Me Before You

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Me Before You

PG-13

2016

1h 50m

Romance

Drama

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Young and quirky Louisa "Lou" Clark (Emilia Clarke) moves from one job to the next to help her family make ends meet. Her cheerful attitude is put to the test when she becomes a caregiver for Will Traynor (Sam Claflin), a wealthy young banker left paralyzed from an accident two years earlier. Will's cynical outlook starts to change when Louisa shows him that life is worth living. As their bond deepens, their lives and hearts change in ways neither one could have imagined.

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Critics Consensus

Me Before You benefits from Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin's alluring chemistry, although it isn't enough to compensate for its clumsy treatment of a sensitive subject.

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Carrie

Autostraddle

Ableism as Romance makes disabled partners look like burdens and erasure look like love.

Aug 17, 2021

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Schmaltzy when it should be moving, phoney when it should be sincere, and borderline offensive when it should be thought-provoking, the high-profile rom-com Me Before You is almost a perfect cinematic calamity.

Rated: 1/5

Oct 10, 2016

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Me Before You has no interest in the realities of life with disability; it is, rather, yet another variant on a threadbare formula.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 8, 2016

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Therese Lacson

Nerdophiles

The ultimate treatment of the heart of this story leaves us with a more bitter than sweet taste.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 3, 2021

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sigh. Folks. It's 2016. I mean, seriously. Aren't we past these pathetic stereotypes by now? Can't we move away from these ridiculous disability as tragedy storylines?

Rated: 1.0/4.0

Sep 1, 2020

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

It doesn't have anything interesting to say about its themes or characters - they all exist within a generic and simplified love story.

Rated: C

Jul 13, 2020

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Dan R.

The best ending of any movie I have ever seen!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/05/25

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Susan S.

All of the wonderful actors were amazing- and a the chemistry between the two leads! I am not a romcom fan but this not that. Great.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/02/25

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Emma C

A beautifully sad love story. I think I cried for the whole second part of the film and for that reason I know I won't ever watch it again, but would recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it - it should be watched at least once!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/28/25

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Abby S.

I had never seen this movie and this is one of my husbands favorite love stories. And he isn’t one to like romance movies. But I cried like a baby watching this. The acting was amazing and it made you feel like you were apart of there love story. I would recommend this movie to anyone.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/15/25

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Juli N

A sad but beautiful love story.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/28/25

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ivy B.

I truly enjoyed this movie beyond measure. However, I might be biased because I am a sucker for any good romance film. The ending really broke my heart, but I understand why it concluded the way it did. It was definitely a tear-jerker. I really wish their love story could have turned out differently, but it was still something amazing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/14/25

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Synopsis

Young and quirky Louisa "Lou" Clark (Emilia Clarke) moves from one job to the next to help her family make ends meet. Her cheerful attitude is put to the test when she becomes a caregiver for Will Traynor (Sam Claflin), a wealthy young banker left paralyzed from an accident two years earlier. Will's cynical outlook starts to change when Louisa shows him that life is worth living. As their bond deepens, their lives and hearts change in ways neither one could have imagined.

Director: Thea Sharrock
Producer: Karen Rosenfelt, Alison Owen
Screenwriter: Jojo Moyes
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rating: PG-13 (Thematic Elements|Some Suggestive Material)
Genre: Romance, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 3, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 16, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $56.2M
Runtime: 1h 50m

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