Me Before You (2016)

A girl in a small town forms an unlikely bond with a recently-paralyzed man she's taking care of.

Director:

Thea Sharrock

Writers:

Jojo Moyes (based on the novel by), Jojo Moyes (screenplay by)

Stars:

Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer

6 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sam Claflin	...	Will Traynor
Vanessa Kirby	...	Alicia
Emilia Clarke	...	Lou Clark
Eileen Dunwoodie	...	Café Customer
Pablo Raybould	...	Frank
Gabrielle Downey	...	Daphne
Henri Charles	...	Thomas Clark (as Henri Kirkham)
Samantha Spiro	...	Josie Clark
Brendan Coyle	...	Bernard Clark
Jenna Coleman	...	Katrina "Treena" Clark
Alan Breck	...	Grandad
Matthew Lewis	...	Patrick
Muzz Khan	...	Syed
Janet McTeer	...	Camilla Traynor
Charles Dance	...	Stephen Traynor

Storyline

Lou Clark knows lots of things. She knows how many footsteps there are between the bus stop and home. She knows she likes working in The Buttered Bun tea shop and she knows she might not love her boyfriend Patrick. What Lou doesn't know is she's about to lose her job or that knowing what's coming is what keeps her sane. Will Traynor knows a car accident took away his desire to live. He knows everything feels very small and rather joyless now and he knows exactly how he's going to put a stop to that. What Will doesn't know is that Lou is about to burst into his world in a riot of color. And neither of them knows they're going to change each other for all time.

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Plot Keywords:

quadriplegic | assisted suicide | euthanasia | accident | wheelchair | 

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Taglines:

Live boldly.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and some suggestive material

Did You Know?

Trivia

Emilia Clarke (Louisa Clark), Charles Dance (Steven Traynor) and Samantha Spiro (Lou's mother) have previously co-starred together in Game of Thrones (2011), but shared no scenes together. Additionally, Jenna Coleman's (Katrina Clark) ex-boyfriend Richard Madden starred in Game of Thrones, and Sam Claflin previously auditioned for the parts of Jon Snow and Viserys Targaryen, but couldn't commit to either due to scheduling conflicts.

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Goofs

During the scene when Louisa watches the birthday video on Will's Mac, you will notice the left side of her face deforming from bad keying/roto due to the green screen.

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Quotes

Will Traynor: I have to tell you something.
Lou Clark: I know. I know about Switzerland, I have known for months. Listen I know this is not how you would have chosen it, but I can make you happy.
Will Traynor: No.
Lou Clark: What?
Will Traynor: No Clarke. This could be a good life, but it's not my life, it's not even close. You never saw me before. I loved my life. I really loved it. I can't be the kind of man who just accepts this.
Lou Clark: You're not giving it a chance, you're not giving me a chance. I have become a whole new person these last six months because of you.
Will Traynor:
Lou Clark:
Will Traynor:
Lou Clark:
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Connections

Featured in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Emilia Clarke/Darrell Hammond/Geoff Johns/Tim Alexander (2016)

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Soundtracks

Don't Forget About Me
Written by Kaity Dunstan & Ian Barter
Performed by The Cloves
Courtesy of Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd./Interscope Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Thoroughly enjoyed the movie

All movies can be scrutinized for faults, as some reviewers have done, but if the movie makes a mark, then those faults really don't matter, do they? I found the "angry" Will Traynor not completely believable, not like the anti-social Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets, but Sam Clafin did well with his transformation. Emilia Clarke was absolutely wonderful and I will be on the lookout for other roles she has taken and will undertake in the future. Kudos also to the characters who played Will's parents, Janet McTeer and Charles Dance. Two thumbs up for the movie. Am seriously considering whether the movie ought to bump another movie off my favorite 50 relationship movie list.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

3 June 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Me Before You

Filming Locations:

Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$18,723,269, 5 June 2016

Gross USA:

$56,245,075

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$208,314,186

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), New Line Cinema, One Film at a Time

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos DTS (DTS: X)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1