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Jacob Jarek

Jacob Jarek

Producer

Jacob was born in Poland and grew up in Norway. He graduated from the producing program at The National Film School of Denmark in 2011. In 2011, Jacob Jarek established the Copenhagen-based production company Profile Pictures. Profile Pictures quickly reached a position as a successful and ambitious company, specializing in genre films and series with an artistic edge. Among their films are several of Ali Abassi's films, including "Holy Spider" (2022) and "The Apprentice" (2024) , both selected for the main competition at Cannes. Jacob was also the producer of "Speak no evil" (2022) by director Christian Tafdrup, which premiered at Sundance and which was remade by Blumhouse and released by Universal in 2024. In terms of TV-series Jacob has produced and executive produced shows for HBO, DR and Netflix. Jacob Jarek received the Danish Directors' Ib Award in 2017. He is a member of The European Film Academy.

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Works as
Producer
Titles
17 on MovieCove
Links
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Known for

What are Jacob Jarek's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
26%
Bonds
20%
Survival
19%
Self
16%
Society
10%
Power
9%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 6 · Dark 10

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 10

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 4

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 10

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
9
Dread
7
Contemplative
4
Cold
4
Other
8

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous8

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 Jacob Jarek's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jacob Jarek'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

17 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Asset(2025)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Speak No Evil(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Darkland: The Return(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Holy Spider(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Speak No Evil(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Middle Man(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Giraffe(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The County(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Valhalla: The Legend of Thor(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • 3 Things(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Darkland(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Under the Tree(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • In the Blood(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Shelley(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Rams(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • When Animals Dream(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Only God Forgives(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

Career shape

Across their 17 MovieCove titles from 2013 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Speak No Evil (2024)

$77M worldwide

Highest rated

Rams (2015)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Speak No Evil (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing17 of 17: 17 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score54th

By decade

2010s11 · crew2020s6 · crew

Counts over their MovieCove titles; 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, shown from 5 scored.

How do Jacob Jarek's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · producer

3 Things (2017)

69th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Rams (2015)

Midcredits 90th · 79% liked

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.

Is Jacob Jarek's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles64–93 · median 89 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles35–79 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles40–80 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles46–62 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles52–92 · median 85 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jacob Jarek work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jacob Jarek's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ditte Milsted shares the most, 13.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers