Me Before You (2016)
Drama, Romance
The Kernel take
A Metascore of 51 suggests critics found Me Before You a fairly conventional tearjerker, yet the $20M production turned a remarkable profit, grossing nearly $208M worldwide — a reminder that emotional accessibility and star power can vastly outweigh critical consensus.
Director track record: Thea Sharrock
Me Before You (51) trails slightly below Thea Sharrock's 52.3-point average across her four scored films, falling short of her best-reviewed work, The Beautiful Game (60), in a limited but consistent filmography.
Lead track record: Emilia Clarke
Me Before You (51) sits modestly above Emilia Clarke's 50.2-point average across her ten scored films, though it trails her highest-rated outing, Solo: A Star Wars Story (62), in a mixed filmography that skews toward middling critical reception.
Box office
Budget $20M · Box office $207.9M