# Movies like Stand by Me

> Films most similar to Stand by Me (1986) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/stand-by-me-1986/>

## 11 films in this list

- **[Crimes and Misdemeanors](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/crimes-and-misdemeanors-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 7.4 · 949 votes · bittersweet, cerebral, outsider
- **[Down by Law](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/down-by-law-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 7.3 · 841 votes · bittersweet, playful, slow-burn
- **[When Harry Met Sally...](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/when-harry-met-sally-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 7.4 · 4,567 votes · bittersweet, cozy, tender
- **[In Bruges](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/in-bruges-2008/)** (2008) — ★ 7.5 · 5,737 votes · bittersweet, pitch-black, tender
- **[Misery](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/misery-1990/)** (1990) — ★ 7.7 · 5,205 votes · paranoid, slow-burn
- **[The Princess Bride](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-princess-bride-1987/)** (1987) — ★ 7.7 · 5,073 votes · comfort-cult, bittersweet, cozy
- **[This Is Spinal Tap](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/this-is-spinal-tap-1984/)** (1984) — ★ 7.4 · 1,623 votes · comfort-cult, pitch-black, playful
- **[No Retreat, No Surrender](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/no-retreat-no-surrender-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 6.3 · 630 votes · 3am-cult, playful
- **[Desperately Seeking Susan](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/desperately-seeking-susan-1985/)** (1985) — ★ 6.1 · 503 votes · bittersweet, playful, tender
- **[P. P. Rider](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/p-p-rider-1983/)** (1983) — ★ 6.0 · 11 votes · outsider, playful, unhinged
- **[Harlem Nights](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/harlem-nights-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 6.1 · 346 votes · cozy, playful

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