Actor and director Rob Reiner died on December 14, 2025. His final movie was a sequel to the best mockumentary ever made.

The End Continues (now streaming on HBO Max, in addition to VOD platforms like Amazon Prime Video) was titled such that the “II” could be interpreted as “11.” Because, you know, references. And the movie is a sequel to a significant cinematic reference point,

Rob Reiner was renowned for directing some of the biggest films in American history. During the mid-1980s to the early 1990s, he delivered a plethora of critically acclaimed and commercially successful movies, including the fantasy adventure The Princess Bride and the coming-of-age classic Stand By Me .

Stars of Mr. Reiner’s movies, as well as celebrities who simply admired his work, have posted heartfelt tributes to the director on social media.

The director behind This is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride and A Few Good Men was found dead at his LA home with his wife Michele.

HBO Max subscribers can now watch one of the best classic comedy movies from the 1980s on the streaming platform, along with its 2025 sequel. As of today, fans of Rob Reiner’s mockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap will finally be able to stream the 1984 cult classic on HBO Max.

Mr. Reiner, who was in “All in the Family,” directed films including “This Is Spinal Tap,” “When Harry Met Sally …,” “The Princess Bride” and “A Few Good Men.”

It sounds as though Spinal Tap will soon go from 11 all the way down to zero.The recently released sequel Spinal Tap II: The End Continues didn’t give any specific indication that the end would stop continuing in the near future.

More than 40 years ago, Rob Reiner made his feature directorial debut with ‘This is Spinal Tap,’ a faux documentary – or a mockumentary – about the final American tour of an aging, dysfunctional, and generally tacky British heavy metal act called ...

Billboard interviewed Rob Reiner in September about making Spinal Tap II: The End Continues.