Principal photography of "The Vanishing of Sidney Hall" began in late April 2016. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2017. The film was released on January 25, 2018, through DirecTV Cinema before a limited release on March 2, 2018, by A24, and was released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 20, 2018 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment.