7 of Rob Reiner’s Best Films to Watch Now
Reiner’s feature directorial debut, This is Spinal Tap, is a mockumentary comedy film that follows Spinal Tap, a once-great English heavy metal band, as they embark on a U.S. tour to promote their new album. Known for its spot-on satire of rock documentaries and iconic quotes, Reiner picked up the story again in 2025, with Spinal Tap II: The End Continues. – Anna Grace Lee
Stand By Me (1986)
Based on a Stephen King novella, Stand By Me stars Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O’Connell as four friends who set out to find the body of a boy who was hit by a train. It captures the bittersweet in-between of being a kid, taking place on Labor Day weekend in 1959, as the boys are about to start junior high. As Gordie says, “I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was 12. Jesus, does anyone?” – A.G.L.