Guardian Australia · Drama films

Stand By Me at 40: Rob Reiner’s seminal coming-of-age saga remains a bittersweet triumph

· By Scott Tobias
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The late director’s sensitive and detailed adaptation of Stephen King’s novella has an authenticity that so many imitators could never replicate

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