Drama  •  2026  •  127 min

Me Before Me (2026)

Me Before Me poster

Me Before Me (2026)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Not Rated
Political: Not Rated
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Leans Traditional

Viewer Rating
4.3

Overview

Me Before Me follows an Indonesian teenager caught between panic attacks and a demanding father, using a school family history project as the unlikely path toward self-understanding and reconciliation. Director Gina S. Noer grounds the story in a coming-of-age framework familiar across global cinema but rooted in Indonesian family dynamics. The public label is N/K, meaning available signals are too thin to place it on the cultural spectrum with confidence. What does register is a Leans Traditional pull: the film frames healing through repairing the father-son bond rather than escaping it. No political, religious, or identity-based signals appear in the evidence, so the label stays modest and honest about the gaps.


Starring Cast

Ringgo Agus Rahman  •   Bima Sena  •   Widuri Puteri


Where to watch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Not Rated

Primary

Political: Not Rated

Web evidence is insufficient to determine the film's political bias or thematic framing.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

The movie features an entirely Indonesian cast and crew in a standard coming-of-age family drama focused on personal struggles and parent-child relationships.

Secondary

Family Values: Leans Traditional
Confidence: Medium

The film centers on a teenager confronting generational trauma and a strained relationship with his demanding father through a family history project, ultimately emphasizing reconciliation, healing, and the value of repairing biological family bonds amid parental pressure and mental health struggles.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Low

The film centers on a teen navigating panic attacks and reconciling with his demanding father through a family history project, with no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: Low

The film centers on a high-achieving teenager confronting family pressures and his relationship with his father through a school project on family history. No transgender characters or themes appear in the narrative.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Low

Original drama about a teen confronting his father; no adaptations, legacy characters, or historical figures with mismatched canonical and on-screen genders.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: Medium

Original Indonesian drama featuring new characters in a contemporary family story, all portrayed by Indonesian actors with no prior source material establishing different racial depictions.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: Low

Not depicted in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

4.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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N/A
The Movie Database logo
4.3

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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