Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis take a killer premise—a world where the Beatles never existed—and turn it into a sweet, slightly predictable romantic comedy. When struggling singer-songwriter Jack gets hit by a bus during a global blackout, he wakes up in a reality where nobody has ever heard of John, Paul, George, or Ringo. He starts playing their songs, and predictable megastardom follows.

While the script eventually leans into standard rom-com beats rather than fully exploring its weird world, it works surprisingly well for family movie night. It's clean enough for mature pre-teens, morally clear about the burden of stealing someone else's genius, and serves as an unmatched intro to iconic songs.