A documentary revealing the under-appreciated, highly demanding world of Broadway Understudies and Standbys. Three undiscovered performers at various points in their careers get the chance of a lifetime. Their struggle is put into perspective through never-before-heard stories from celebrities who themselves were once Understudies or Standbys.
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Review of The Standbys (2014)
Review of The Standbys (2014)
Review of The Standbys (2014)
By John Defore (1,351) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 03 Mar 2014
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The Standbys was released in 2014 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 6 reviews, giving The Standbys (2014) an average rating of 69%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 90%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 58%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed The Standbys a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 69%, The Standbys is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2014, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2014 with similar scores include films like The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Equalizer and I Origins.
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