Yesterday (2019)

A struggling musician realizes he's the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles after waking up in an alternate timeline where they never existed.

Director:

Danny Boyle

Writers:

Richard Curtis (screenplay by), Jack Barth (story by)

Stars:

Himesh Patel, Lily James, Sophia Di Martino

1 win & 18 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Himesh Patel	...	Jack Malik
Lily James	...	Ellie Appleton
Sophia Di Martino	...	Carol
Ellise Chappell	...	Lucy
Meera Syal	...	Sheila Malik
Harry Michell	...	Nick
Vincent Franklin	...	Brian
Joel Fry	...	Rocky
Michael Kiwanuka	...	Michael Kiwanuka
Karma Sood	...	Young Jack
Gus Brown	...	Marcus The Dentist
Sanjeev Bhaskar	...	Jed Malik
Karl Theobald	...	Terry
Alexander Arnold	...	Gavin
Dominic Coleman	...	Ipswich TV Host

Storyline

In Lowestoft UK, Jack Malik is a frustrated musician whose musical career is going nowhere despite the faith that his friend/manager Ellie Appleton has in him. However, on the night Jack decides to give up, the whole world is momentarily hit with a massive blackout during which Jack is hit by a bus. Upon regaining consciousness, Jack learns to his astonishment that he is apparently now the only one who knows the music of the Beatles. Realizing this improbable opportunity, Jack begins playing the music of one of the world's greatest rock bands, being forced to claim it as his own. It pays off quickly and Jack becomes a worldwide musical sensation. However, Jack finds himself drifting away from Ellie, only realizing his love for her when she has become intimidated by his success, which depends on a blatant plagiarization that no one could find out. Now, Jack must make a fundamental moral decision about his music to satisfy his conscience as he decides what he truly needs.

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Plot Keywords:

plagiarism | alternative reality | the beatles | musician | rock star | 

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Taglines:

Yesterday everyone knew the Beatles. Today, only Jack remembers their songs. He's about to become a very big deal.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Music | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for suggestive content and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Some of the characters share their names with The Beatles' songs: Rocky, the roady/temporary manager, is named for "Rocky Raccoon," Ellie, Jack's love interest, is named for "Eleanor Rigby," which also happens to be the one song that Jack has trouble remembering, and Ellie's roommate, Lucy, is, of course, "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds."

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Goofs

When Jack is rushing to catch Ellie before her train leaves Liverpool. Jack thinks she is taking a train to London from Lime Street Station and misses it. Actually, in real life, Ellie would get back to Lowestoft from Liverpool by taking the train to Norwich and catch a connecting service to Lowestoft from there.

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Quotes

Liz (Liverpool Stranger): A world without the Beatles is a world that's infinitely worse.

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Crazy Credits

As well as the credits being shown in a Beatles-style font, whenever a name contains the letter B during the non-scrolling section of the closing credits, the B is larger than the rest of the text.

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Connections

References Jaws (1975)

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Soundtracks

Something
(George Harrison)
Performed by Himesh Patel (uncredited)

User Reviews

The antidote to sequels and super heroes

Refreshingly original and entertaining. The story flows and the characters are relatable and well developed. Not what I expected from the trailer but I liked it better than what I expected. So nice to see someone take a chance on an original story.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

UK China Japan USA

Language:

English Portuguese Japanese

Release Date:

28 June 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Yesterday

Filming Locations:

Cantley, Norfolk, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$26,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,010,050, 30 June 2019

Gross USA:

$73,286,650

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$153,178,480

Company Credits

Production Co:

Decibel Films, Dentsu, Etalon Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1 (Dolby Surround 5.1) (downmixed) Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1