Possession vs The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall has the higher audience score (6.7/10 against 6/10 for Possession). Possession is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 1h 57m. Possession is the older of the two (2002 against 2018). Both are drama, mystery, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Possession
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall| Possession | The Vanishing of Sidney Hall | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 1h 57m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Romance | Drama, Mystery, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Neil LaBute | Shawn Christensen |
| Main cast | Aaron Eckhart, Toby Stephens, Lena Headey, Trevor Eve, Gwyneth Paltrow | Janina Gavankar, Nathan Lane, Michelle Monaghan, Darren Pettie, Logan Lerman |
Synopsis
Possession
Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell is an American scholar in London to study Randolph Henry Ash, now best-known for a collection of poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and Roland discover a cache of love letters that appear to be from Ash to La Motte, they follow a trail of clues across England, echoing the journey of the couple over a century earlier.
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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