Movies by Rob Reiner
As part of the cast:
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These Amazing Shadows: The Movies That Make America (2011)
Cast: Christopher Nolan, John Waters, Rob Reiner …
Directed by: Paul Mariano, Kurt Norton
Fueled by exclusive interviews and dazzling archival footage, filmmakers Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton shine a light on the work of the National Film Registry and the art of preserving…
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Certifiably Jonathan (2007)
Cast: Jonathan Winters, Robin Williams, Howie Mandel …
Directed by: James David Pasternak
Comedy godfather Jonathan Winters stars as himself in this riotous spoof of his obsession with being a serious painter. Plenty of Winters's famous friends try to help -- but the theft of…
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Everyone's Hero (2006)
Cast: Jake T. Austin, Brian Dennehy, Whoopi Goldberg …
Directed by: Dan St. Pierre, Colin Brady, Christopher Reeve …
Inspired by executive producer Christopher Reeve's indomitable perseverance, this animated fable chronicles the story of young ballplayer Yankee Irving (voiced by Jake T. Austin), who…
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Strega Nona ... and More Folk Tales (2004)
Cast: Rob Reiner
This compilation includes three classic animated versions of beloved children's books by celebrated authors. Featured are "Strega Nona" by Tomie de Paola, "Joseph Had a Little Overcoat"…
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Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind: Gold Collection (2004)
Cast: Alan King, Neil Simon, George Burns …
It's not easy making people laugh. This collection's impressive roster of legendary comedians -- all of whom have made an impact in the industry and changed the face of humor with…
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Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club (2004)
Cast: Milton Berle, George Burns, Sid Caesar …
Go behind the scenes of New York's legendary Friars Club, where top comedians have cracked wise and roasted one another with zesty zingers for a half century. The absorbing documentary…
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Alex and Emma (2003)
Cast: Kate Hudson, Luke Wilson, Sophie Marceau …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Novelist Alex Sheldon (Luke Wilson) is stuck between a rock and a hard place: He owes $50,000 in gambling debts, and the only way to pay up is to break through a massive case of writer's…
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Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
Cast: David Spade, Mary McCormack, Jon Lovitz …
Directed by: Sam Weisman
Dickie Roberts was once a successful child actor, but now he parks cars for a living. Eager to get back into show business, he hires a family to give him the childhood he never had -- sure…
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Smothered (2002)
Cast: Tom Smothers, Dick Smothers, Joan Baez …
Directed by: Maureen Muldaur
An incredible slice of America's media and pop culture history, Smothered tells the story of the censorship struggles of "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour," the Emmy Award-winning TV…
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EDtv (1999)
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Jenna Elfman …
Directed by: Ron Howard
From his dead-end job to dealing with his deadbeat brother (Woody Harrelson), the things that comprise Ed's (Matthew McConaughey) life don't amount to much. But when a television…
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The Story of Us (1999)
Cast: Bruce Willis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Colleen Rennison …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Mired in marital conflict, Ben (Bruce Willis) and Katie Jordan (Michelle Pfeiffer) separate for the summer to independently evaluate their 15-year union. During the separation, they reflect…
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Forever Hollywood (1999)
Cast: Warren Beatty, John Waters, Annette Bening …
Directed by: Todd McCarthy, Arnold Glassman
In this documentary about the California town where stars are made, 23 prominent celebrities -- including Robert Redford, Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges -- tell their personal stories about…
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Primary Colors (1998)
Cast: John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
When &NFi;Newsweek&NFi_; reporter Joe Klein was unmasked as the anonymous author of &NFi;Primary Colors&NFi_; -- a thinly veiled take on Bill Clinton's campaign for the 1992 Democratic…
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Mad Dog Time (1996)
Cast: Ellen Barkin, Gabriel Byrne, Richard Dreyfuss …
Directed by: Larry Bishop
Vic (Richard Dreyfuss) is a schizophrenic mob boss who arrives home after a brief stint in the hospital. Mickey (Jeff Goldblum), Vic's closest ally, has been seeing Vic's girlfriend…
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Bye Bye Love (1995)
Cast: Matthew Modine, Randy Quaid, Paul Reiser …
Directed by: Sam Weisman
Paul Reiser, Matthew Modine and Randy Quaid star as three divorced dads struggling to adapt to single life as they manage their relationships with their ex-wives, kids and new romantic…
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Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Cast: John Cusack, Dianne Wiest, Jennifer Tilly …
Directed by: Woody Allen
A hack 1920s playwright (John Cusack) uses a mobster to finance his newest play. But when the gangster's bodyguard (Chazz Palminteri) starts rewriting the play to make it more…
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Mixed Nuts (1994)
Cast: Steve Martin, Madeline Kahn, Robert Klein …
Directed by: Nora Ephron
Nora Ephron helmed this zany comedy about dysfunctional people, the yuletide and a serial killer at large. Steve Martin stars as Philip, who runs a suicide-prevention hotline staffed by…
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Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Cast: Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks, Rob Reiner …
Directed by: Nora Ephron
Fate and a tenacious 8-year-old boy conspire to unite lovelorn widower Sam Baldwin and unhappily engaged journalist Annie Reed in this Oscar-nominated romantic comedy inspired by the 1957…
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The Return of Spinal Tap (1992)
Cast: Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer …
Spinal Tap is back in a whole new feature-length rockumentary. Go behind the scenes and find out where the somewhat-less-than-fab three (Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer)…
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Postcards from the Edge (1990)
Cast: Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Carrie Fisher's scathing confessional novel -- adapted from her best-seller about a woman who becomes addicted to drugs while pursuing a Hollywood acting career -- makes a bitingly funny…
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The Spirit of '76 (1990)
Cast: David Cassidy, Olivia d'Abo, Geoff Hoyle …
Directed by: Lucas Reiner
David Cassidy stars in this silly romp through disco heaven. It's 2176, and time travelers make it their mission to slip through a time warp and find the Constitution. Their destination?…
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Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
Cast: Danny DeVito, Billy Crystal, Kim Greist …
Directed by: Danny DeVito
Struggling mystery writer Larry (Billy Crystal) is exasperated by his mediocre student, Owen (Danny DeVito), who has imagined a gentlemen's agreement to kill Larry's devious ex-wife…
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Tall Tales & Legends: Johnny Appleseed (1986)
Cast: Martin Short, Rob Reiner, Molly Ringwald …
Directed by: Howard Storm
Shelley Duvall acted as host for this 1980s television series about legendary characters and historical events. This volume chronicles Jonathan Chapman (Martin Short), who loves two things:…
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This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Cast: Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner's cult satire about a fictional heavy metal group named Spinal Tap spoofs nearly every facet of rock 'n' roll -- from vacuous modern songwriting and half-baked album…
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Summertree (1971)
Cast: Michael Douglas, Jack Warden, Brenda Vaccaro …
Directed by: Anthony Newley
When an all-American music student (Michael Douglas) gets called up to serve in Vietnam, his first instincts are to flee to Canada, an urge that sparks shock and anger in his disapproving…
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That Girl: Vol. 1 (1966)
Cast: Marlo Thomas, Ted Bessell, Rosemary DeCamp …
Back in the late '60s, Marlo Thomas starred as one of television's first leading ladies to be presented as an independent woman. Each week, as the irrepressible "would-be" Broadway…
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Flipped (2010)
Cast: Madeline Carroll, Callan McAuliffe, Rebecca De Mornay …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
From director Rob Reiner comes a multigenerational family saga about the highs and lows of love. Bryce and Juli first meet as second graders, with Juli having a crush on the uncertain Bryce,…
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The Bucket List (2007)
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
When corporate mogul Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson) and mechanic Carter Chambers (Morgan Freeman) wind up in the same hospital room, the two terminally ill men bust out of the cancer ward with…
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Rumor Has It (2005)
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Shirley MacLaine …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
In this Rob Reiner comedy, Sarah Huttinger (Jennifer Aniston) travels to California for her sister's wedding, where her grandmother (Shirley MacLaine) reveals a bit of gossip:…
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Alex and Emma (2003)
Cast: Kate Hudson, Luke Wilson, Sophie Marceau …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Novelist Alex Sheldon (Luke Wilson) is stuck between a rock and a hard place: He owes $50,000 in gambling debts, and the only way to pay up is to break through a massive case of writer's…
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The Story of Us (1999)
Cast: Bruce Willis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Colleen Rennison …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Mired in marital conflict, Ben (Bruce Willis) and Katie Jordan (Michelle Pfeiffer) separate for the summer to independently evaluate their 15-year union. During the separation, they reflect…
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Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg, James Woods …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Decades after two hung juries cleared white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith (Oscar nominee James Woods) in the 1963 shooting death of civil-rights activist Medgar Evers, assistant district…
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The American President (1995)
Cast: Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd (Michael Douglas), one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he wants -- and what he covets most is Sydney Ellen Wade (Annette…
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North (1994)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Fed up with his seemingly neglectful parents, child prodigy North sets off across the globe to find a new and improved mom and dad. But the lad's crazy adventures with potential…
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A Few Good Men (1992)
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway (Demi Moore), are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual that could…
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Misery (1990)
Cast: James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Former nurse Annie Wilkes saves her idol, romance novelist Paul Sheldon, after he crashes his car during a blizzard. But when she learns he plans to kill off her heroine in his next volume,…
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When Harry Met Sally (1989)
Cast: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Can men and women remain friends without sex getting in the way? Nora Ephron's episodic screenplay introduces womanizing, neurotic Harry (Billy Crystal) and ambitious, equally neurotic…
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The Princess Bride (1987)
Cast: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
The beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, crafty Sicilians and rodents of unusual size.
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Stand by Me (1986)
Cast: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
In this Rob Reiner dramatization of Stephen King's novella The Body, a writer (Richard Dreyfuss) tells the story of how four boys sought adventure and heroism in the Oregon woods with…
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The Sure Thing (1985)
Cast: John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Anthony Edwards …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Free-spirited Ivy League freshman "Gib" Gibson (John Cusack) makes plans to visit his friend in California over winter break, with the promise of a hot babe awaiting his arrival. But…
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This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Cast: Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner's cult satire about a fictional heavy metal group named Spinal Tap spoofs nearly every facet of rock 'n' roll -- from vacuous modern songwriting and half-baked album…