Stand by Me

1986 · 1h 29m · 7.8

Drama, Adventure

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.

Rob Reiner

Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland, Casey Siemaszko, Gary Riley, Bradley Gregg, Jason Oliver, Marshall Bell

friendship, based on novel or book, leech, dark comedy, bullying, road trip, oregon, usa, coming of age, railroad track, story within the story, flipping coin, campfire story, pie eating, told in flashback, kids, 1950s, boys, coin toss, faithful adaptation, familiar