Reception
The film was released on October 20, 1995 and was critically panned. Based on reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a 19% approval rating by critics, with an average score of 4.7/10. Roger Ebert remarked in his review that, although the narrative was obviously modeled after Stand by Me, "hat distinguished Stand by Me was the psychological soundness of the story: We could believe it and care about it. Now and Then is made of artificial bits and pieces." Gene Siskel likewise did not recommend the movie and wished that the story had focused more on the adults than the "inconsequential" story of the children. Ebert opined the reverse.
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