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Yesterday

PG-13 Released Jun 28, 2019 1h 56m Romance Comedy Music TRAILER for List
63% Tomatometer 367 Reviews 89% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Verified Ratings
Jack Malik is a struggling singer-songwriter in an English seaside town whose dreams of fame are rapidly fading, despite the fierce devotion and support of his childhood best friend, Ellie. After a freak bus accident during a mysterious global blackout, Jack wakes up to discover that The Beatles have never existed. Performing songs by the greatest band in history to a world that has never heard them, Jack becomes on overnight sensation with a little help from his agent.
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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 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. Feb 19, 2020 Full Review Claudia Puig FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) 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. Oct 1, 2019 Full Review Wenlei Ma News.com.au 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. Rated: 2/5 Aug 6, 2019 Full Review Calum Cooper Source (Scotland) 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. Rated: 3/5 Jul 14, 2024 Full Review Ethan Gordon InSession Film If the best part of a film about The Beatles is a lame Ed Sheeran joke, we’ve got problems. Rated: C- Mar 21, 2024 Full Review Erick Estrada Cinegarage The movie doesn't explore the depth of the consequences of the ploy the protagonist plays... [Full review in Spanish] Jun 21, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mo Liked the music, acting, and scenery. Well done. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/13/19 Full Review Linda Excellent thought provoking film on choices we make in life. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/12/19 Full Review Nice movie! Very uplifting movie, great concept and did not end as I thought it would. Nice surprise. Great music too! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/09/19 Full Review Peter W 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. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/03/19 Full Review Kris 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!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/06/19 Full Review Jacqueline W An unexpected pleasure! Enjoyed Beatle classics made contemporary and the plot twist and surprise guest. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/02/19 Full Review Read all reviews
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Yesterday: Official Clip - Help! Yesterday: Official Clip - Help! 2:00 Yesterday: Official Clip - Beatles Medley Yesterday: Official Clip - Beatles Medley 2:35 Yesterday: Official Clip - Playing Yesterday Yesterday: Official Clip - Playing Yesterday 2:41 Yesterday: Official Clip - Wake Up and Love Me Yesterday: Official Clip - Wake Up and Love Me 2:43 Yesterday: Official Clip - Giving The Beatles to the World Yesterday: Official Clip - Giving The Beatles to the World 2:58 Yesterday: Official Clip - Ed Sheeren vs. The Beatles Yesterday: Official Clip - Ed Sheeren vs. The Beatles 3:58 Yesterday: Official Clip - Back in the USSR Yesterday: Official Clip - Back in the USSR 1:58 Yesterday: Official Clip - John Lennon Yesterday: Official Clip - John Lennon 3:14 Yesterday: Official Clip - Not a One-Night Stand Yesterday: Official Clip - Not a One-Night Stand 3:02 Yesterday: Official Clip - Let It Be Yesterday: Official Clip - Let It Be 3:18 View more videos
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Synopsis Jack Malik is a struggling singer-songwriter in an English seaside town whose dreams of fame are rapidly fading, despite the fierce devotion and support of his childhood best friend, Ellie. After a freak bus accident during a mysterious global blackout, Jack wakes up to discover that The Beatles have never existed. Performing songs by the greatest band in history to a world that has never heard them, Jack becomes on overnight sensation with a little help from his agent.
Director
Danny Boyle
Producer
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Bernard Bellew, Matthew James Wilkinson, Richard Curtis, Danny Boyle
Screenwriter
Richard Curtis
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)
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