Stand By Me
Shares rank 19 of 24 films by recommenders
Recommended as a personal favourite and a culturally resonant film, and cited as an adaptation that improves on its source. No criticism appeared in the quotes.
Recommended as a personal favourite and a culturally resonant film, and cited as an adaptation that improves on its source. No criticism appeared in the quotes.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Named as a personal favourite
“count Spinal Tap, Misery and Stand by Me among my favourites”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Rob Reiner has died” “Stand By Me is in my top 5 for the same reasoning.”
Comment from 6 Feb 2026 in “Hackers (1995) Animated Experience” Seen as a culturally resonant masterpiece
“an unusually strong and culturally-resonant line of movies”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Rob Reiner has died” “What an eclectic set of masterpieces.”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Rob Reiner and wife found dead”
Other films people recommend
The four most recommended other films, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Odyssey by Christopher Nolan | 50 | 37 | 57% | 7 | — | — |
| Perfect Days (2023 film) | 19 | 1 | 95% | 9 | — | Approved |
| The Secret Agent (2025 film) | 18 | 9 | 67% | 2 | — | — |
| One Battle After Another | 17 | 14 | 55% | 5 | — | — |
| Stand By MeThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Stand By Me and Shawshank Redemption are good examples of the adaptation being an improvement”
“Stand By Me is in my top 5 for the same reasoning.”
“count Spinal Tap, Misery and Stand by Me among my favourites”
“an unusually strong and culturally-resonant line of movies”
“What an eclectic set of masterpieces.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.