Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- eerie
- wistful
- melancholic
- quiet evening
- independent film night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The story follows a high school boy investigating a mysterious problem affecting a shunned new girl.
Akira Oniwa is explicitly identified as Japanese-American, making cultural identity part of the protagonist's characterization.
The high school setting in Oshkosh, Wisconsin places the supernatural mystery within a socially insular Midwestern environment.
Akira reaches toward Elizabeth despite her being shunned and troubled by an unexplained problem.
Films like Another Yesterday, and why
The In Between
shared high school setting, supernatural mystery, outsider protagonists, and wistful coming-of-age drama
The Sixth Sense
shared teenage outsider perspective, ghostly uncertainty, and emotionally intimate mystery
The Moth Diaries
shared adolescent alienation, small-town atmosphere, and restrained supernatural drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Steven Heil
- Release Date
- 2019-05-18
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
Cast
- Kento Matsunami
- Lucía Rodriguez-Nelson
- Billy Chengary
- Naoyuki Ikeda
- Akiko Shima
- Natalie Duch
- Suzanne C. Johnson
Common questions
- What is Another Yesterday about?
- A Japanese-American teenager reaches out to a shunned new girl whose mysterious affliction unsettles their Midwestern high school.
- What is Another Yesterday like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Another Yesterday as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Another Yesterday violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Another Yesterday.
- Which films are like Another Yesterday?
- Films with a similar feel include The In Between, The Sixth Sense, and The Moth Diaries.
- How long is Another Yesterday?
- Another Yesterday runs 97 minutes.
