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The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2017
· Movie
· 120 min
D
MEANRANK
59/100
Every rating
12–78
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 12, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 78. Critics average 15, everyone else 71.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Sidney Hall is a literary prodigy who finds sudden fame after publishing his first novel. Overwhelmed by success and haunted by a tragic past, he disappears without a trace. The film follows a detective obsessed with finding him, unraveling the story of Sidney's life through multiple timelines to understand what led to his mysterious disappearance.
Details
- Director
- Shawn Christensen
- Writers
- Jason Dolan, Shawn Christensen
- Released
- 2 March 2018
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rated
- R
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