Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- oppressive
- melodramatic
- brooding
- gothic thriller night
- dark television drama viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Bart's family history, including the relationships and abuses associated with the Foxworth lineage, shapes his behavior and worldview.
The birthday incident keeps the family at Foxworth Manor, intensifying the household's psychological pressure.
Bart idolizes his fanatical ancestors and attempts to dictate what happens to his family through a warped religious worldview.
The spirit of Malcolm is said to live through Bart as he adopts Malcolm's beliefs and attitudes toward the family.
Films like Seeds of Yesterday, and why
Flowers in the Attic
shared gothic melodrama, family secrets, inherited trauma, and oppressive domestic setting
Petals on the Wind
shared dysfunctional family dynamics, taboo sexuality, psychological confinement, and melodramatic thriller tone
The Haunting of Hill House
shared gothic domestic setting, inherited corruption, religious fanaticism, and psychological menace
Movie Details
- Director
- Shawn Ku
- Release Date
- 2015-04-12
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (119)
Cast
- Rachael Carpani
- James Maslow
- Jason Lewis
- Sammi Hanratty
- Anthony Konechny
- Leah Gibson
- Nikohl Boosheri
- Andrew Herr
- Aidan Kahn
- Nancy Ebert
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Lifetime Movie Club, Lifetime Movie Club Apple TV channel, Lifetime Movie Club Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Seeds of Yesterday about?
- A troubled heir turns a birthday gathering at his rebuilt ancestral manor into a claustrophobic reckoning with family secrets, religious obsession, and inherited cruelty.
- What is Seeds of Yesterday like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Seeds of Yesterday as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Seeds of Yesterday violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Seeds of Yesterday as mild.
- Which films are like Seeds of Yesterday?
- Films with a similar feel include Flowers in the Attic, Petals on the Wind, and The Haunting of Hill House.
- How long is Seeds of Yesterday?
- Seeds of Yesterday runs 86 minutes.
- Where can I watch Seeds of Yesterday?
- In United States, Seeds of Yesterday streams on Philo, Lifetime Movie Club, Lifetime Movie Club Apple TV channel, Lifetime Movie Club Amazon Channel.
