Quiero ver esa película otra vez.

I want to watch that movie again.

Breakdown of Quiero ver esa película otra vez.

• yo: I
• querer: to want
• esa: that
• la película: the movie

Questions & Answers about Quiero ver esa película otra vez.

Why is it esa and not esta?

Spanish has three demonstratives that reflect distance:

• esta = this (near the speaker)
• esa = that (near the listener, or not especially close to either person, or already known in the conversation)
• aquella = that over there (far from both)

Here, esa suggests the movie is not “this one right here,” but a specific one referenced or understood from context.

Could I use aquella instead?

You could, but aquella feels more distant or rhetorical: “that (one) over there,” “that one from long ago,” or strongly outside the current context. In everyday conversation, esa is far more common unless you want to emphasize remoteness.

Does esa ever take an accent (ésa)?

No in modern Spanish. The RAE recommends writing demonstratives without an accent even when used as pronouns. So use esa, ese, eso, not ésa, ése, ésos, etc.

Why is there no personal a before esa película?

The personal a is used with direct objects that are people (or personified animals): ver a Juan. Objects or things don’t take it: ver esa película. So no a here.

Should I use ver or mirar for “watch a movie”?