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03/01/08
Stand by Me (1986)
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Reviews Counted: 33
Fresh: 30
Rotten:3
Average Rating: 7.7/10
Runtime: 88 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Based on Stephen King's novella THE BODY, director Rob Reiner's STAND BY ME is the disarmingly tender and subtly sublime story of four kids on the precipice of early adulthood who embark upon a quest. There's Gordie (Wil Wheaton), the... [More]
Starring: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell
Director: Rob Reiner
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Reviews for Stand by Me
Adults (and their younger comrades-in-training, teenagers) are uniformly loathsome, spoiling the Garden of Boyhood with their egoism and physical/emotional sadism
11/12/07
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06/30/07
Though nostalgic, Reiner's film, based on Stephen King's autobiographical novella, is suffused with the magic of childhood; the narrative is framed by a long flashback that brings distance to the remembered reality.
02/08/07
Haunting coming-of-age drama; young River Phoenix's presence adds considerable poignancy
06/16/06
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02/09/06
It transports you back, not to the 1950s, but to a time when, like Vern, you knew the important things in life.
03/31/05
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08/30/04
Top Critic A lot of folks go in for this movie in a big way, but I have a hard time seeing past the cloying comedy and clichéd white-guy sentimentality.
04/20/04
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