A Ghost Story vs The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

A Ghost Story has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.7/10 for The Vanishing of Sidney Hall). A Ghost Story is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 57m. A Ghost Story is the older of the two (2017 against 2018). Both are drama, mystery, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

A Ghost Story posterA Ghost Story2017 VS The Vanishing of Sidney Hall posterThe Vanishing of Sidney Hall2018
A Ghost StoryThe Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Audience score★ 7.1/10★ 6.7/10
Year20172018
Length1h 33m1h 57m
GenresDrama, Fantasy, Mystery, RomanceDrama, Mystery, Romance
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorDavid LoweryShawn Christensen
Main castCasey Affleck, Rooney Mara, Grover Coulson, Kesha, McColm Cephas Jr.Janina Gavankar, Nathan Lane, Michelle Monaghan, Darren Pettie, Logan Lerman

Synopsis

A Ghost Story

Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away.

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

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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