After Yang
After Yang is a quiet near-future family drama in which repairing an android companion opens a grieving father’s eyes to the relationships he has neglected.
Overview
A father's journey to reconnect with his family amidst the loss of a beloved companion.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- contemplative
- wistful
- intimate
- quiet evening
- reflective weekend
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a beautifully composed, humane, and contemplative science fiction drama that uses technological loss to explore memory, family, identity, and what it means to be alive.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The family’s relationship with an android companion and everyday technological infrastructure create a lived-in near-future world.
Jake investigates Yang’s recorded memories, gradually encountering moments that complicate his understanding of Yang’s life and his own family.
Yang’s malfunction prompts the family to confront the emotional reality of their bond with a nonhuman companion.
Kogonada presents the near future with elegant compositions, muted technological integration, and an emphasis on domestic spaces.
Films like After Yang, and why
Her
quiet science fiction meditation on grief, memory, technology, and human connection
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
intimate futuristic drama exploring identity, mortality, and emotionally meaningful artificial beings
The Artifice Girl
contemplative science fiction focused on family, loss, and the emotional consequences of technological change
Never Let Me Go
restrained, visually composed speculative drama about memory, relationships, and existential uncertainty
Movie Details
- Director
- Kogonada
- Release Date
- 2022-03-04
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (549)
Cast
- Justin H. Min
- Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja
- Colin Farrell
- Jodie Turner-Smith
- Haley Lu Richardson
- Sarita Choudhury
- Ritchie Coster
- Clifton Collins Jr.
- Orlagh Cassidy
- Ava DeMary
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is After Yang about?
- After Yang is a quiet near-future family drama in which repairing an android companion opens a grieving father’s eyes to the relationships he has neglected.
- What is After Yang like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of After Yang as slow, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is After Yang violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in After Yang.
- What did critics think of After Yang?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a beautifully composed, humane, and contemplative science fiction drama that uses technological loss to explore memory, family, identity, and what it means to be alive.
- Which films are like After Yang?
- Films with a similar feel include Her, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, The Artifice Girl, and Never Let Me Go.
- How long is After Yang?
- After Yang runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch After Yang?
- In United States, After Yang is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand.
