Stand by Me
Four inseparable friends set off for the wood to search for a boy who had gone missing for several days but along the way they learn about friendship, courage and life.
19 November 1963, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
28 June 1966, Evanston, Illinois, USA
16 July 1971, Chatsworth, California, USA
28 July 1944, York, Pennsylvania, USA
21 December 1966, Paddington, London, England, UK
23 August 1970, Madras, Oregon, USA
17 March 1961, Chicago, Illinois, USA
12 June 1930, New York City, New York, USA
September 26, 2013
Exquisitely captures the vulnerability not only of youth, but of the male identity.
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.
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.
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.
March 28, 2011
Reiner seems lost in his own cinematic wilderness -- button-down careful, almost afraid to move
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.
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.
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
Shawshank aside, this is the best non-horror Stephen King adaptation of the bunch.
June 26, 2013
Stand by Me is a small, quiet film that walks tall and resonates long after.
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.
