Rob Reiner directed 22 films between 1984 and 2025, and on October 12, 2026, 14 of them were included with a US streaming subscription, 11 were free with ads somewhere, and 20 could be rented or bought digitally. The table below covers all of them, from This Is Spinal Tap to Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, with the services carrying each one on that date.
Reiner’s directing career opens and closes with the same band. Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, according to its Rotten Tomatoes page, arrived in theaters on September 12, 2025, 41 years after This Is Spinal Tap, with Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer back as the band and Reiner again playing the documentarian Marty Di Bergi. Both films are on the same services, so one subscription covers the pair: they stream with a subscription on HBO Max, and free with a library card on Hoopla and Kanopy.
Where to stream Rob Reiner movies: the full list
The list follows the films marked “Director” on Reiner’s Rotten Tomatoes filmography: 21 fiction features plus Albert Brooks: Defending My Life, a documentary. Years are the ones Rotten Tomatoes gives. Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale also carries his directing credit there, but its page listed no release date on the check date, so it is left out until it comes out. Live-TV bundles, cable-login apps and disc sellers are excluded; “Rent or buy” lists the main digital stores. Every title links to its JustWatch page, which updates daily.
| Movie | Year | Starring | Stream with a subscription | Free with ads | Rent or buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This Is Spinal Tap | 1984 | Christopher Guest, Michael McKean | HBO Max | Kanopy, Hoopla | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| The Sure Thing | 1985 | John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga | — | — | — |
| Stand by Me | 1986 | Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix | — | — | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| The Princess Bride | 1987 | Cary Elwes, Robin Wright | Hulu, Disney+ | — | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| When Harry Met Sally… | 1989 | Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan | Paramount+ | — | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| Misery | 1990 | Kathy Bates, James Caan | HBO Max | — | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| A Few Good Men | 1992 | Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson | HBO Max | — | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| North | 1994 | Elijah Wood, Bruce Willis | — | The Roku Channel, YouTube (free with ads) | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| The American President | 1995 | Michael Douglas, Annette Bening | MGM+ | — | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| Ghosts of Mississippi | 1996 | Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg | Howdy | Tubi, The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Plex, YouTube (free with ads) | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| The Story of Us | 1999 | Bruce Willis, Michelle Pfeiffer | — | — | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| Alex & Emma | 2003 | Luke Wilson, Kate Hudson | — | Tubi, The Roku Channel, Plex, YouTube (free with ads) | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| Rumor Has It | 2005 | Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner | Howdy | Tubi, The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Plex | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| The Bucket List | 2007 | Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman | — | — | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| Flipped | 2010 | Madeline Carroll, Callan McAuliffe | Howdy | YouTube (free with ads) | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| The Magic of Belle Isle | 2012 | Morgan Freeman, Virginia Madsen | Netflix, Prime Video | Tubi, The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube (free with ads), DistroTV, Fandango at Home (free with ads) | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| And So It Goes | 2014 | Michael Douglas, Diane Keaton | Netflix, Prime Video | — | Apple TV |
| Being Charlie | 2015 | Nick Robinson, Morgan Saylor | — | Plex, YouTube (free with ads) | Prime Video Store |
| LBJ | 2016 | Woody Harrelson, Michael Stahl-David | — | Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Fandango at Home (free with ads), The CW | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| Shock and Awe | 2018 | Woody Harrelson, James Marsden | Prime Video | The Roku Channel, Hoopla, YouTube (free with ads) | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
| Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (documentary) | 2023 | Albert Brooks, Rob Reiner | HBO Max | — | — |
| Spinal Tap II: The End Continues | 2025 | Christopher Guest, Michael McKean | HBO Max | Kanopy, Hoopla | Prime Video Store, Apple TV, Fandango at Home |
Which service has the most Reiner films?
By our count, HBO Max leads with 5 of the 22 films. Streaming rights are licensed title by title, so a career that runs from 1984 to 2025 ends up spread across 18 different subscription and free services, and no single one carries more than 5 of the films.
| Subscription service | Rob Reiner films included |
|---|---|
| HBO Max | 5 of 22 |
| Howdy | 3 of 22 |
| Prime Video | 3 of 22 |
| Netflix | 2 of 22 |
| Disney+ | 1 of 22 |
| Hulu | 1 of 22 |
| MGM+ | 1 of 22 |
| Paramount+ | 1 of 22 |
On October 12, 2026, HBO Max’s lineup included This Is Spinal Tap, Misery, A Few Good Men, Albert Brooks: Defending My Life and Spinal Tap II: The End Continues. Howdy and Prime Video have 3 each. The smaller service Howdy, which JustWatch tracks alongside the big names, carried Ghosts of Mississippi, Rumor Has It and Flipped.
Reiner movies you can watch free
These 11 films could be streamed free with ads on October 12, 2026. Kanopy and Hoopla need a card from a participating public library; the rest need at most a free sign-up.
- This Is Spinal Tap (1984): Kanopy, Hoopla
- North (1994): The Roku Channel, YouTube (free with ads)
- Ghosts of Mississippi (1996): Tubi, The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Plex, YouTube (free with ads)
- Alex & Emma (2003): Tubi, The Roku Channel, Plex, YouTube (free with ads)
- Rumor Has It (2005): Tubi, The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Plex
- Flipped (2010): YouTube (free with ads)
- The Magic of Belle Isle (2012): Tubi, The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube (free with ads), DistroTV, Fandango at Home (free with ads)
- Being Charlie (2015): Plex, YouTube (free with ads)
- LBJ (2016): Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Fandango at Home (free with ads), The CW
- Shock and Awe (2018): The Roku Channel, Hoopla, YouTube (free with ads)
- Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025): Kanopy, Hoopla
The ones you have to rent
The Sure Thing (1985) has no US streaming, free or digital rental option listed on JustWatch as of October 12, 2026.
Three more had no subscription or free home on the check date, so renting or buying was the only way to stream them: Stand by Me, The Story of Us and The Bucket List.
Reiner on screen, and the actors he brought back
Reiner did not always stay behind the camera. Rotten Tomatoes credits him as an actor as well as director on six of these films: This Is Spinal Tap, The Story of Us, Alex & Emma, And So It Goes, Shock and Awe and Spinal Tap II: The End Continues. He also appears as himself in Albert Brooks: Defending My Life, his documentary about the comedian.
JustWatch’s top-billed cast lists show several actors working with him more than once: Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men and The Bucket List; Morgan Freeman in The Bucket List and The Magic of Belle Isle; Michael Douglas in The American President and And So It Goes; Woody Harrelson in LBJ and Shock and Awe; Bruce Willis in North and The Story of Us; Madeline Carroll in Flipped and The Magic of Belle Isle. The longest film here, by JustWatch’s runtime, is A Few Good Men at 2 hr 18 min; Rotten Tomatoes describes it as the story of a military lawyer, played by Tom Cruise, defending two Marines charged with killing a fellow Marine. On October 12, 2026, it streams with a subscription on HBO Max.
For a first pass through his work, This Is Spinal Tap, Stand by Me, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally… and Misery each show a different side of it. Our roundup of 1984 comedy movies, from Ghostbusters to This Is Spinal Tap puts his debut in context, our guide to courtroom movies that build suspense without a surprise confession is a good next stop after A Few Good Men, and the 80s movies FAQ covers more of the decade his first five films came from.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I stream The Princess Bride?
As of October 12, 2026, The Princess Bride streams with a subscription on Disney+ and Hulu. It can also be rented or bought from the main digital stores.
Is Stand by Me streaming anywhere?
As of October 12, 2026, Stand by Me is not on any subscription or free service, but you can rent or buy it digitally.
Where are the two Spinal Tap movies streaming?
As of October 12, 2026, both This Is Spinal Tap (1984) and Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025) stream with a subscription on HBO Max, and free with a library card on Hoopla and Kanopy.
Which streaming service has the most Rob Reiner movies?
By our count on October 12, 2026, HBO Max carries 5 of the 22 films he directed; Howdy and Prime Video have 3 each.
Can I watch Rob Reiner movies for free?
Yes. On October 12, 2026, 11 of the 22 films were free with ads on at least one US service, including apps such as Tubi, The Roku Channel and Plex. Kanopy and Hoopla also carry some of them for free with a participating library card.
Sources
- Rob Reiner filmography — Rotten Tomatoes, accessed October 12, 2026
- Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025) — Rotten Tomatoes movie page (release date and cast), accessed October 12, 2026
- A Few Good Men (1992) — Rotten Tomatoes movie page (synopsis), accessed October 12, 2026
- Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale — Rotten Tomatoes movie page (no release date listed), accessed October 12, 2026
- JustWatch US streaming guide — title-by-title US availability, cast and runtimes, checked October 12, 2026