History Film / Yesterday2019

* TheCoverChangesTheMeaning: Played with as Jack can't actually recreate their songs entirely from memory, and so ends up making a number of small changes in chord, tempo and lyrics (he even visits Liverpool, a place he had never been before, to try and jump start his memory because many of their songs were based on local landmarks). This becomes most notable when he performs "Help!" as he is having [[FreakOut an emotional breakdown]] on stage, while the original song is more playful and lighthearted.

* AbbeyRoadCrossing: The poster depicts Jack recreating this.

Jack Malik has wanted to be a musician his entire life. But after years of never getting anywhere, he finally gives up, only to be hit by a car during a mysterious worldwide power failure. Upon waking up, everything seems the same, but then he plays "Yesterday" for his friends and family... and they all assume he wrote it! Somehow, Jack has landed in a world where the Beatles never existed, enabling him to truly make a name for himself as he passes off one of the greatest music catalogs of all time as his own one by one.

* PlagiarismInFiction: Jack passes the Beatles' songs as his own.

* SurpassedTheTeacher: Jack starts his career by being the warm-up act for Music/EdSheeran who initially took him under his wing. However, after Jack wins their friendly competition, Ed is a GracefulLoser and expresses that he feels like this has taken place. Of course, this only adds to Jack's developing imposter syndrome.

* SurpassedTheTeacher: Jack starts his career by being the warm-up act for [[EdSheeranMusic Ed Sheeran]] who initially took him under his wing. However, after Jack wins their friendly competition, Ed is a GracefulLoser and expresses that he feels like this has taken place. Of course, this only adds to Jack's developing imposter syndrome.

* SurpassedTheTeacher: Jack starts his career by being the warm-up act for EdSheeran who initially took him under his wing. However, after Jack wins their friendly competition, Ed is a GracefulLoser and expresses that he feels like this has taken place. Of course, this only adds to Jack's developing imposter syndrome.

%%* FeedbackRule: Occurs before Jack plays ''Help''.

%%* OhCrap: Jack's reaction to the claim two men made all of his songs [[spoiler:who might be the still-living members of the band. However, it was [[AllJustADream just a dream]]]].

* MeaningfulName: Some of the characters are named for Beatles songs, Rocky, the roadie/temporary manager, for "Rocky Raccoon", Ellie for "Eleanor Rigby", the one song that Jack has trouble remembering the words to, and Ellie's roommate is Lucy for "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".

* NiceGuy: Gavin is a really nice person and very supportive even offering to record Jack’s first album for free. [[spoiler: He even cool with Jack reuniting with Ellie who was his girlfriend at the time seeing how she loves Jack.]]

* FeedbackRule: Occurs before Jack plays ''Help''.
* FutureLoser: Rocky of course. When friends say they'll let him crash on their couch after he gets fired, Jack remarks that he'll probably be there forever.
* ForWantOfANail: The erasure of the Beatles leads to other things disappearing, creating differences between the timelines.

* HiddenDepths: Downplayed with Debra in one scene when we see her doing yoga. It's not much but one of the only times we see her dedicating effort to and getting enjoyment out of something other than making money.

* OhCrap: Jack's reaction to the claim two men made all of his songs [[spoiler:who might be the still-living members of the band. However, it was [[AllJustADream just a dream]]]].

* TakeThat: [[spoiler: Oasis]] not existing makes sense [[spoiler: in light of the fact the band were often criticized as a rip off of The Beatles.]]

* VillainousBreakdown: As the closest thing the film has to an antagonist, Debra gets a noticeable one when Jack [[spoiler: not only reveals to the world that he plagiarized the Beatles, but uploads all of his recordings of their songs for people to listen to free of charge. The last we see of Debra is her attempting to catch Jack as he and Ellie flee the stadium and irately screaming at him when Rocky blocks her path.]]
* VillainyFreeVillain: Debra is incredibly ruthless, greedy and rude and the nearest thing the story has to an antagonist but she also doesn't actually do anything illegal or underhanded. In fact she's completely upfront with Jack about being in business with him solely for the money.

* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Between Jack and Ellie, who had been friends since they were seven, and develop feelings for each other as adults.

* ArtisticLicenseAstronomy: The power outage that causes the timeline split seems to impact across the globe simultaneously, and it is night everywhere.

Jack Malik has wanted to be a musician his entire life, driven by his idolization of Music/TheBeatles. But after years of never getting anywhere, he finally gives up, only to be hit by a car during a mysterious worldwide power failure. Upon waking up, everything seems the same, but then he plays "Yesterday" for his friends and family... and they all assume he wrote it! Somehow, Jack has landed in a world where the Beatles never existed, enabling him to truly make a name for himself as he passes off one of the greatest music catalogs of all time as his own one by one.

Jack Malik has wanted to be a musician his entire life, driven by his idolization of Music/TheBeatles, to the point that he knows all their songs by heart. But after years of never getting anywhere, he finally gives up, only to be hit by a car during a mysterious worldwide power failure. Upon waking up, everything seems the same, but then he plays "Yesterday" for his friends and family... and they all assume he wrote it! Somehow, Jack has landed in a world where the Beatles never existed, enabling him to truly make a name for himself as he passes off one of the greatest music catalogs of all time as his own one by one.

* HorribleHollywood: Of the music industry variety. Jack gets a very quick crash course in just how brutal and unscrupulous people in the industry can be, Debra outright says his songs will make a lot of money and they will take most of it.

Jack Malik has wanted to be a musician his entire life, driven by his idolization of Music/TheBeatles, to the point that he knows all their songs by heart. But after years of never getting anywhere, he finally gives up, only to be hit by a car during a mysterious worldwide power failure. Upon waking up, everything seems the same, but then he plays "Yesterday" for his friends and family...and they all assume he wrote it! Somehow, Jack has landed in a world where the Beatles never existed, enabling him to truly make a name for himself as he passes off one of the greatest music catalogs of all time as his own one by one.

* RiddleForTheAges: [[spoiler:What caused the blackout? Why did the Beatles get {{Ret Gone}}d? We never find out.]][[FreezeFrameBonus A newspaper headline shown for a few moments early in the movie]] [[spoiler:suggests that the blackout was caused by a solar flare]], but [[spoiler:how history was changed is never revealed]].

* PairTheSpares: [[spoiler: Ellie's roommate Lucy is implied to hook up with Gavin, while the Liverpool woman Liz and Russian man are implied likewise]].