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See You Yesterday

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Two teenage science prodigies spend every spare minute working on their latest homemade invention: backpacks that enable time travel. When one of their older brothers is killed, they put their unfinished project to the test to save him.
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Critics Consensus

See You Yesterday marries a novel sci-fi premise with urgent social relevance and forges something excitedly new from the union -- providing an impressive showcase for star Eden Duncan-Smith and debut writer-director Stefon Bristol.

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Maya Phillips The New Yorker 05/29/2019
Though the movie encounters some of the usual pitfalls of time-travel plots (predictability, muddled rules) and sports some hokey, eighties-style special effects, what it offers in terms of diversity and messaging is a treasure. Go to Full Review Soraya Nadia McDonald Andscape 05/18/2019
No matter the inspired cinematography or considered, authentic performances, these stories carry a weight of inevitability as they suck every particle of hope out of the air. Go to Full Review Adam Graham Detroit News 05/17/2019
B
The teenagers speak with authentic voices, and Bristol builds a believable world for them (they conduct their science experiments inside Sebastian's grandmother's garage) without bogging them down in science. Go to Full Review Daniel Hart Ready Steady Cut 10/25/2024
3.55
See You Yesterday is colorful and fun, but it also manages to achieve some critical themes, giving the film a different genre, almost. Go to Full Review Lonita Cook KCTV5 News at 9 09/29/2021
A very different blend [of genres]... I think for the most part it's unsuccessful. Go to Full Review Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope 01/31/2021
B
This movie has a very attractive cast of talented young actors who go a long way towards making this downbeat story more palatable. It was also a treat to see the most famous time traveler of all in the film, Michael J. Fox. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Michael K @RT92820932 Oct 27 Don't get the haters on this one. It was a fun well acted and constructed scifi. If you like the genre in general you should be a fan. See more Ryan V. @anothermovieguy Oct 16 Horrible movie that make cops look like villains, the story is flawed and hard to process. Also the fact that so many smart people are in a neighborhood like this this is and getting no recognition makes no sense. This movie is cash grabby, cheap, and only good if you only watched colored movies. See more Brian H @RT75185884 04/01/2025 It's not Primer or the Avengers and it's not trying to be. What it is is a good story about a girl and her relationship to those around her. This movie seems to get a lot of negative reviews because the science isn't taken too seriously and the effects aren't spectacular, but that's missing what the movie is actually about. If you're looking for hard, deep sci-fi this isn't it. If you want a film about people and how they care about each other that uses time travel and sciency words to help move the real story along then you'll probably like this. See more Livia D @RT33691002 03/15/2025 I personally enjoyed this movie a lot, to me what makes it great it's the story line and the ending and ehat it represents. See more Peter F @Pfit1990 03/08/2025 The audience reviews make no sense, this was an awesome time travel original movie with a very interesting plot about trying to fix someone from dying. The people trashing the effects are being ridiculous, I thought the effects were cool in a retro type way. Somebody complained the science didn't make sense. Are you kidding me? This is a movie about kids inventing time travel of course the science is gonna be far fetched that's not the point. My only complaint was the overacting from some of the side characters, but the main 2 kids were pretty strong. See more Daque K @RT32789886 12/13/2024 This movie is like a kids after school special with lots of cursing thrown in. The effects are cheesey, the acting is meh. I cant believe Michael J Fox would agree to be in this and somehow Spike Lee produced it. Two thumbs down, this movie is dumb and just ends for no reason. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Stefon Bristol

Director

Eden Duncan-Smith

Claudette "CJ" Walker

Dante Crichlow

Sebastian J. Thomas

Astro

Calvin Walker

Marsha Stephanie Blake

Phaedra Walker

Myra Lucretia Taylor

Gloria Thomas

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Movie Info

Synopsis Two teenage science prodigies spend every spare minute working on their latest homemade invention: backpacks that enable time travel. When one of their older brothers is killed, they put their unfinished project to the test to save him.
Director
Stefon Bristol
Producer
Spike Lee
Screenwriter
Stefon Bristol, Fredrica Bailey
Production Co
40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
Genre
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 17, 2019
Runtime
1h 26m
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