Top billed cast

1. 

   Dakota Fanning

   Wendy Welcott

2. 

   Alice Eve

   Audrey

3. 

   Toni Collette

   Scottie

4. 

   River Alexander

   Sam

5. 

   Shawn Roe

   Derrick

6. 

   Tony Revolori

   Nemo

7. 

   Lexi Aaron

   Herself

8. 

   Michael Stahl-David

   Jack

9. 

   Jessica Rothe

   Julie

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Reviews

A review by RalphRahal

Written by RalphRahal on 2025-02-18

Please Stand By (2017) is a heartwarming yet flawed movie that follows Wendy, a young autistic woman with a passion for Star Trek. The plot is engaging and makes you root for her, but some scenes feel forced or out of place. The directing leans too much into making other characters seem unreasonably harsh, which might have been intentional to reflect Wendy’s perspective, but it ends up feeling unrealistic. The cinematography is solid but nothing outstanding, mostly keeping things simple and functional. The attention to detail in Wendy’s routines and the world around her is noticeable, but ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• san francisco, california
• runaway
• autism
• manuscript
• contest
• los angeles, california
• naive
• tantrum
• bus trip
• script
• chihuahua dog
• group home
• sister sister relationship
• star trek
• film writer
• scriptwriter