1986 · drama · adventure
Stand by Me
Directed by Rob Reiner1h 29m1986
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.
Our read: Stand by Me (1986) reads as a warm, steady, grounded drama · adventure entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Warm, steady, measured drama / adventure, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, tender.
- warm
- tender
- intimate
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