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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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Sad news of the horrible death of Rob Reiner. I have seen 38 of the 47 movies listed above. Postcards From The Edge is literally on DVD player to watch. I saw 10 of those movies in theaters. That includes his worst movie…#47 North. I blame Bruce Willis for me spending money on that one. Stand By Me, Misery, The Sure Thing, The American President and A Few Good Men would be my Top 5 of his directed movies. On the acting side, give me Wolf of Wall Street, Sleepless in Seatle and his two director roles in The Spinal Tap movies. I go to bed sad knowing Mr. Reiner has passed. RIP!
Just watched Being Charlie. It has some nice moments. Are you going to include it? Just curious,
Hey Harold…..you are % correct…..I need to update Reiner’s latest movie…thanks for the heads up.
Hey Harold…Being Charlie is now on the Reiner page.
Wow I did not realize that he had such a long streak of unsuccessful movies. 20 years since Amer.Presd. just does not seem it was that long ago. Although he might be in a dry spell now, his career is loaded with some really awesome movies. Intersting page to read.
Hey Stein…sorry somehow I missed your comment. Yep it has been over 20 years since his last critical and box office hit….The Bucket List did well at box office…but got some pretty bad reviews. Flipped got good reviews but nobody saw that one. Hoping he bounces back soon. Thanks for stopping by.
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It’s been a few years since I seen a Rob Reiner movie. I’ve yet to see his last big hit, The Bucket List. But from the late 80s to mid 90s, he had a great run of success. A Few Good Men must contain Jack Nicolson’s most famous line, “You can’t handle the truth!”
Misery, Cathy Bates winning the Oscar that year. And of course the famous cafe scene in When Harry Met Sally. The American President has been mentioned, I enjoyed it, I felt it had a real capra touch about it. In the 90s, there were 3 great movies about the presidency, Dave, American President and Primary Colors. I’ve always enjoyed political movies and I think these 3 captured essence very well.
There’s no doubt Reiner is a very talented guy and hopefully have another smash hit before long.
Hey Chris. Reiner and Howard used to be the best directors working. I really liked that because I felt connected to them because of their television shows I used to watch all the time. Seeing Opie and Meathead conquering the film world was awesome.
The movie I think is Reiner’s best work since The American President is Flipped. A very well done movie that is never even got a chance to be seen. The wife loves The American President….it is her “feel good” movie….she probably watches it 3 times a year.
Dave and The American President almost seem related….here in the states you can even buy a dual dvd with both of those movies. As always thanks for sharing your movie thoughts.