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Stand by Me

Name: Stand by Me
Genre: Drama, Adventure
Released: 1986-08-08
Duration: 89 min

"If I could only have one food to eat for the rest of my life?" "That's easy. Pez. Cherry flavor Pez. No question about it."

19861h 29mcritics 7.8/10

Drama Adventure

After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four boys decide to go see the body. Gordie, Vern, Chris, and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, but they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives.

starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell

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Read from 36 comments (31 from Metacritic, 5 from TMDB reviews) — 2 of them described how it moves.

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Metacritic24 read

“it starts funny and light”
amheretojudgeabout 0–33% inread it ↗
“then grows a bit sensitive and sensibl”
amheretojudgeabout 33–100% inread it ↗
“Loved the opportunity to see one of my all time favourite films on the big screen once again. A film I quote from often and even though I’ve owned the video and later on the DVD for literally decades now, it isn’t a film I watch on a regular basis. I think that’s because the memory of what that film represents has never left me and as such I can replay it in my head without having to have it physically in front of me. Although the four main characters are 12, they always remind me of a time when”
Maverick_2023read it ↗
“its a great movie, i like the characters' backstories and how the train adds to the plot of the movie, overall great movie”
mynamesethoread it ↗

TMDB4 read

“my happiness upon hearing those first few notes sneaking in at the conclusion. A fitting end”
r96skabout 90–100% inread it ↗
“My all-time favourite movie! Like Gordie, I was a shy, sensitive boy, who was (and am) a writer, and I've been told by so many people I have a talent for it. Also, I've had many friends like Chris, being tough on the outside, while sweet on the inside, and I've known people like Vern, Teddy and Denny too :) Beautiful music, acting and truth about growing up, as relevant today as it was in the 80s/50s :) <3”
Joeread it ↗
“Ok everyone - this is a 80's kid about kids, but don't think it is like the others as it is a Stephen King adaptation. It isn't for kids - unless you want to traumatize them. Coming of age at a high price, what makes this a special one on that decade. A solid 8.2 out of 10.0 / A in my score.”
BornKnightread it ↗
“**A good film about the value of friendship and companionship.** This is one of those films that becomes adorable not only because of what it shows and tells us, but also because of the affective memories it awakens in us, or even because of the messages it brings and which it explains in its narrative. The value of friendships is a more than common theme in cinema, but perhaps this is one of the most paradigmatic and memorable films when the subject is precisely that. Very consistently ba”

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