See You Yesterday
Two teenage inventors bend time to save a brother from a fatal injustice, discovering that changing history carries an unbearable cost.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- urgent
- energetic
- emotionally charged
- teen movie night
- social justice film discussion
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film’s urgent social relevance, fresh science-fiction premise, Eden Duncan-Smith’s performance, and vivid Flatbush setting, while noting that the time-travel plotting becomes cluttered.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
CJ repeatedly alters the day her brother is killed in a miscarriage of justice, linking causality to social injustice.
CJ and Sebastian build time machines while navigating Flatbush and the threat of police violence.
The bright teen inventor premise shifts into gritty crime and traumatic racial violence.
The protagonists use two time machines to revisit the day of Calvin’s death, with each intervention producing new consequences.
Films like See You Yesterday, and why
Back to the Future
teen time-travel adventure with inventive young protagonists and emotional family stakes
The Hate U Give
socially conscious science fiction using speculative technology to confront racial injustice
Rocks
urgent coming-of-age drama centered on Black identity, community, and systemic violence
Movie Details
- Director
- Stefon Bristol
- Release Date
- 2019-05-03
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (582)
Cast
- Eden Duncan-Smith
- Dante Crichlow
- Stro
- Marsha Stephanie Blake
- Johnathan Nieves
- Michael J. Fox
- Myra Lucretia Taylor
- Wavyy Jonez
- Rayshawn Richardson
- Khail Bryant
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is See You Yesterday about?
- Two teenage inventors bend time to save a brother from a fatal injustice, discovering that changing history carries an unbearable cost.
- What is See You Yesterday like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of See You Yesterday as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is See You Yesterday violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in See You Yesterday as moderate.
- What did critics think of See You Yesterday?
- Critics broadly praised the film’s urgent social relevance, fresh science-fiction premise, Eden Duncan-Smith’s performance, and vivid Flatbush setting, while noting that the time-travel plotting becomes cluttered.
- Which films are like See You Yesterday?
- Films with a similar feel include Back to the Future, The Hate U Give, and Rocks.
- How long is See You Yesterday?
- See You Yesterday runs 86 minutes.
- Where can I watch See You Yesterday?
- In United States, See You Yesterday streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
