Yesterday
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A struggling musician realizes he's the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles after waking up in an alternate reality where the group was forgotten.
What critics thought
Critics were split on Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis's Beatles fantasy: some found it a charming, warmly performed crowd-pleaser carried by Himesh Patel's energy, while others felt the intriguing premise was squandered on a generic rom-com and that its female characters were poorly served. Audiences were considerably more enthusiastic than critics.
“although this film can be a bit hokey and uncertain on narrative development, the puppyish zest and fun summoned up by Curtis and Boyle carry it along”
Peter Bradshaw·The Guardian
“rallies in style for a beautifully judged and surprisingly moving finale, which owes a lot to Patel and James's chemistry”
Robbie Collin·The Daily Telegraph
“rom-com wallpapered with the Beatles' greatness”
Owen Gleiberman·Variety
“the latest jukebox movie to put its women on mute”
Laura Snapes·The Guardian
Parents guide
- Violence
- mild
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- none
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Music, Romance
Cast & Crew
Danny BoyleDirector
Himesh PatelJack Malik
Lily JamesEllie Appleton
Sophia Di MartinoCarol
Ellise ChappellLucy
Meera SyalSheila Malik
Harry MichellNick
Vincent FranklinBrian
Joel FryRocky
Michael KiwanukaMichael Kiwanuka
Karma SoodYoung Jack
Gus BrownMarcus the Dentist
Sanjeev BhaskarJed Malik
Daniel PembertonComposer
Richard CurtisWriterFrom the studio
Yesterday
A struggling musician realizes he's the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles after waking up in an alternate reality where the group was forgotten.
What critics thought
Critics were split on Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis's Beatles fantasy: some found it a charming, warmly performed crowd-pleaser carried by Himesh Patel's energy, while others felt the intriguing premise was squandered on a generic rom-com and that its female characters were poorly served. Audiences were considerably more enthusiastic than critics.
“although this film can be a bit hokey and uncertain on narrative development, the puppyish zest and fun summoned up by Curtis and Boyle carry it along”
Peter Bradshaw·The Guardian
“rallies in style for a beautifully judged and surprisingly moving finale, which owes a lot to Patel and James's chemistry”
Robbie Collin·The Daily Telegraph
“rom-com wallpapered with the Beatles' greatness”
Owen Gleiberman·Variety
“the latest jukebox movie to put its women on mute”
Laura Snapes·The Guardian
Parents guide
- Violence
- mild
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- none
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Music, Romance
Cast & Crew
Danny BoyleDirectorHimesh PatelJack MalikLily JamesEllie AppletonSophia Di MartinoCarolEllise ChappellLucyMeera SyalSheila MalikHarry MichellNickVincent FranklinBrianJoel FryRockyMichael KiwanukaMichael KiwanukaKarma SoodYoung JackGus BrownMarcus the DentistSanjeev BhaskarJed MalikDaniel PembertonComposerRichard CurtisWriterFrom the studio
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