Please Stand By
Directed by Ben LewinA 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.
Please Stand By Ratings & Reviews
- markgraham70022 June 2025Brilliant film, im shocked that this hasn't had more interest, dakota has always been one of my favourite actress's and toni collete!
- UnitedSongbird23 February 2026Love the plot. Fanning is brilliant!
- Kajakai24 May 2025Excellent! Dakota Fanning has really blossomed as an actress. Funny, but more importantly gives a great insight to what those with Autism have to deal with.
- Benji ReesThomas20 February 2026A heartwarming and sensitive adventure in independence. A good watch; enjoyed.
- CravanThePugilist3 November 2025Such a sweet film. First watched this on a tiny shitty little TV on the back of a chair on a plane. It was still enough to get me teary then. Deserves a rewatch.
- Mikhaela Magdalena Wittal10 October 2025Such a heartwarming production - I'm glad when I can relate to a movie I'm super into.
Please Stand By Trivia
Please Stand By was released on 26 January 2018.
Please Stand By was directed by Ben Lewin.
Please Stand By has a runtime of 1h 32m.
Please Stand By was produced by Lara Alameddine, Daniel Dubiecki, Todd Wagner, Ben Cosgrove.
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.
The key characters in Please Stand By are Wendy Welcott (Dakota Fanning), Audrey (Alice Eve), Scottie (Toni Collette).
Please Stand By is rated 12.
Please Stand By is a Comedy, Drama film.
Please Stand By has an audience rating of 7 out of 10.
Please Stand By has made US$407K at the box office.