Eugene Jarecki is an author and a dramatic and documentary filmmaker based in New York. His works include Why We Fight, which won the 2005 Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, The Trials of Henry Kissinger, Reagan, Freakonomics, Quest of the Carib Canoe, and Season of the Lifterbees.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 5, 1969 (57)
- New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Director, producer, writer and actor
- 10 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Eugene Jarecki's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 10
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 5
Grounded 9 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 4 · Intense 1
Steady 8 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous7
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Eugene Jarecki's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
- Curiosity Stream
Subscription and free streaming for Eugene Jarecki's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
13 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The King(2017)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Denial(2016)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Don't Blink(2015)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The House I Live In(2012)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Reagan(2011)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Freakonomics(2010)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Addiction(2007)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Colbert Report (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Why We Fight(2005)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Trials of Henry Kissinger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
The Opponent(2000)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Quest of the Carib Canoe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles from 2000 to 2025.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Eugene Jarecki's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Eugene Jarecki work with?
People who share at least 2 of Eugene Jarecki's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher St. John shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Christopher St. JohnShared titles: The King (2017), Denial (2016), The House I Live In (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Christopher St. John
Actors
- George H.W. BushShared titles: The House I Live In (2012), Reagan (2011)See all 2 shared titles with George H.W. Bush
- Hillary ClintonShared titles: The House I Live In (2012), Reagan (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Hillary Clinton
- John McCainShared titles: The House I Live In (2012), Why We Fight (2005)See all 2 shared titles with John McCain
- George W. BushShared titles: Reagan (2011), Why We Fight (2005)See all 2 shared titles with George W. Bush
Composers and cinematographers
- Derek HallquistShared titles: The Six Billion Dollar Man (2025), Denial (2016), The House I Live In (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Derek Hallquist
- Robert MillerShared titles: The King (2017), The House I Live In (2012), Why We Fight (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Robert Miller
Producers
- Melinda ShopsinShared titles: The King (2017), Don't Blink (2015), The House I Live In (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Melinda Shopsin
- Roy AckermanShared titles: The King (2017), The House I Live In (2012), Why We Fight (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Roy Ackerman
- Shirel KozakShared titles: The King (2017), Denial (2016), The House I Live In (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Shirel Kozak
- Kathleen FournierShared titles: The Six Billion Dollar Man (2025), The House I Live In (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Kathleen Fournier
Mixed roles
- Christopher FriersonShared titles: The King (2017), Denial (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Frierson