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Stand by Me
When a boy hears that a boy has gone missing, he teams up with three of his friends to go in search of the body in the woods. In the end they learn about courage and the need for friendship.
24 April 1928, New York City, New York, USA
29 October 1947, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
17 March 1961, Chicago, Illinois, USA
17 February 1974, New York City, New York, USA
28 June 1966, Evanston, Illinois, USA
28 July 1944, York, Pennsylvania, USA
12 June 1930, New York City, New York, USA
17 January 1969, Walla Walla, Washington, USA
June 26, 2013
Shawshank aside, this is the best non-horror Stephen King adaptation of the bunch.
March 17, 2011
Good luck choking back the tears, folks.
June 26, 2013
Stand by Me is a film of honorable ambitions severely compromised by a creeping show-biz phoniness.
June 26, 2013
Gracefully blending raucous comedy with intense drama, the film is about the loss of innocence as well as the getting of wisdom.
June 26, 2013
It is about the evolution of a writer, his relationship with his three closest friends and a situation that formed his talent -- and morbid fascination.
September 26, 2013
When you are an adventure-seeker stuck in that odd transition between early youth and adolescence, few movies resonate more than "Stand by Me."
June 26, 2013
Its perspective is that of a knowing adult, which is to say that though the film is frequently affectionate and funny, it contains a drop too much condescension to be entirely successful.
June 26, 2013
Rob Reiner's bucolic, nostalgic drama is widely agreed to be one of the most successful adaptations of a story by horror master Stephen King.
June 26, 2013
It stands, sweet and strong, ribald, outrageous and funny, like its heroes themselves -- a bit gamy around the edges, perhaps, but pure and fine clear through. It's one of those treasures absolutely not to be missed.
March 28, 2011
Reiner seems lost in his own cinematic wilderness -- button-down careful, almost afraid to move
June 26, 2013
Stand by Me is a small, quiet film that walks tall and resonates long after.
September 26, 2013
Exquisitely captures the vulnerability not only of youth, but of the male identity.