Overview
A poignant love story that challenges the boundaries of life and choice.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- sincere
- date night
- rainy day
What critics said
Critics generally found the central performances and early romantic chemistry affecting, but considered the adaptation emotionally manipulative and uneven in its handling of disability and moral questions.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Lou enters Will's life as his caregiver, and their changing relationship drives the emotional core.
Will's fixed plan to end his life creates the central moral and romantic conflict.
Lou and Will change each other's expectations, ambitions, and understanding of what a full life can be.
Lou's vivid clothing and exuberant presence are repeatedly contrasted with Will's confined, joyless circumstances.
Films like Me Before You, and why
The Fault in Our Stars
shares a tender caregiver romance, disability representation, emotional melodrama, and bittersweet romantic stakes
The Vow
shares an opposites-attract romance, personal transformation, intimate drama, and emotionally cathartic tone
Love Story
shares a bittersweet love story, illness-related moral dilemmas, and tearjerker melodrama
Movie Details
- Director
- Thea Sharrock
- Release Date
- 2016-06-01
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 7.9 / 10 (13605)
Cast
- Emilia Clarke
- Sam Claflin
- Janet McTeer
- Charles Dance
- Brendan Coyle
- Jenna Coleman
- Matthew Lewis
- Samantha Spiro
- Stephen Peacocke
- Vanessa Kirby
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Me Before You about?
- A spirited caregiver and a disillusioned quadriplegic find love while confronting the limits of choice, hope, and independence.
- What is Me Before You like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Me Before You as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Me Before You violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Me Before You.
- What did critics think of Me Before You?
- Critics generally found the central performances and early romantic chemistry affecting, but considered the adaptation emotionally manipulative and uneven in its handling of disability and moral questions.
- Which films are like Me Before You?
- Films with a similar feel include The Fault in Our Stars, The Vow, and Love Story.
- How long is Me Before You?
- Me Before You runs 110 minutes.
- Where can I watch Me Before You?
- In United States, Me Before You is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex.
