Please Stand By

Please Stand By

Boldly go.

Directed by Ben Lewin

Produced by 2929 Productions, The Allegiance Theater

201893 min6.8 / 10

A warm, hopeful coming-of-age road movie about an autistic woman's cross-country journey to pursue her dreams, balancing humor and genuine emotional vulnerability.

A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in order to boldly go and deliver her 500-page Star Trek script to a writing competition in Hollywood. On an adventure full of laughter and tears, Wendy follows the guiding spirit of Mr. Spock on her journey into the unknown.

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  • Is Please Stand By one of a kind? No. Less singular than 96% of films.

  • Is Please Stand By violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Does Please Stand By end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is Please Stand By easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is Please Stand By scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Please Stand By sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

37/ 100

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Rarity8

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Surprise59

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Love60

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