Broken Flowers vs The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

Broken Flowers has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6.7/10 for The Vanishing of Sidney Hall). Broken Flowers is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 1h 57m. Broken Flowers is the older of the two (2005 against 2018). Both are drama, mystery, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Broken Flowers posterBroken Flowers2005 VS The Vanishing of Sidney Hall posterThe Vanishing of Sidney Hall2018
Broken FlowersThe Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 6.7/10
Year20052018
Length1h 46m1h 57m
GenresComedy, Drama, Mystery, RomanceDrama, Mystery, Romance
Country––
DirectorJim JarmuschShawn Christensen
Main castChris Bauer, Jeffrey Wright, Frances Conroy, Sharon Stone, Chloë SevignyJanina Gavankar, Nathan Lane, Michelle Monaghan, Darren Pettie, Logan Lerman

Synopsis

Broken Flowers

Introverted Don Johnston receives an anonymous letter from an ex-lover informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him. A freelance sleuth neighbor motivates Don to embark on a cross-country search for his past flames seeking answers.

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.

Where to watch

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