US EditionWhat Is 'Being Charlie'? Rob and Nick Reiner's 2016 Film Explained
Nick Reiner, arrested for his parents' deaths, struggled with addiction and homelessness, inspiring the 2015 film Being Charlie co-written with his father Rob Reiner.
- On December 15, 2025, Nick Reiner was arrested and booked for murder in connection with his parents' deaths at their Brentwood home; he is held on no bail after bail was set at $4 million, LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell confirmed.
- Rob Reiner and his son collaborated on the 2015 film `Being Charlie`, which Nick Reiner co-wrote with friend from rehab Matt Elisofon, drawing on his addiction and homelessness.
- Nick Reiner previously said he entered rehab at 15 and returned 17 times, recalled homelessness after refusing treatment, while Rob Reiner said addiction often involves self-medication.
- A family spokesperson confirmed Rob Reiner, age 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, reportedly age 70, were found dead in their Brentwood, California home in an apparent homicide that remains under active investigation.
- The film `Being Charlie` served as a cathartic project for Rob Reiner and his son Nick, forcing them to confront their relationship, as Rob said, `It forced me to really have to understand what he had been going through for a long time.
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Rob Reiner and Nick Reiner’s ‘Being Charlie’ Interviews Gave a Glimpse at a Family’s Tragic Struggles With Addiction
Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner’s murders on Sunday were shocking for many reasons – their sheer brutality, the sad fact that it involved one of Hollywood’s gentlest souls, and that the couple’s son, Nick Reiner, is allegedly the killer. I had seen a brief glimpse into their father-son dynamic when I interviewed Rob and Nick when they were at the 2015 Toronto Film Festival with “Being Charlie,” […]
Years ago Rob and Nick Reiner made an autobiographical drama about a drug addict wrestling with his powerful father. After the murder of the Reiner couple and the arrest of the son, the work gets new force.
How Rob Reiner pulled out all the stops to make movie with son Nick about addiction
Rob Reiner tried to help his ne’er-do-well son Nick by directing a 2015 film the nepo baby wrote with a rehab pal — but it was a total flop, and apparently did tragically little to improve their fractured bond.
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