He was hilarious in Wolf of Wall Street.

I don't have a huge emotional connection with Rob Reiner, but I was one of the dozens of people who saw Spinal Tap 2 in the theater a few months ago, and I downloaded it from Apple for full price. That movie was comforting to me during a tough time.

He had a great body of work. It sucks that this is how his life ended.

Awful way to go to be betrayed and murdered by your own son. Terrible.

Of course his directorial career is magnificent, but i really liked his few spots as Jess's dad on New Girl. This is really sad

The Princess Bride and When Harry met Sally are two of my all time favorite movies and had a profound impact on me as a teenager.

There is a scene in When Harry.. where Billy Crystal and Bruno Kirby are at the giants game, and Harry is discussing the brutal breakup of his marriage. It's this dark and darkly funny convo that is punctuated by them repeatedly pausing to do the wave as it comes through their section of the stadium. That is such a brilliantly written and directed scene and it's so funny to have this guy say "she said I don't know if I EVER loved you" then stand up for the wave.

His Albert Brooks doc on HBO was hysterical and such a lovely insight into their friendship growing up together.

Mr Zero!

You're saying Mr Zero knew before you?

The "I'll have what she's having" lady at the end of the scene is Rob's mother.

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Absolute legend, can't think of another director who could do so many completely different genres with absolute mastery.

Haven't watched the Spinal Tap sequel yet but it's definitely going to hit a bit differently. He will be missed.

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Spinal Tap, to this day, is an absolute favorite. No matter what kind of mood i'm in, that movie makes me laugh.

The band having their bad reviews read back to them by Reiner - my lordt - funniest scene ever. Master class in comedy.

I'm late to the news, and thought it couldve been natural causes. But seeing Reiner over the decades, most recently on The Bear, he always provided great comedic value. He was an underrated director, and by all accounts a good decent person.

I can only imagine the pain his family going through.

Joan Wilder said:

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The Princess Bride and When Harry met Sally are two of my all time favorite movies and had a profound impact on me as a teenager.

There is a scene in When Harry.. where Billy Crystal and Bruno Kirby are at the giants game, and Harry is discussing the brutal breakup of his marriage. It's this dark and darkly funny convo that is punctuated by them repeatedly pausing to do the wave as it comes through their section of the stadium. That is such a brilliantly written and directed scene and it's so funny to have this guy say "she said I don't know if I EVER loved you" then stand up for the wave.

His Albert Brooks doc on HBO was hysterical and such a lovely insight into their friendship growing up together.

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That movie is an absolute master class in how to frame conversations and make it interesting.

There are many different simple settings and creative little things.
- car
- restaurant the famous fake orgasm scene of course
- ball game
- bookstore
- park
- new years party

It evokes the passage of time as well. Almost nothing ever happens in that movie except people talking. And it's great.

I really feel for his daughter who found their bodies that will be images she will have to wrestle with the rest of her life. I am great full that my youngest brother finally got clean & is a productive member society.

This is such an insane run

ROB REINER's first seven films were one of the greatest runs of any Hollywood director. pic.twitter.com/utqAXEOVgq

— All The Right Movies (@ATRightMovies) December 15, 2025

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The band having their bad reviews read back to them by Reiner - my lordt - funniest scene ever. Master class in comedy.

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Such a classic scene! One of the most underrated...it's part of the end credits...Marty DiBergi asking Nigel what he would be doing if he wasn't in a rock band, etc. Nigel answers in a twisting confusing fog of a tangent about being a haberdasher or shoe salesman or whatever, even mixing in sample questions he'd ask his customers.

Marty says something like...do you really think you could do that? (To me, what makes the movie so iconic is how Marty and the whole Tap universe just takes everything at face value and treats it seriously no matter how insane it is)

Nigel kind of shrugs and says "well, what are the hours?"

The Princess Bride and When Harry Met Sally are both in my top 10 movies of all time.

It's funny how everyone always talks about the diner scene, but that is probably my least favorite part of the entire movie. There are so many better moments in that entire movie... literally every other scene, lol.

Not that he had a big role, but it felt like it was about to get bigger in season five. The timing is insane…

The Bear Season 5 is supposed to begin filming today in Chicago, not sure how they will go on without Rob Reiner 🖤 pic.twitter.com/UX01wLTY94

— chefkids (@girlflopping) December 15, 2025

We’re doing an extra @TheRewatchables episode on Wednesday to honor the great Rob Reiner. It’s a movie we’ve wanted to do for years, only it’s never been available on streaming. (We are doing it anyway.) Will be our 7th Reiner film. pic.twitter.com/KDHCPxfEWD

— The Rewatchables (@TheRewatchables) December 15, 2025

Creepy to watch now. Something definitely off about him.

Head Ninja In Charge said:

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The band having their bad reviews read back to them by Reiner - my lordt - funniest scene ever. Master class in comedy.

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