# The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2018)

> A gifted young novelist’s meteoric success and mysterious disappearance unravel into a fractured meditation on love, authorship, and self-destruction.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/228095

## Facts

- Runtime: 120 min
- Genres: Drama, Mystery, Romance
- Director: Shawn Christensen
- Cast: Logan Lerman, Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler, Michelle Monaghan, Blake Jenner, Nathan Lane, Margaret Qualley, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1291566/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, brooding, romantic, quiet evening, literary film night

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