Me Without You

R

Released Jul 5, 2002

1 hr. 48 min.

Comedy

Drama

List

68%

68 Reviews

Tomatometer

78%

5,000+ Ratings

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During a long, hot summer in seventies London, young neighbors Holly (Michelle Williams) and Marina (Anna Friel) make a childhood pact to be friends forever. For Marina, troubled, fiercely independent, determined to try everything, Holly stays the only constant in a life of divorcing parents, experimental drugs and fashionable self-destruction. But for Holly, a friendship that has never been equal gradually starts to feel like a trap.

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Critics Consensus

At times ponderous, Me Without You is engaging due to the fine work by Williams and Friel.

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Ms L

Having grown up with a toxic friend like Marina, I could relate to Holly very much. Also, Holly's unrequited love of Oliver Milburn's character (which, who wouldn't be) was something I believe most women have experienced. The acting is terrific. Michelle Williams, phenomenal as always, has a passable accent, though no one really spoke with the regional accent. Anna Friel also has an amazing performance as the jealous, possessive, reckless, diabolical "best friend" who wants everything Holly has. There was only one part of the film I didn't love; the very end. It felt too contrived. Overall, I enjoyed watching, though. I plan to put my partner through viewing it this evening (he secretly hates every film I put him through).

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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isla s

I liked this film as it did well in portraying a friendship through the decades - the highs and the lows. It seemed pretty realistic and it features good performances from the two main cast members - Anna Friel and Michelle Williams. It features a good soundtrack and is worth a watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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jordan m

I thought the 2nd act where the girls compete to win the love of their professor was the best part, mostly because it was rather conventional and Kyle is a good actor. In the first and third acts they go the unconventional route of making no effort to endear the main characters to the audience and make the bizarre decision to show a character trying heroin with no serious negative impact on her life. I found myself not rooting for either of them to succeed really, and for a movie like this one it caused the whole thing to be remembered as a boring movie I endured rather than an interesting examination of female friendships.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

This was good, but the repetitive circular themes got tiresome....and in the end, it all felt very unrewarding.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/20

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Audience Member

Intimate and sad film about the nature of manipulative female friendships. I'm extra generous here because not many movies show how profound these can be - the film-making is eh. Michelle Williams kills her role as always.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

this was on so i watched it. putting off watching 'birdman' for reasons i can't explain.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Sandra Goldbacher

Director

Anna Friel

Marina

Michelle Williams

Holly

Kyle MacLachlan

Daniel

Oliver Milburn

Nat

Trudie Styler

Linda

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Alyx Vesey

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Writer-director Sandra Goldbacher's 2001 feature Me Without You... serves as further evidence for the kind of actress Williams was to become.

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Susan Stark

Detroit News

Rated: 2/4

Oct 19, 2002

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Richard Nilsen

Arizona Republic

Although the film deserves some points for trying to describe the intensity of best-friendship between girls, it fails to make them interesting people.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 20, 2002

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

While Williams’ British accent is sometimes spotty, she is able to chart the internal arc of Holly over the decades with the same kind of raw emotionality and complexity that has since become her signature

Mar 2, 2024

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

If you prefer your actresses to portray bold and strong women, then this lost gem given new life by First Run Features should be on your agenda.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Sep 16, 2020

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Rated: 3/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Synopsis

During a long, hot summer in seventies London, young neighbors Holly (Michelle Williams) and Marina (Anna Friel) make a childhood pact to be friends forever. For Marina, troubled, fiercely independent, determined to try everything, Holly stays the only constant in a life of divorcing parents, experimental drugs and fashionable self-destruction. But for Holly, a friendship that has never been equal gradually starts to feel like a trap.

Director: Sandra Goldbacher
Executive Producer: Jonathan Olsberg, Steve Christian
Screenwriter: Sandra Goldbacher
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Company
Production Co: Fireworks Pictures
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language|Drug Use)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 5, 2002, Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 5, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $301.2K
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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