

Stand by Me
Directed by Rob Reiner
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. From TMDB
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| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Stand by Me is a 1986 drama adventure film, directed by Rob Reiner, starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix and Corey Feldman.
- 195 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews, Lemmy
- posts span Jul 27, 2017 to Nov 3, 2026
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60 of 223 · most liked firstRob Reiner directed some of the most beloved movies of all time, including Stand By Me, This is Spinal Tap, and The Princess Bride. His production company also made movies like The Shawshank Redemption, Before Sunrise and Michael Clayton. The film industry has lost one of its titans.
neutral · AI labelView post →Listen to the story that shaped a generation. Decades after starring in Stand By Me, the film adaptation of THE BODY, Wil Wheaton lends his voice to an all new recording of the audiobook. Pre-order your copy and start listening March 24, 2026.
neutral · AI labelView post →Rob Reiner had one of the greatest movie runs in history. Look at these classics. 5 in a row. Doesn't even include This is Spinal Tap. The Sure Thing was between Spinal Tap and Stand By Me, and was a fine movie. Huge talent. And now it's appearing to be a homicide.
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight’s movie: STAND BY ME (1986) directed by Rob Reiner
neutral · AI labelView post →Stand By Me turns 40 next year. To celebrate, Corey, Jerry, and I are hosting 35mm screenings of the film, followed by an audience Q&A, and a little VIP photo reception thing for folks who are into that. Current dates are: 4 December Concord, NH 5 December Red Bank, NJ
neutral · AI labelView post →Stand by Me (1986) 🎬💙 Directed by Rob Reiner
neutral · AI labelView post →I don't think we need to worry much about Stephen King's place in history, not only for his own work, but for the fact he's been so widely adapted in film/TV, and that at least three of those 60+ adaptations (The Shining, Stand By Me, Shawshank Redemption) are widely acknowledged all-time classics.
neutral · AI labelView post →Trump is giving a televised speech tonight. Don't watch it. Don't give him the ratings. The media will report anything that matters. Watch a Rob Reiner film instead. Stand By Me is great.
neutral · AI labelView post →Currently watching Stand By Me. A perfect film. One of several by Reiner.
positive · AI labelView post →I watched Stand by Me Doraemon! The movie was 1h 35m long. This was a fun movie! tbh it had a ton of vibes in it, it was funny, it was tense, and it was really sweet 🥹 the animation looked really good as well, and I liked the vibrant colors! The movie had a good message to it, it was a nice watch 😊
neutral · AI labelView post →STAND BY ME commission by @admancomics.bsky.social. #artlife #comics #art #film
neutral · AI labelView post →Aug. 22, 1986: Stand By Me opened in theatres. 🎬❤️ Based on Stephen King’s short story, The Body, the film took its new title from Ben E. King’s classic song — which returned to the Hot 100 chart thanks to the movie. 40 years later, both remain timeless.
neutral · AI labelView post →I watched Stand by Me Doraemon 2! The movie was 1h 36m long. ngl this was a pretty chill sequel! The movie continued a plot point from the original installment, and it was mostly a relaxed trip revisiting the world of Doraemon 😊 it had some sweet moments in it as well, it was a nice experience!
neutral · AI labelView post →Stand by Me Paramount Theater, Seattle – 3/28/2026 Last night was an unforgettable evening celebrating the 40th anniversary of Stand by Me! After watching the movie, Jerry O'Connell, Corey Feldman, and Wil Wheaton took the stage for a Q&A. They shared stories, made everyone laugh...
neutral · AI labelView post →Alternative movie poster of the day 🎥😍 Stand by Me (1986) By Paul Mann
neutral · AI labelView post →Rob Reiner did such a great job adapting Stand By Me, legend has it that Stephen King sold the rights to Misery to Castle Rock Entertainment only on the specific condition Rob Reiner direct the film. King went on to praise Misery as even better than the book. RIP to the absolute legend.
neutral · AI labelView post →I may only get to make one movie. I’m glad it was one where I got to reference STAND BY ME. It was in the DNA of everything we did with WHAT LIES WEST.
positive · AI labelView post →Alternative movie poster of the day 🎥😍 Stand by Me (1986) By Barret Chapman
neutral · AI labelView post →Shooting locations from the movie Stand By Me — then and now 🤩 #Movies #InterestingThings
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching "Stand By Me", a film about kids born in 1946-7 to alcoholic and depressed dads, and it's not denting my theory about a generation of fathers with unprocessed PTSD.
neutral · AI labelView post →Parkhomenko — who said his favorite Reiner film is the 1986 hit “Stand By Me,” said he treasured having Reiner as a sounding board. 1/2
neutral · AI labelView post →I remember seeing Stand By Me when I was a kid, and it left an indelible mark. It was the first movie I ever remember watching that was so honest about what it is to actually come of age. Just a stunning film in the midst of so many. ❤️
positive · AI labelView post →Stand By Me is probably the best movie about geocaching
positive · AI labelView post →What's your favorite movie from each decade of your life? 80s: Stand By Me 90s: The Undiscovered Country 00s: The Fellowship Of The Ring 10s: Infinity War 20s: Sinners
positive · AI labelView post →Rob Reiner created my daughter's favourite film (Stand By Me), & the last time she & I were together in a cinema was in August for a rewatch of This is Spinal Tap. We laughed until we cried. I'm so sorry for this unimaginably awful end to his & his wife's lives.
neutral · AI labelView post →Haven’t really pulled my mind around Reiner’s passing. My favorite film of his is one I haven’t seen mentioned yet - Stand By Me. Discovered it while sleeping over with my grandparents. Meant more to me as a kid than I can possibly express.This is how it ends. Can’t stop thinking about that
positive · AI labelView post →Stand By Me (1986) Classic Coming of Age Movie A Masterpiece in the Rites of passage Genre #FilmSky #MovieSky #Movies
neutral · AI labelView post →Somehow I never saw Stand by Me until last night. What a film.
positive · AI labelView post →Alternative movie poster of the day 🎥😍 Stand By Me (1986) By Paul Mann
neutral · AI labelView post →#NowWatching Stand by Me 🎬💙
neutral · AI labelView post →Hey everyone! The next installment in my Summer of (Movie) Love series celebrates Rob Reiner’s STAND BY ME. I ❤️ how it explores the friendships that get you through your childhood & imperfect nostalgia. from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/summer-of-mo... Open to both free & paid subscribers!
positive · AI labelView post →Showed my kid Stand By Me over the weekend. Remains one of the greats, and a movie that changes with you as you age.
positive · AI labelView post →Stand By Me (1986) Rob Reiner considered this the best film he ever made. Stephen King said that the movie was the best adaptation of his work he had ever seen.
neutral · AI labelView post →Comic idea: The movie Stand By Me but the version that exists in the Pokémon universe.
neutral · AI labelView post →#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched -'Toy Story 5' - (7/10 - My Least Favorite 'Toy Story' Movie, but I still Liked It.) -'Resident Evil' - (9/10 - Zach Cregger is 3 for 3 Now) -'Stand by Me' - (10/10 - Rob Reiner's Best) -'Backrooms' - (9/10 - Love It)
positive · AI labelView post →#SummerOf84 2018 #Horrorfilms #TeenHorror I love this movie! It's like (Stand By Me) but it gets very dark!! One of my favorite films of that year.
neutral · AI labelView post →great story. great film. great soundtrack. ❤️ STAND BY ME ~original motion picture soundtrack~ 1986
positive · AI labelView post →Born 28 Sept 1938, singer Ben E King. As a soloist, King is best remembered as the singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me", which became a US top 10 hit, both in 1961 and later in 1986 (when it was used as the theme to the film of the same name), and a No 1 hit in the UK in 1987. #BenEKing
neutral · AI labelView post →Rob Reiner’s ‘Stand by Me’ returns to Toronto theatres. Here’s why it still inspires 40 years later
neutral · AI labelView post →Stand By Me was filmed in 1986 and takes place in 1959, the equivalent of today making a nostalgic film about childhood that’s set in 1999.
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight's film selection: Stand by Me, directed by Rob Reiner, starring River Phoenix, Jerry O'Connell, Corey Feldman, and @wilwheaton.net. My roommate, six years my senior, has never seen it. So this viewing is cheaper than finding a new housemate. 🤣 #FilmSky
neutral · AI labelView post →Book 41 of 2026! Stayed up way past my bedtime to finish this one. Slasher movie meets kaiju meets Frankenstein meets Stand By Me. Just an amazing novella. I finally understand the appeal of Stephen Graham Jones's stream of consciousness, unreliable narrator style. 5/5⭐️
neutral · AI labelView post →R.I.P ROB REINER 💙💐 ONE OF MY FAVOURITE MOVIE DIRECTORS 🎬 💔💐 A CLASSIC MOVIE "STAND BY ME" 1984
neutral · AI labelView post →Stand By Me is a top 3 film for bc I watched it before I was the age of the characters, when I was the same age of the characters, and many times since. It captures the loss of childhood better than any film I've ever seen. Rob Reiner's quiet magnum opus
positive · AI labelView post →#Let5D0It #MusicChallenge Day 18: "Stand by Me" - Ben E. King, released in April 1961. Funny how Rob Reiner's film from '86 was set in 1959, a couple years prior to the release of this former Drifter's timeless ballad. Oh well. **11 POINTS!*" youtu.be/dTd2ylacYNU
neutral · AI labelView post →I once gave my (late) mother a copy of Rob Reiner’s film STAND BY ME (1986) and told her it reminded me of growing up with my close friends in our small Kentucky community, a few miles outside of a once-bustling town. She loved it but said, “I hope you all didn’t ‘cuss’ like that.”😂 #FilmSky
positive · AI labelView post →Books to Films 📚=🎞️ The Body (1982) a novella by Stephen King was adapted as Stand by Me (1986) by Rob Reiner. Many changes were made to the otherwise faithful film. The novellas extra short stories were not adapted as the film changes the end & lightens the darker story. #filmsky #booksky
neutral · AI labelView post →Wrote about the time I watched Stand by Me with Rob Reiner for The Guardian www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
neutral · AI labelView post →And his films were often trailblazers. Stand By Me changed how people thought of Stephen King, and laid bare some truths about male friendships.
neutral · AI labelView post →'Stand By Me' is coming back to the cinema for its 40th anniversary. One of my all time favourite films.
positive · AI labelView post →Stand by Me is even better. He managed to convey the sorrow and hope in the short story, with a very young cast. Phenomenal movie.
positive · AI labelView post →A bunch of teenagers, one of whom is mine, just invaded my house and kicked me out so they can watch the hot new film... (wait for it) Stand By Me.
neutral · AI labelView post →#Let5D0It Day 14 My Girl - The Temptations - 1964. (Made famous by the film 'Stand by Me'. youtu.be/y3KJ7d2qBoA?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight's movie night with friends: STAND BY ME.
neutral · AI labelView post →Good Sunday Morning, Stacie, Dave & all! "Stand By Me" ~ Ben E. King 1961 & 1986 - it was the soundtrack for the movie "Stand By Me" & and charted again! And I'll be singing it today... youtu.be/hwZNL7QVJjE?... 🎼"If the sky that we look upon Should tumble and fall" #EarWorm👂🪱 #OurDailyThread 🃏🧵
neutral · AI labelView post →Another great Labor Day Weekend movie? Rob Reiner's STAND BY ME. This is open to both free & paid subscribers: from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/summer-of-mo... Cheers!
neutral · AI labelView post →Finally… Stand By Me catapulted Rob Reiner’s reputation as a Hollywood filmmaker. He would later say it was the film that meant the most to him, and led to him forming his own production company, which he called Castle Rock. 47/47
neutral · AI labelView post →Stand by Me made me resentful that nobody has ever respected girls enough to do as respectful of a movie for girls.
negative · AI labelView post →Stand By Me (1986). So good, and so achingly sad, not the least for when you see what a movie star River Phoenix already was.
positive · AI labelView post →TRIVIA: Michael Jackson was asked to do a cover of Ben E. King's song "Stand by Me" for the film; director Rob Reiner, in the end, thought the original version better suited the film. (IMDB) 🖤
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