Yesterday

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Yesterday

PG-13

2019

1h 56m

Romance

Comedy

Music

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After a worldwide power outage, struggling musician Jack Malik wakes up to discover that no one has ever heard of the Beatles. When he starts to play the band's songs, he soon becomes a pop sensation in the eyes of the media and the adoring public.

Critics Consensus

Yesterday may fall short of fab, but the end result is still a sweetly charming fantasy with an intriguing -- albeit somewhat under-explored -- premise.

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

02/19/2020

Director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) and screenwriter Richard Curtis (Love Actually) have divergent cinematic sensibilities, but they meld well enough in this bittersweet, slightly wacky musical fantasy rom-com.

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Claudia Puig

FilmWeek (LAist)

10/01/2019

There was too much Richard Curtis and not enough Danny Boyle in this case. I didn't feel like it was a melding of their voices that went particularly well.

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Wenlei Ma

News.com.au

08/06/2019

2/5

Yesterday is billing itself as a feel-good movie, buoyed by its Beatles-fuelled soundtrack and quirky premise. But will it make you feel good? Only if your personal bar is pretty low to clear.

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Calum Cooper

Source (Scotland)

07/14/2024

3/5

But its aim is to be a feel-good film that evokes charmed responses. While it may not do so in a particularly stellar way, I do think it succeeds at that.

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Ethan Gordon

InSession Film

03/21/2024

C-

If the best part of a film about The Beatles is a lame Ed Sheeran joke, we’ve got problems.

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Erick Estrada

Cinegarage

06/21/2023

The movie doesn't explore the depth of the consequences of the ploy the protagonist plays... [Full review in Spanish]

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Mo

09/13/2019

Liked the music, acting, and scenery. Well done.

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Linda

09/12/2019

Excellent thought provoking film on choices we make in life.

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Nice movie!

09/09/2019

Very uplifting movie, great concept and did not end as I thought it would. Nice surprise. Great music too!

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Peter W

09/03/2019

Beatles music makes it attractive, but it moves a bit slowly and fails to capitalize on what could have been very interesting subplot that he wasn’t the only one after all. Overblows his paranoia and the relationship blindness turning to epiphany.

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Kris

09/02/2019

My 3rd time seeing this beautiful movie! Loved the romance and the comedy, and the touch of fantasy but the music was amazing! Go see it!!

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Jacqueline W

09/02/2019

An unexpected pleasure! Enjoyed Beatle classics made contemporary and the plot twist and surprise guest.

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Synopsis

After a worldwide power outage, struggling musician Jack Malik wakes up to discover that no one has ever heard of the Beatles. When he starts to play the band's songs, he soon becomes a pop sensation in the eyes of the media and the adoring public.

Director: Danny Boyle
Producer: Richard Curtis, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Bernard Bellew, Matthew James Wilkinson
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Working Title Films, Etalon Film, Decibel Films
Rating: PG-13 (Suggestive Content|Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 28, 2019, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 10, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $73.2M
Runtime: 1h 56m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)