Nicholas Jarecki (born June 25, 1979) is an American film director, producer, and writer best known for his 2012 feature film ''

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Early life

Jarecki was born on June 25, 1979 in New York City, to

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and Marjorie Heidsieck. His brother is finance executive Thomas A. Jarecki and his half-brothers are fellow filmmakers

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. His father is Jewish and his mother is from a Catholic background.

Career

At 16 he was hired as a technical consultant on the 1995 film ''

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'', where his job was to consult with the actors and director about computer hacking. Jarecki took an interest in filmmaking on the set of ''Hackers'', recalling, "I kept noticing that there was this guy that the actors seemed to really look up to and respect, so I asked 'Who's that?' and they told me he was the director. Then I knew it was clear what I wanted to do." At 19 Jarecki graduated from

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and went on to try directing music videos to get noticed in the film community. After no one expressed interest in his video services he decided to interview his favorite directors to see how they got their start. A

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introduced by a family friend liked the idea and got Jarecki a $50,000 advance from Doubleday to write the 2001 book ''Breaking In: How 20 Film Directors Got Their Start''. In 2005 Jarecki produced, directed, and edited his first feature film '' The Outsider'' in which he chronicled the 12-day shoot of the thriller '' When Will I Be Loved''.

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acquired the film and it made its television premiere during August 2007.

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label acquired the home video rights. ''The Outsider'' has been received well, currently holding 69% on

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and generally favorable reviews on

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. Jarecki next worked in 2008, serving as an executive producer for the documentary ''

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''. In the same year he served as an executive producer for ''

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'' which he co-wrote with novelist

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(whose novel the film was based on) and was even set to direct it at one point. The following year Jarecki founde
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a popular script writing resource. He returned to directing and writing with the 3-minute short film ''The Weight'' in 2009 as well. At the

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in January 2012 Jarecki debuted the first feature film he both wrote and directed, ''

''. starring

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and

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and

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acquired the film and it opened in US theaters September 2012. ''Arbitrage'' was praised by critics receiving an 87% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes, making it one of the top 20 reviewed films of the year. It won a number of awards including the National Board of Review for "Top 10 Independent Films," as well as a Golden Globe nomination for "Best Actor – Drama" for its star, Richard Gere. The film was also a commercial success; although made inexpensively, it grossed over $48 million in worldwide box office and VOD. It was announced in October 2012 that his next film would be ''Fuel'', "a detective story set in

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." In 2019, Jarecki directed, wrote, and produced the multi-narrative film about the opioid epidemic, ''

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'', starring

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and

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. The film, still being released theatrically throughout the summer of 2021, has been well-received by critics and audiences, ranking as the #1 best selling film on iTunes for nearly two weeks during its initial US release and as the #1 box office debut film in Australia. The film was also the #1 independent film in theaters in its opening weekend in the US.

Personal life

In December 2015, Jarecki was reported to be in a relationship with

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Filmography

Bibliography

''Breaking In: How 20 Film Directors Got Their Start''
() (2001)

References

External links

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at Google Books
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jarecki, Nicholas 1979 births Living people American film directors American film producers American people of German-Jewish descent American male screenwriters New York University alumni