This movie was amazing! Me and my best friend watched it together yesterday and it was hillarious! It was also very touching, and has the message of supporting your friends. In terms of language, there was f words, s words, a words, and pretty much every word you can think of, but (agreeing with an entry below) if your kid's going to be shocked by that, the'd be better off not going outside for the rest of their childhood, because that's exactly what the're going to hear. overall, it was a wonderful movie of growing up, and getting through the tough times in their life together. ps. saw it with our 7 and 8 year old siblings, not to mature for them.

There are many things I look forward to as a parent-but don't think I don't cherish my childhood, bc I do!. Like...okay, not many things. But one especially: After tending to and putting up with the young ones for a whole day, and they finally go to bed. I'll turn all the lights off...except that one, dim lamp by my bed. Turn it on, and read, or watch TV,or...I don't know. Just try to imagine how good the peace and quiet will be after the chaos of the previous 17 hours. I mean that just sounds heavenly! But one thing I never thought I'd be happy about was that one stage where your kids can't wait till they grow up and make their own rules. Stay up late, eat ice cream before 8:00 p.m., and watch whatever movies they want to. Ha, ha, ha...the innocence of youth. But when they DO hit that stage, depending on how mature they are and how old they are, I will LOVE to pop this DVD in and watch this all-time classic with them. Stand By Me is based on the short story "The Body" by Stephen King. "The Master of Horror." It has morals of cherishing your childhood, the value of friendship, and the adventures of growing up. But, unfortunately, it is also filled with a certain four letter word(f*ck) and a bunch more. It also shows a mutilated dead body and a gun is fired by youths(nobody is harmed). Other minor negative choices are shown to be negative or go without consequences. But all-in-all it is an amazingly deep(as I say "Morgan Freeman Deep") story about four troubled youths going on an adventure to do one last thing together...as friends...As a team. I HIGHLY recommend it.

EVERYBODY SHOULD SEE THIS MOVIE!

Stand by me is my new favorite movie because it has a great cast, it teaches you lessons of life and it has great depictions of friendship. But unfortunately your kids under 13 and 14 will have to wait because there is loads of language but mild for an r rated movie, there's a gruesome shot of the dead kid ray brower and the smoking drinking of young kids. There is also mature themes like child abuse which might upset your young ones so just wait for your kids to turn 13 or 14 for this movie

Rating: IFFY 14+ for strong pervasive language, sexual references, and alcahol/tobacco consumption--- all by children.

Total edge-of-your seat drama, so realistic and thought-provoking. This is one of the good ones, so treasure it once you've seen it. It really sends you into a spiral of "I-wish-he-knew-better" and "Treat-him-well" thoughts, and really down to earth drama. It has its comdedic moments, even though they are short-lived. I rate it for 13 years and on because the quest to find the dead body may be interpreted for something that it's not. Its not childish, its not a game, and its not because of influences. Its because of curiosity and the age of innocence. But, one thing that first-time viewers should note is it's set in 1959, so any kids that get bored easily when it comes to these dates should be patient: its not boring, or out-of-date, in fact, its timeless. They just don't make movies like this anymore.

I loved this film as it shows good messages of friendship and growing up. It does include slight sexual refrences and they use very strong language almost fluently so it is more ideal for teens who are mature enough and will not copy any bad language. The characters do smoke quite often and it is a very deep thinking film. Although a dead body is shown it is only for seconds and it is not very grusome at all ( i can't stand grusome things but i found this fine ). Parents should see first.

A good yet slightly disturbing movie. I would rate it R for language and some disturbing violent content involving children and teens

My rating: R for some language, smoking, and for some violent images. Positive Messages: 2.5/5 - Lessons about growing about, but the targeted audience hopefully has already learned these lessons. Positive Role Models: 0/5 - Bullies and friends picking on people. None in particular. Violence: 2.5/5 - Opens with a headline about a boy who was fatally stabbed. The film, which is based on a Stephen King novella called The Body, centers around four twelve-year-olds who seek fame on Labor day weekend by setting out to find the dead body. The face, with a few cuts cuts and both eyes still open, is shown. In another scene, a boy is attacked by leeches. He reaches down into the front of his pants and pulls out a leech and blood. It is implied that the leech has been draining blood from his crotch. Sex: 1/5 - Nothing over-the-top, but as mentioned above, it is somewhat implied that a boy's crotch is bleeding from a leech attack. Language: 3/5 - Infrequent, but makes the film an automatic R. Around ten F-words. Also, there is the repeated use of "Lard-A-s" as a demeaning nickname for someone. In addition to that, there are a few anatomical terms. Consumerism: 1/5 - A cigarette brand is shown once or twice, but nothing is flaunted or glorified. Drugs & Drinking: 4/5 - Oh, my. These kids haven't even reached age thirteen and they're smoking as if they're drinking water or sucking on lollipops! Also, older teens smoke (this is set in the '50s, so it wasn't much of a problem) and a scene shows them drinking while driving. The big concern.