Rob Reiner
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- March 6, 1947, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- December 14, 2025
- Movies
- 124
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.
Upcoming Rob Reiner Movies
Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale
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Best-Known Movies
Filmography
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2025 | Spinal Tap II: The End Continues | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2024 | God & Country: The Rise of Christian Nationalism | Producer |
| 2023 | Albert Brooks: Defending My Life | Director, Producer |
| 2017 | Shock and Awe | Director, Producer |
| 2017 | LBJ | Director, Producer |
| 2016 | Being Charlie | Producer, Director |
| 2014 | And So It Goes | Director, Producer |
| 2012 | The Magic of Belle Isle | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 2012 | 8 | Director |
| 2010 | Flipped | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 2007 | The Bucket List | Producer, Director |
| 2005 | Rumor Has It... | Director |
| 2005 | To Be a Father | Director |
| 2003 | Alex & Emma | Director, Producer |
| 2000 | Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me | Writer |
| 1999 | The Story of Us | Director, Producer |
| 1996 | Ghosts of Mississippi | Director, Producer |
| 1995 | The American President | Producer, Director |
| 1994 | North | Director, Producer |
| 1992 | A Few Good Men | Director, Producer |
| 1990 | Misery | Director, Producer |
| 1989 | When Harry Met Sally... | Director, Producer |
| 1987 | The Princess Bride | Director, Producer |
| 1986 | Stand by Me | Director |
| 1985 | The Sure Thing | Director |
| 1984 | This Is Spinal Tap | Director, Writer |
| 1982 | The Million Dollar Infield | Producer |
| 1981 | Spinal Tap: The Final Tour | Writer, Director |
| 1979 | The T.V. Show | Writer |
| 1978 | More Than Friends | Writer, Producer |
| 1974 | Sonny Boy | Director, Writer, Producer |
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