
Blake Jenner as Brett Newport, Sidney's schoolmate.
Nathan Lane as Harold, Sidney's literary agent and Alexandra’s father.
Margaret Qualley as Alexandra, Harold's daughter, who Sidney has an affair with.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Duane Jones, Sidney's English teacher.
Tim Blake Nelson as Johan Tidemand, a sculptor Sidney befriends.
Janina Gavankar as Gina, Sidney's personal assistant.
Darren Pettie as Gerald Hall, Sidney's father and Velouria’s husband.
Alex Karpovsky as David Bauer.

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