Rob Reiner

Directing · 3.5 popularity

Age

Movies

Born: March 6, 1947 – December 14, 2025
From: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Robert Reiner (/ˈraɪnər/; March 6, 1947 – December 14, 2025) was an American filmmaker and actor. He directed a series of acclaimed studio films in a career that spanned comedy, drama, romance, and documentary. Reiner received numerous accolades, including winning two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Hugo Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and nine Golden Globe Awards. He was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999 and received the Chaplin Gala Tribute at the Film at Lincoln Center in 2014. Three of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry. Reiner was born in New York City to Estelle and Carl Reiner, who were themselves actors. Reiner began his career as an actor before transitioning to filmmaking. He rose to prominence with his portrayal of Michael "Meathead" Stivic on the CBS television sitcom All in the Family (1971–1979), a role that earned him two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He directed a string of critically acclaimed films starting with the heavy metal mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap (1984), followed by the romantic road comedy The Sure Thing (1985), the coming-of age drama Stand by Me (1986), the adventure romance The Princess Bride (1987), the romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally... (1989), the psychological thriller Misery (1990), the legal drama A Few Good Men (1992), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, and the political romance The American President (1995). He acted in films such as Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Bullets Over Broadway (1994), The First Wives Club (1996), Primary Colors (1998), EDtv (1999), and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). He also co-founded the production company Castle Rock Entertainment in 1987. Reiner was also a liberal political activist who advocated for causes such as LGBTQ rights, early childhood education, and environmental protection, and who campaigned for a variety of Democratic candidates. Reiner chaired the 1998 campaign to pass California's First 5 childhood education initiative, and in 2008 he and his wife, Michele, co-founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which initiated the court challenge against California's same-sex marriage ban. On December 14, 2025, Reiner and his wife were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home. Their son, Nick Reiner, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rob Reiner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

92 films

The Wolf of Wall Street

20138.0

Misery

19907.8

Sleepless in Seattle

19936.7

The Majestic

20016.8

The First Wives Club

19966.7

Everyone's Hero

20066.1

Mixed Nuts

19945.4

This Is Spinal Tap

19847.4

The Jerk

19796.9

The Story of Us

19996.2

Shock and Awe

20176.3

Primary Colors

19986.3

And So It Goes

20146.0

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

20256.1

Throw Momma from the Train

19876.2

Postcards from the Edge

19906.6

Alex & Emma

20035.2

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

20035.1

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

20206.3

Bullets Over Broadway

19947.1

EDtv

19996.0

Sandy Wexler

20175.5

The Muse

19995.2

Where’s Poppa?

19706.1

Stephen King: Shining in the Dark

19996.8

Being Mary Tyler Moore

20236.7

Forever Hollywood

19998.3

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

20237.2

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

20237.0

Andre the Giant

20187.3

The Super Bob Einstein Movie

20216.9

These Amazing Shadows

20117.4

Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo

20047.0

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour: The 20th Reunion

1988

The Big Mouth

19675.3

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

20206.0

The Last Laugh

20167.0

Bye Bye Love

19956.0

Catching Up with Marty DiBergi

20005.0

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

20206.8

Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life

2025

Mad Dog Time

19965.2

The Rob Reiner Story: A Hollywood Tragedy

2025

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

20228.0

The Wolf Pack

20147.6

From Darkness to Light

20256.7

Thursday's Game

19746.5

Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me

20007.6

Everything Is Copy

20157.4

For Better or Worse

19954.7

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

20167.1

The Spirit of '76

19904.6

Fire Sale

19775.2

Family Squares

20224.1

Seinfeld: How It Began

20047.8

The Best of John Belushi

19857.5

The T.V. Show

1979

The Million Dollar Infield

198210.0

Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial

199610.0

When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren

20116.9

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat

2001

Halls of Anger

19705.3

Spinal Tap: The Final Tour

19816.0

Summertree

19716.2

Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Morgan Freeman

20086.0

More Than Friends

197810.0

How Harry Met Sally…

20017.0

US Against the World

1977

A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out

19926.2

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

20027.7

Johnny Appleseed

1986

Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Jack Nicholson

20086.0

Enter Laughing

19674.8

As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'

20017.6

The Road to The Sure Thing

20036.5

True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon

20128.0

Misery Loves Company

20038.0

Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started

19865.5

Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain

19858.0

Partners in Life

199010.0

All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special

19919.0

Scenes from a Friendship

2019

Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile

20047.0

The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!

19927.0

Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

20024.5

A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington

20127.0

The Making of “Say”

2008

The Case Against 8

20146.8

How Come Nobody's on Our Side?

19746.6

Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"

2009

The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air

2009

The Picture

1972