Standing Up

PG

2013

1 hr. 33 min.

Adventure

Drama

List

56%

9 Reviews

Tomatometer

64%

250+ Ratings

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Victims of a vicious prank at summer camp, two kids are left alone and naked on an island in a lake. Deciding not to return to camp and more humiliation, they head into the forest on an odyssey of self-discovery.

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150919: Could've been a hit but way too slow. Lacked impact except on rare occasion. Val Kilmer is a mess and seems to be good at being a mess character. He was the highlight. Ended well.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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It was such an inspiring movie!It tells people to be confident,that you are not alone!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Omg loved it sooo much! So cute! There needs to be more moving movies like this! Perfect young love! Sadly missing a kiss :( but the feels are there!!!! So glad I came across this movie! Thank you Netflix!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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I've noticed not many people seem to enjoy this one, but I found this to be a great story. Sure it had a few holes here and there, but then again, so do most movies. There's some really great quotes you can pull from here and some hidden meanings. I loved this one, then again, I love the summer stories about getting over bullying/falling in love/friendship and all that jazz. If you're looking for a simple summer movie to help with maybe some inspiration, I'd one hundred percent recommend this one.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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One of those Netflix finds that I wanted to be a gem, but it ultimately ends up being far too unbelievable for its own premise. Two kids, Howie and Grace, are victims of a cruel prank at a summer camp. They are bullied simply for being outsiders and they both decide to stick together and escape. That basically is where the entire film goes as the two kids defeat the odds and find more about themselves and become great friends in the process. I found myself really liking the beginning of it with its coming of age feel and indie styling, but then it really did not change tone for the entire movie, which thankfully did not have a long run-time. If anything, 'Standing Up' suffers by trying to be TOO emotional and TOO triumphant. This comes in the form of the situations the two kids find themselves in and is further sweetened by an overly uplifting score. It does this to the point where it does not become believable. I will give the two young leads, Chandler Canterbury and Annalise Basso, the credit they deserve. Canterbury especially shows his charisma and chops throughout and is the character you want to see win. Basso is at times whiny and tries to become too much of an adult by the end, but is still charming in plenty of parts. While this is not a film I will urge people to see, it might make for a nice viewing.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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It was a thrilling adventure movie

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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D.J. Caruso

Director

Chandler Canterbury

Howie

Annalise Basso

Grace

Radha Mitchell

Meg

Val Kilmer

Hofstadder

Keith Flippen

Mr. Russell

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Frank Scheck

Hollywood Reporter

The generically titled Standing Up registers as a mildly inspiring if familiar tale of adolescents standing up to bullying.

Oct 29, 2013

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Marsha McCreadie

RogerEbert.com

"Standing Up" is mildly entertaining. Basso picks up steam as the movie moves ahead, but for the first third or so she seems to display only whininess.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 16, 2013

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Peter Debruge

Variety

A throwback to the no-nonsense kidpics common circa 1985.

Aug 16, 2013

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Kenneth R. Morefield

1More Film Blog

There's a lot to recommend here.

Oct 29, 2013

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Renee Schonfeld

Common Sense Media

Insightful, frank look at how two kids survive bullying.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 10, 2013

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Brent Simon

Shockya.com

A nicely captured if fairly straightforward coming-of-age film about transcending adolescent summer camp bullying.

Rated: C+

Aug 22, 2013

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Synopsis

Victims of a vicious prank at summer camp, two kids are left alone and naked on an island in a lake. Deciding not to return to camp and more humiliation, they head into the forest on an odyssey of self-discovery.

Director: D.J. Caruso
Executive Producer: Ken Aguado, Sergei Bespalov, James D. Brubaker, John McAdams, Boris Teterev
Screenwriter: D.J. Caruso
Rating: PG (Thematic Elements|Brief Smoking|Language|Bullying)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 29, 2016