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Me Before You

Play trailer 3:12 Poster for Me Before You PG-13 Released Jun 3, 2016 1h 50m Romance Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Dora m After reading the book which was so beautiful and full of meaning and I couldn't put it down as I was so intrigued if you would go through it or not I decided to watch the movie. Big mistake. I got to the first 15 mins and I gave up. No no no, there was no sensitivity at all in it like in the book. And also they changed the story in the movie. Emilia Clark wasn't the best pick for me to play Louisa. It felt like her christmas movie all over again. She seemed a bit childish in the movie. I don't think the sentiment was there at all. As disappointing as "P.S I love you" the movie. I'll stick to the books Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/02/25 Full Review Chloe B GORGEOUS movie, RUBBISH ending.😭 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/01/25 Full Review Brandon Miranda I remember this was a love or hated movie due to the sensitivity of the topic. Personally I felt it was handled so well and realistically. Emilia Clarke gives her best performance and will have anyone falling for her. Beautifully paced and acted across the bored. A solid romance with tearjerking ending. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/27/25 Full Review Ava S. see I cannot tell if I really liked this movie or didn’t like it Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/21/25 Full Review Joel C Heartwrenching, but beautiful Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/19/25 Full Review Emily A Emilia Clarke was perfectly cast. She has the most excellent eyebrows able to display any expression. I don’t get all the negativity. People should have the right to humanely end their life without fear or pain and in peace with their loved ones if they wish under certain conditions. She gave him love and joy for as much as he was able to experience it. But he had no quality of life in his eyes no matter how much money he had or how much he loved her. I’m glad he was able to share some wealth with her because she truly deserved it and I hope she ditched Patrick for good! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/13/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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