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.
92 movies · 76 shows
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
2025·0.0
The Rob Reiner Story: A Hollywood Tragedy
2025·0.0
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025·6.2
From Darkness to Light
2025·6.7
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023·7.0
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
2023·7.2
Being Mary Tyler Moore
2023·6.7
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
2022·8.0
Family Squares
2022·4.1
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
2021·6.9
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020·6.3
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020·6.8
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020·6.8
Scenes from a Friendship
2019·0.0
Andre the Giant
2018·7.3
Shock and Awe
2017·6.3
Sandy Wexler
2017·5.5
The Last Laugh
2016·7.0
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
2016·7.1
Everything Is Copy
2015·7.4
And So It Goes
2014·6.0
The Case Against 8
2014·6.8
The Wolf Pack
2014·7.6
The Wolf of Wall Street
2013·8.0
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington
2012·7.0
True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon
2012·8.0
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
2011·6.9
These Amazing Shadows
2011·7.4
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
2009·0.0
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
2009·0.0
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Jack Nicholson
2008·6.0
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Morgan Freeman
2008·6.0
The Making of “Say”
2008·0.0
Everyone's Hero
2006·6.1
Seinfeld: How It Began
2004·7.8
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
2004·7.0
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
2004·7.0
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
2003·5.1
The Road to The Sure Thing
2003·6.5
Alex & Emma
2003·5.2
Misery Loves Company
2003·8.0
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
2002·4.5
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002·7.7
The Majestic
2001·6.8
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001·7.6
How Harry Met Sally…
2001·7.0
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
2001·0.0
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
2000·5.0
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
2000·7.6
The Story of Us
1999·6.2
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
1999·6.8
The Muse
1999·5.2
EDtv
1999·6.0
Forever Hollywood
1999·8.3
Primary Colors
1998·6.3
Mad Dog Time
1996·5.2
The First Wives Club
1996·6.7
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
1996·10.0
For Better or Worse
1995·4.7
Bye Bye Love
1995·6.0
Mixed Nuts
1994·5.4
Bullets Over Broadway
1994·7.1
Sleepless in Seattle
1993·6.7
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
1992·6.2
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
1992·7.0
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
1991·9.0
Misery
1990·7.8
The Spirit of '76
1990·4.6
Postcards from the Edge
1990·6.6
Partners in Life
1990·10.0
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour: The 20th Reunion
1988·0.0
Throw Momma from the Train
1987·6.2
Johnny Appleseed
1986·0.0
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started
1986·5.5
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
1985·8.0
The Best of John Belushi
1985·7.5
This Is Spinal Tap
1984·7.4
The Million Dollar Infield
1982·10.0
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
1981·6.0
The Jerk
1979·6.9
The T.V. Show
1979·0.0
More Than Friends
1978·10.0
US Against the World
1977·0.0
Fire Sale
1977·5.2
How Come Nobody's on Our Side?
1974·6.6
Thursday's Game
1974·6.5
The Picture
1972·0.0
Summertree
1971·6.2
Where’s Poppa?
1970·6.1
Halls of Anger
1970·5.3
The Big Mouth
1967·5.3
Enter Laughing
1967·4.8