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Rob Reiner (1947-2025) was Oscar nominated an American actor, writer, director, producer, and activist. His IMDb page shows over 150 different credits from 1961 to 2025. Movies will be ranked from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in theaters were not included in the rankings.
Drivel part of the page: Seems like just yesterday when television actors “Meathead” and “Opie” were considered the top two directors working. Things have slowed down for Rob Reiner and Ron Howard over the last 10 years but we still consider ourselves huge fans of both directors. We wrote a Ron Howard page years ago…and finally we are doing a page on Rob Reiner. But be aware there are R.O.U.S.s ahead…and Rodents of Unusual Size really do exist!
Rob Reiner Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 1992 | A Few Good Men (1992) AA Best Picture Nom Director |
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| 2013 | The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1989 | When Harry Met Sally... (1989) Director |
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| 1990 | Misery (1990) Director |
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| 1986 | Stand By Me (1986) Director |
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| 1993 | Sleepless in Seattle (1993) | |
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| 1995 | The American President (1995) Director |
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| 1996 | The First Wives Club (1996) | |
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| 1987 | Throw Momma from the Train (1987) | |
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| 1987 | The Princess Bride (1987) Director |
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| 1990 | Postcards from the Edge (1990) | |
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| 1998 | Primary Colors (1998) | |
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| 2007 | The Bucket List (2007) Director |
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| 1994 | Bullets over Broadway (1994) | |
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| 1985 | The Sure Thing (1985) Director |
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| 1984 | This Is Spinal Tap (1984) Director |
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| 2023 | Albert Brooks:Defending My Life (2023) HBO Max Director |
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| 1970 | Where's Poppa? (1970) | |
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| 1999 | EDtv (1999) | |
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| 1996 | Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) Director |
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| 2025 | Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025) Director |
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| 2003 | Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003) | |
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| 1971 | Summertree (1971) |  |
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| 2010 | Flipped (2010) Director |
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| 2001 | The Majestic (2001) Voice Only |
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| 1999 | The Muse (1999) | |
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| 2005 | Rumor Has It... (2005) Director |
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| 1967 | Enter Laughing (1967) | |
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| 1999 | The Story of Us (1999) Director |
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| 2016 | LBJ (2016) Director |
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| 1995 | Bye Bye Love (1995) | |
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| 1970 | Halls of Anger (1970) | |
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| 2006 | Everyone's Hero (2006) Voice Only |
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| 1977 | Fire Sale (1977) | |
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| 2022 | Family Squares (2022) Voice Only |
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| 1990 | The Spirit of '76 (1990) | |
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| 2003 | Alex & Emma (2003) Director |
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| 2015 | Being Charlie (2015) Director |
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| 1969 | Where It's At (1969) | |
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| 2012 | The Magic of Belle Isle (2012) Director |
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| 1994 | Mixed Nuts (1994) | |
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| 2017 | Shock and Awe (2017) Director |
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| 2017 | Sandy Wexler (2017) Netflix |
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| 2014 | And So It Goes (2014) Director |
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| 1995 | For Better or Worse (1995) | |
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| 1996 | Mad Dog Time (1996) | |
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| 1994 | North (1994) Director |
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Rob Reiner Movies (Director) Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Rob Reiner movies by co-stars of his movies
- Sort Rob Reiner movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Rob Reiner movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Rob Reiner movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Rob Reiner movie received.
- Sort Rob Reiner movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a scorirtee
| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score | ||||
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| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score |
| 1 | A Few Good Men (1992) AA Best Picture Nom Director |
Tom Cruise & Jack Nicholson |
141.30 | 425.7 | 732.7 | 5 | 76 | 04 / 00 | 98.2 | |
| 3 | The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) AA Best Picture Nom |
Leonardo DiCaprio & Matthew McConaughey |
116.90 | 179.7 | 602.7 | 28 | 83 | 05 / 00 | 98.2 | |
| 2 | When Harry Met Sally... (1989) Director |
Meg Ryan & Carrie Fisher |
92.80 | 292.3 | 292.3 | 12 | 83 | 01 / 00 | 97.9 | |
| 4 | Misery (1990) Director |
Kathy Bates & James Caan |
61.30 | 181.1 | 181.1 | 19 | 84 | 01 / 01 | 97.0 | |
| 6 | Stand By Me (1986) Director |
John Cusack & Keifer Sutherland |
52.30 | 176.2 | 176.2 | 14 | 85 | 01 / 00 | 96.5 | |
| 5 | Sleepless in Seattle (1993) | Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan |
126.70 | 382.5 | 687.8 | 5 | 74 | 02 / 00 | 95.8 | |
| 7 | The American President (1995) Director |
Michael Douglas & Michael J. Fox |
60.10 | 172.6 | 310.0 | 29 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 94.3 | |
| 8 | The First Wives Club (1996) | Goldie Hawn & Diane Keaton |
105.50 | 298.3 | 513.3 | 11 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 91.2 | |
| 10 | Throw Momma from the Train (1987) | Danny DeVito & Billy Crystal |
57.90 | 185.2 | 185.2 | 13 | 62 | 01 / 00 | 90.4 | |
| 9 | The Princess Bride (1987) Director |
Billy Crystal & Cary Elwes |
30.90 | 98.7 | 99.3 | 39 | 88 | 01 / 00 | 89.9 | |
| 11 | Postcards from the Edge (1990) | Meryl Streep & Gene Hackman |
39.10 | 115.5 | 115.5 | 33 | 78 | 02 / 00 | 89.1 | |
| 12 | Primary Colors (1998) | John Travolta & Emma Thompson |
39.00 | 103.9 | 138.8 | 52 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 85.6 | |
| 13 | The Bucket List (2007) Director |
Morgan Freeman & Jack Nicholson |
93.50 | 169.8 | 318.6 | 30 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 85.5 | |
| 14 | Bullets over Broadway (1994) | John Cusack & Directed by Woody Allen |
13.40 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 98 | 85 | 07 / 01 | 84.4 | |
| 15 | The Sure Thing (1985) Director |
John Cusack | 18.10 | 63.9 | 63.9 | 50 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 16 | This Is Spinal Tap (1984) Director |
Christopher Guest & Michael McKean |
4.50 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 115 | 91 | 00 / 00 | 80.0 | |
| 17 | Albert Brooks:Defending My Life (2023) HBO Max Director |
Albert Brooks | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 200 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 65.9 | |
| 18 | Where's Poppa? (1970) | George Segal & Ruth Gordon |
4.50 | 36.7 | 36.7 | 61 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 63.7 | |
| 19 | EDtv (1999) | Matthew McConaughey & Directed by Ron Howard |
22.40 | 55.4 | 87.1 | 81 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 62.4 | |
| 20 | Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) Director |
James Woods | 13.30 | 37.7 | 37.7 | 107 | 63 | 02 / 00 | 60.9 | |
| 21 | Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025) Director |
Christopher Guest | 2.50 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 135 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 55.6 | |
| 22 | Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003) | David Spade | 22.70 | 47.1 | 49.3 | 101 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 54.3 | |
| 23 | Summertree (1971) | Michael Douglas & Jack Warden |
2.10 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 117 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 44.9 | |
| 24 | Flipped (2010) Director |
Rebecca De Mornay | 1.80 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 164 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 43.4 | |
| 26 | The Majestic (2001) Voice Only |
Jim Carrey & Martin Landau |
27.80 | 61.5 | 82.6 | 82 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 42.6 | |
| 25 | The Muse (1999) | Albert Brooks & Jeff Bridges |
11.60 | 28.7 | 28.7 | 114 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 42.5 | |
| 28 | Rumor Has It... (2005) Director |
Kevin Costner & Shirley MacLaine |
43.00 | 84.0 | 173.7 | 70 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 38.9 | |
| 27 | Enter Laughing (1967) | José Ferrer & Shelley Winters |
1.30 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 129 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 36.7 | |
| 29 | The Story of Us (1999) Director |
Bruce Willis & Michelle Pfeiffer |
27.10 | 66.9 | 145.5 | 74 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 36.4 | |
| 30 | LBJ (2016) Director |
Woody Harrelson | 2.50 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 195 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 33.1 | |
| 31 | Bye Bye Love (1995) | Matthew Modine & Paul Reiser |
12.10 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 104 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 31.5 | |
| 32 | Halls of Anger (1970) | Calvin Lockhart & Janet MacLachlan |
0.70 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 156 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 30.1 | |
| 33 | Everyone's Hero (2006) Voice Only |
Baseball Movies & Robin Williams |
14.50 | 27.6 | 31.6 | 136 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 29.3 | |
| 34 | Fire Sale (1977) | Alan Arkin | 2.40 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 108 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 25.8 | |
| 35 | Family Squares (2022) Voice Only |
Henry Winkler | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 326 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.8 | |
| 36 | The Spirit of '76 (1990) | Carl Reiner & Time Travel Movies |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 227 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.7 | |
| 37 | Alex & Emma (2003) Director |
Kate Hudson & Luke Wilson |
14.20 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 119 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 20.4 | |
| 38 | Being Charlie (2015) Director |
Cary Elwes | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 372 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.2 | |
| 39 | Where It's At (1969) | Don Rickles | 1.90 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 103 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 13.3 | |
| 40 | The Magic of Belle Isle (2012) Director |
Morgan Freeman | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 263 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 12.1 | |
| 41 | Mixed Nuts (1994) | Steve Martin & Adam Sandler |
6.80 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 134 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 11.4 | |
| 43 | Shock and Awe (2017) Director |
Woody Harrelson & Tommy Lee Jones |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 242 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.8 | |
| 42 | Sandy Wexler (2017) Netflix |
Adam Sandler | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 356 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.8 | |
| 44 | And So It Goes (2014) Director |
Michael Douglas & Diane Keaton |
15.20 | 23.2 | 38.7 | 125 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 8.6 | |
| 45 | For Better or Worse (1995) | Jason Alexander & Lolita Davidovich |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 271 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.8 | |
| 46 | Mad Dog Time (1996) | Burt Reynolds & Richard Dreyfuss |
0.10 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 248 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 2.2 | |
| 47 | North (1994) Director |
Bruce Willis & Elijah Wood |
7.20 | 22.0 | 32.9 | 131 | 28 | 00 / 00 | 2.0 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Rob Reiner
1. Robert “Rob” Reiner was born in The Bronx, New York. He is son of comedy legend, Carl Reiner.
2. Rob Reiner first found fame playing Michael Stivic on the hit television show, All In The Family, from 1971 to 1978.
3. Rob Reiner received 5 Golden Globe® and 5 Emmy® nominations for his work on All In The Family. He won the Best Supporting Actor Emmy® in 1974 and 1978.
4. Rob Reiner has received 4 Golden Globe® nominations as Best Director: 1986’s Stand By Me, 1989’s When Harry Met Sally…., 1992’s A Few Good Men and 1995’s The American President.
5. Rob Reiner has NOT received a Best Director Oscar® nomination. He did receive an Oscar® nomination as the producer for 1992’s A Few Good Men.
6. Rob Reiner has directed three of the movies ranked in American Film Institute’s list of Top 100 Love Story movies: 1987’s The Princess Bride, 1989’s When Harry Met Sally and 1995’s The American President.
7. Rob Reiner has been married two times. He was married to actress/director Penny Marshall from 1971 to 1979. He has been married to Michele Singer since 1989. He has 4 kids….1 with Marshall and 3 with Singer.
8. Rob Reiner’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; it is next to his father’s star…Carl Reiner.
9. Rob Reiner’s best friend in high school was Oscar® winning actor Richard Dreyfuss.
10. Rob Reiner named his production company “Castle Rock” after a fictional town created by Stephen King. One of Castle Rock’s biggest creations was the television show Seinfeld.
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Where’s Carl? Who is this Rob kid? 🙂 Maybe you should have added Carl Reiner too Bruce, make it the Reiner Family page or would it have been too long?
I’ve seen 9 from the directing chart and just 3 from the acting chart. Good to see A Few Good Men topping the UMR that’s probably the one I’ve watched the most.
Rob Reiner has directed some modern classics like Stand By Me and When Harry Met Sally but I rarely watch them. This is Spinal Tap is one I’ve watched many times in the past. I have it on blu-ray..And it’s been ages since I last watched The Princess Bride, my favorite character in that was Inigo Montoya “you killed my father. Prepare to die”. Now I’m in the mood to watch it again, it’s all your fault Bruce!
I still haven’t seen The Bucket List.
I watched his father Carl a few weeks ago in The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! I didn’t recognize him at first looking much younger than I’m used to seeing him and with hair!
This goes all the way to eleven! Voted Up!
Hey Steve.
1. Tally count. Me 26 you 12.
2. Carl is worthy of his own page. Which I will be sure to link these two pages together.
3. A young Carl Reiner is always hard to fathom…..especially when he shows up on The Dick Van Dyke show.
4. I like Inigo Montoya too…..though I like Wallace Shawn’s character the best.
5. The Bucket List was entertaining…Freeman and Nicholson made a good screen team.
6. A Few Good Men…is his top UMR movie….but Reiner considers Stand By Me is his masterpiece.
As always thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Further comment:
Stand By me is tops of my to-see list.
When Harry et Sally is my favourite of the films I have seen.
I am a big fan of the TV show
I am a HUGE fan of Carl Reiner.
Flora
Hey Flora….Stand By Me is excellent. Highly recommend it. I think you would really enjoy Flipped as well…easily the best thing he has done in the last 20 years. Carl Reiner is one of the greats. Thanks for the visit and the comment.
Hi, Bruce.
I have seen 4 movies from the second table.
I have seen #2 through 7 of the first table.
Hey Flora. 10 Rob Reiner movies is pretty impressive since all of them are in the 1980s to today time frame. I am at 26…with This Is Spinal Tap as the only one that I have missed. I have seen most of that movie….just not from beginning to end. Thanks for checking out our latest page.
Loved him in Wolf of Wall Street
Hey Tyler….I agree Reiner was very funny in Wolf Of Wall Street.
Glad to see one of my favorite movies of all time on the top. Suprised it did not earn more at the box office. As for RR when he is good he is great when he is bad he is aweful.
Hey R.O.U.S. Princess Bride and The American President are two movies in heavy rotation at my house. When I was writing the page…I could not think of the acronym for the rats….and three other people in my house knew it right away….and I am the movie buff..lol. Although Reiner’s movies of late have not been too popular at the box office…I have still found them entertaining. I especially liked Flipped. I am hoping he will bounce back and return to his glory days as a director. Thanks for checking out my latest.