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Me Before You
Directit biThea Sharrock
Produced bi
Screenplay biJojo Moyes
Based onMe Before You
bi Jojo Moyes
Starnin
Muisic biCraig Armstrong
CinematographyRemi Adefarasin
Eeditit biJohn Wilson
Production
companies
Distributit biWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • 23 Mey 2016 (2016-05-23) (New York Ceety)
  • 3 Juin 2016 (2016-06-03) (Unitit Kinrick an Unitit States)
Rinnin time
110 meenits[1]
Kintra
  • Unitit Kinrick[2]
  • Unitit States[2]
LeidInglis
Budget$20 million[3]
Box office$208.4 million[4]

Me Before You (Scots: Me Afore Ye) is a 2016 romantic drama film directit bi Thea Sharrock in her directorial debut an adaptit bi author Jojo Moyes frae her 2012 novelle. The film starns Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer, Charles Dance an Brendan Coyle.[5]

The film wis shot in mony historic locations across the Unitit Kinrick, includin Pembroke Castle in Wales an Chenies Manor Hoose in Buckinghamshire, Ingland. Lowsed on 3 Juin 2016 in the Unitit Kinrick an North Americae, the film received mixed reviews an grossed $208.4 million warldwide.[6]

Plot

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In the feectional Inglis toun o Stokebridge, Louisa "Lou" Clark is hired as a caretaker fur Will Traynor, a ance successfu banker an active sportsman nou tetraplegic efter bein hit bi a motorcycle. Will's mither hopes Lou will lift Will's depressed an cynical spirits. Will is initially cauld towards Lou. Will's ex-lassfreend Alicia veesits an reveals that she is goin tae marry Will's aulder best freend Rupert. Lou perseveres wi Will, an, as the twa grow close, she learns he is cultured an warldly, in contrast tae her semple life spent wi her parents an her ladfreend Patrick.

Owerhearin an argument atween Will's parents, Lou learns that, in sax months' time, he will traivel tae Dignitas in Swisserland fur assistit suicide. Lou taks it upon hersel tae chynge his mind bi organising trips an adventures tae shaw him that life is still wirth livin. Patrick's jealousy grows till he an Lou spleet up.

Will asks Lou tae accompany him tae Alicia's weddin. Thay stairt tae faw in luve. Durin a luxurious trip tae Mauritius, Will tells Lou he still intends tae die, sayin he wints her tae live a fou life insteid o "hauf a life" wi him. Hertbroken, Lou quits as Will's caregiver an refuses contact wi him.

Lou's faither convinces her tae veesit Will, but she finds he haes awready left fur Swisserland. She follaes him thare tae be wi him in his final moments. A few weeks efter Will's daith, sittin at his favourite café in Paris, Lou reads a letter he left fur her. In it, he says he haes left her enough money tae follae her dreams an encourages her tae live abundantly.

Cast

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Production

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Development

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On 2 Aprile 2014, it wis annoonced Thea Sharrock wad direct the film.[11] Afore castin, Emilia Clarke kent she wantit tae audeetion fur this role, sayin, "That's juist kind o an interestin concoction A haedna read afore".[12] On 2 September 2014, Clarke an Sam Claflin wur cast in the film.[7] Steve Peacocke wis cast on 24 Mairch 2015,[13] wi Jenna Coleman an Charles Dance cast on 2 Aprile 2015.[9] On 9 Aprile 2015, Janet McTeer jynt the cast;[8] Brendan Coyle, Matthew Lewis, Samantha Spiro, Vanessa Kirby an Ben Lloyd-Hughes jynt the cast the nixt day.[10] Claflin descrieved his role as "probably the maist pheesically challengin thing that A'v iver duine".[14]

Filmin

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Pembroke Castle in Wales, ane o the locations featured in the film

Principal photography begound on 29 Aprile 2015 an ended on 26 Juin 2015.[15][16] The film wis shot in mony locations in the Unitit Kinrick, includin:[17][18]

Costume

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Jill Taylor, the costume designer, thou Lou wad hae mair o a 'quirkie' wardrobe based on the beuk: "she haes thir ‘leprechaun’ shaes, sae we haed tae find some quirkie shaes. Bi accident, we wur in a shop an foond thir amazin shaes bi Irregular Choice, an A juist thou, ‘Oh, ma God, that's Lou!’ Thay suddenly becam the basis o her wardrobe o shaes.”[19] Will's clothin wis mair based on his pre-accident life an he generally wore luxurious suits.[19]

Muisic

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Release

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In Julie 2014, it wis annoonced that the film wad be lowsed on 21 August 2015.[20] In Mey 2015, the film's lowse date wis muivit tae 3 Juin 2016.[21] In November 2015, the film's lowse date wis broucht forward, tae 4 Mairch 2016,[22] afore bein delayed again in Januar 2016, tae its aulder 3 Juin 2016 lowse date.[23]

Reception

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Box office

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Me Before You grossed $56.2 million in North Americae an ower $152.2 million in ither territories fur a total o $208.4 million, against a budget o $20 million.

In North Americae, Me Before You appened on 3 Juin 2016 alangside Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping an Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows an wis expectit tae gross aroond $15 million frae 2,704 theatres in its appenin weekend.[24] The film grossed $1.4 million frae its Tysday nicht previews an $7.8 million on its furst day.[25] In its appenin weekend the film grossed $18.3 million, finishin thrid at the box office ahint Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows ($35.3 million) an X-Men: Apocalypse ($22.3 million).[26]

Creetical repone

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On Rotten Tomatoes, the film haes an approval ratin of 54% based on reviews frae 180 creetics, an an average ratin o 5.5/10. The steid's creetical consensus reads, "Me Before You benefits frae Emilia Clarke an Sam Claflin's allurin chemistrie, awthou it isna enough tae compensate fur its clumsy treatment o a sensitive subjeck."[27] On Metacritic, the film haes a score o 51 oot o 100 based on 36 creetics, indicatin "mixed or average reviews".[6] Audiences polled bi CinemaScore gae the film an average grade o "A" on an A+ tae F scale.[28]

Chris Nashawaty o Entertainment Weekly gae it a grade o B+ an wrate: "It mey nae quite rise tae the level o a classic three-hankie tearjerker, but it's proof that whiles ane or twa hankies is mair nor enough tae get the job duin."[29][30][31]

Accolades

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Awaird Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
People's Choice Awards Favorite Dramatic Film Me Before You Wan [32]
Teen Choice Awards Chyce Film: Liplock Emilia Clarke an Sam Claflin Nominatit [33]
MTV Movie & TV Awards Tearjerker Emilia Clarke an Sam Claflin Nominatit [34]

Controversy an protests

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The film spairked creeticism frae mony in the disabeelity richts muivement, wha perceived an unnerlyin message that fowk wi disabeelities are a burden on thair faimilies an caregivers, an claimed the film promotit the view that fowk are better aff deed nor disabled.[35] On 25 Mey 2016, anti-euthanasie campaigners targetit the Lunnon premiere at the Curzon Mayfair Cinema as the film haed faced creeticism ower its depiction o disabeelity an its assistit-deein plotline.[36] Thay view the film as advocacy o suicide sae that thair luved anes can "live boldly".[37][38] Ithers foond the film exploitative o the disabeelity commonity bi stirrin the emotions o viewers wioot actually aidin disabled fowk bi accurate representation o employment in actin roles, whiles pyntin oot the castin o non-disabled actors as disabled chairacters. The #MeBeforeEuthanasia backlash wis led bi celebrities wi disabeelities includin Liz Carr, Penny Pepper,[39] Mik Scarlet[37] an Cherylee Houston[40] in the Unitit Kinrick, an Dominick Evans an Emily Ladau[41] in the Unitit States, as weel as activists frae Not Dead Yet in baith kintras.[42] Protests in the Unitit States occurrit in ceeties includin Los Angeles, New York Ceety, Boston, Hartford, Denver, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, an Philadelphia.[43][44] Thare wur protests in Austrailie an aa.[45]

In repone tae the backlash, author Jojo Moyes said the story wis inspired bi her awn faimily whaur kins required 24-oor care, as weel as a real-life news story aboot a quadriplegic man wha convinced his parents tae tak him tae a centre fur assistit suicide. Aboot Traynor's decision, she said: "The fact is, in the film as in the beuk, naebody else grees wi whit he decides tae dae. This is nae bi any means sendin oot a message. It's juist aboot ane chairacter – it's naething mair nor that."[46]

See an aw

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References

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  1. ↑ "Me Before You (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. April 21, 2016. Archived frae the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 24 Aprile 2026. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. 1 2 Gant, Charles (May 24, 2016). "'Me Before You': Review". Screen Daily. Archived frae the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved 24 Aprile 2026. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. ↑ Riley, Jenelle. "'Me Before You' Aims to Take on Hollywood's Superhero-Heavy Slate". Variety. Archived frae the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 24 Aprile 2026. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  4. ↑ "Me Before You (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 24 Aprile 2026. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  5. ↑ "Me Before You". britannica. Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Me Before You reviews". Metacritic (in Inglis). Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 Fleming, Mike (2 September 2014). "'GOT's Emilia Clarke, 'Hunger Games' Sam Claflin To Star In MGM's 'Me Before You'". Deadline Hollywood (in Inglis). Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
  8. 1 2 Ford, Rebecca (9 Apryle 2015). "Janet McTeer Joins MGM's 'Me Before You' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter (in Inglis). Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 Fleming, Mike (2 Apryle 2015). "'Doctor Who's Jenna Coleman, 'Game Of Thrones' Charles Dance Join 'Me Before You'". Deadline Hollywood (in Inglis). Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Ford, Rebecca (10 Apryle 2015). "MGM's 'Me Before You' Rounds Out Cast (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter (in Inglis). Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
  11. ↑ Fleming, Mike (2 Apryle 2014). "MGM Sets Thea Sharrock To Helm 'Me Before You'". Deadline Hollywood (in Inglis). Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
  12. ↑ Hasan, Zaki; Critic, ContributorFilm; Communication, Professor of; Media (6 Juin 2016). "INTERVIEW: Emilia Clarke on Me Before You and Game of Thrones". HuffPost (in Inglis). Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
  13. ↑ Kroll, Justin (24 Mairch 2015). "'Home and Away' Actor Stephen Peacocke Joins MGM's 'Me Before You' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety (in Inglis). Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
  14. ↑ "Why 'Me Before You' is Sam Claflin's 'Most Physically Challenging' Role". ABC News (in Inglis). Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
  15. ↑ McClurg, Jocelyn. "Moyes writes sequel to 'Me Before You'". USA Today (in Inglis). Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
  16. ↑ "On the Set for 6/29/15: Justin Lin Rolls Cameras on 'Star Trek Beyond', Emilia Clarke Wraps 'Me Before You' | SSN Insider". www.ssninsider.com (in Inglis). Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
  17. ↑ Stamp, Elizabeth (2 Juin 2016). "Me Before You's Romantic Filming Locations". Architectural Digest (in Inglis). Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
  18. ↑ Thorpe, Vanessa (21 Mey 2016). "Me Before You: not just a tearjerker". The Observer (in Inglis). ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
  19. 1 2 Sutherlin, Margaret (7 Juin 2016). "Inside the Costumes For Summer Hit 'Me Before You'". Footwear News (in Inglis). Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
  20. ↑ "WB Dates 'Me Before You' For August 2015". Deadline Hollywood (in Inglis). 16 Julie 2014. Archived frae the original on 25 Julie 2015. Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
  21. ↑ Busch, Anita (14 Mey 2015). "'Me Before You' Gets Release Date From Warner Bros". Deadline Hollywood (in Inglis). Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
  22. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (16 Januar 2016). "Emilia Clarke Drama 'Me Before You' Returns To Its Original June Release Date". Deadline Hollywood (in Inglis). Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
  23. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (16 Januar 2016). "Emilia Clarke Drama 'Me Before You' Returns To Its Original June Release Date". Deadline Hollywood (in Inglis). Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
  24. ↑ Doty, Meriah (1 Juin 2016). "'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Sequel to Top Box Office, But Faces Troubled Waters Ahead". TheWrap (in Inglis). Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
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  30. ↑ Linden, Sheri (24 Mey 2016). "'Me Before You': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter (in Inglis). Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
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  32. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (15 November 2016). "People's Choice Awards Nominees 2017 — Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Archived frae the original on 3 Mey 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
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  36. ↑ Quinn, Ben (25 Mey 2016). "Disability rights campaigners protest at premiere of Me Before You". The Guardian (in Inglis). ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
  37. 1 2 Pring, John (26 Mey 2016). "Activists protest outside premiere of 'disability snuff movie'". Disability News Service (in Inglis). Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
  38. ↑ "Me Before You makes having a disability seem worse than death". The Independent (in Inglis). 28 Mey 2016. Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
  39. ↑ Pepper, Penny (1 Juin 2016). "We long to watch disabled characters like us. Instead we get Me Before You". The Guardian (in Inglis). ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
  40. ↑ Wareing, Charlotte (25 Mey 2016). "Corrie's Cherylee Houston slams blockbuster over its image of disability". Daily Mirror (in Inglis). Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
  41. ↑ Reporter, Elyse WanshelSenior; HuffPost (10 Juin 2016). "The Disability Community Is Pissed AF About 'Me Before You'". HuffPost (in Inglis). Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
  42. ↑ Goldberg, Haley (26 Mey 2016). "Why Some Disability Rights Activists Are Protesting 'Me Before You'". Self (in Inglis). Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
  43. ↑ Richardson, Valerie (3 Juin 2016). "'Me Before You' movie spurs disabled-rights protests over pro-suicide message". The Washington Times (in Inglis). Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
  44. ↑ "'Me Before You,' a movie about a paralyzed man who opts to die, draws protest in Connecticut". New Haven Register (in Inglis). 14 Juin 2016. Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
  45. ↑ Quinn, Karl (16 Juin 2016). "Me Before You, starring GoT's Emilia Clarke, is a 'disability snuff movie', say protesters". The Sydney Morning Herald (in Inglis). Retrieved 25 Apryle 2026.
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