How to stream Nick Reiner movie Being Charlie for free right now

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Nick Reiner is receiving attention after the unexpected passing of his parents, Rob and Michele Singer Reiner. This has brought renewed interest to his 2015 film, Being Charlie, which draws on personal experiences. Please be aware that the following content may be upsetting to some.

Los Angeles police found a couple dead at their home on Sunday, December 14th, at 3:40 PM. Authorities are investigating the deaths as a possible homicide.

The investigation is still underway, so officials haven’t released many details yet. But several sources told People magazine that Rob, age 78, and Michele, 68, were reportedly killed by their son, 32-year-old Nick Reiner.

Nick has openly discussed his past battles with substance abuse, and those experiences greatly influenced ‘Being Charlie,’ a movie he co-wrote with Matt Elisofon, who is also in recovery.

How to watch Being Charlie for free

You can now watch the full movie Being Charlie on Tubi for free! It’s an hour and 38 minutes long. While you will see some ads, you don’t need to create an account or sign in to start watching.

Tubi is available in many countries, but this movie can only be streamed in the United States. If you’re outside the US, you can still watch it for free by using a VPN to connect through a US server.

What’s it about?

Being Charlie tells the story of Charlie Mills, a young man struggling with drug addiction. His famous father, a Hollywood actor and California gubernatorial candidate, forces him to choose between entering rehab and facing legal consequences.

So, while I was in rehab, I actually met this girl, Eva, and we really connected – we were both working on getting clean. And honestly, the whole story is kinda based on what the director, Nick Reiner, went through with his own struggles and getting better.

In a 2016 interview with People magazine, Nick explained that while the experiences weren’t his own life, he’d lived through many of the situations he described. He shared that he had been homeless in multiple states – Maine, New Jersey, and Texas – and spent weeks, even nights, living on the streets.

It was a really difficult situation. I was essentially forced to choose between having a place to live and following my own path, because if I didn’t accept their help, I risked becoming homeless.

Nick shared that a difficult period in his life ultimately shaped who he is today. He described meeting incredible people while being completely outside of his comfort zone. After a long time away, he’s now readjusted to life back in LA and being with his family, though he acknowledges those years were challenging.

His father, Rob Reiner, directed the project, and working together on it brought them closer as a family.

During a 2016 interview with AOL’s Build, Nick revealed that he didn’t have a close relationship with his father growing up.

I finally understood him better because we didn’t have many shared interests growing up. He was really into baseball, while I preferred basketball, and he used to watch baseball with my brother instead of me, explained Nick.

Working on the movie ‘Being Charlie’ with his father gave him a new appreciation for him. He realized, “I was really impressed by how much he knew, and it brought us closer together.”

The film offers a glimpse into the challenges the Reiner family experienced, both for Nick and his parents, as they dealt with addiction.

Who’s in the cast?

So, in “Being Charlie,” Nick Robinson, who you might recognize from “A Teacher,” plays the main character, Charlie Mills. And get this – Cary Elwes, the guy from “The Princess Bride,” plays Charlie’s dad, David Mills! The cast is pretty solid overall, with other key players including…

  • Common as Travis
  • Devon Bostick as Adam
  • Morgan Saylor as Eva
  • Susan Misner as Lisanne
  • Ricardo Chavira as Drake

Rob Reiner told Variety that the story focuses on both what Nick’s character is experiencing and his connection with his father. He felt comfortable casting Cary Elwes as his father figure – essentially an extension of himself – because he deeply trusts Elwes’s abilities.

Cary Elwes told me that the director explained it wasn’t about impersonating him, but more about being a part of his own world – an extension of himself, really. And honestly, I think a lot of us actors felt incredibly honored to be involved in something so deeply personal to him.

Being Charlie Rotten Tomatoes score

Even with well-known people working on it, the movie Being Charlie wasn’t well-received, earning a 24% rating from critics and a 39% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Reviews for the film are generally mixed. The Guardian gave it a three-out-of-five-star rating, noting that while director Rob Reiner’s return to filmmaking (with a script co-written by his son) relies heavily on familiar tropes about teen drug use, it still has a certain appeal.

The Newnan Times-Herald gave the film a middling review, rating it five out of ten, but noted it was well-made and sincere, and predicted it would be a helpful resource for those in recovery programs.

NPR described the film Being Charlie as deeply affecting, saying it exposes painful experiences that feel incredibly fresh and real.

One at-home viewer rated the movie two out of five stars, saying that if you’re going to watch a film about a struggling child, you want to feel invested in their problems and see some kind of resolution. They felt this movie didn’t deliver on either of those fronts.

I was really surprised by this movie, and I actually loved it! It felt so real, showing what it’s really like to struggle with addiction and how it impacts everyone around you – friends, family, everyone. Honestly, I think Rotten Tomatoes was way too critical of it.

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2025-12-15 19:52