Movie

Stand by Me

1986 · 89 min

A warm, bittersweet nostalgia trip that balances boyish adventure with tender, painful lessons about friendship and loss.

Tagline: "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."
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, grief, coming-of-age, family
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
grief
coming-of-age
family
identity
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none