Overview
- Authorities and multiple outlets reported the couple were found dead at their home on Sunday night, with the case described as apparent homicides.
- Nick Reiner was reported to be in custody on suspicion of killing his parents, though investigators have released few specifics about the circumstances.
- Rob Reiner’s career spanned directing staples like The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, A Few Good Men, Misery and the mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap.
- His final feature as director was 2025’s This Is Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, which earned about $3.3 million worldwide and is streaming on HBO Max.
- Reporters and fans are revisiting personal and late-career works, including Being Charlie—co-written by Nick Reiner and streaming on Tubi and Fandango at Home—as well as his activism-linked 8, available on YouTube.