Andrew Jarecki

Jarecki graduated from Princeton University in 1985.^[3] He is the co-founder and CEO of Moviefone, which provides film schedules over the Internet and telephone and was sold to AOL in 1999.^[4] With producer J. J. Abrams, Jarecki co-wrote the theme song to Felicity, "New Version of You", in 2000.^[5]

Jarecki's 2003 documentary about a family, Capturing the Friedmans, his first feature, began as an offshoot from a short film he was making about birthday party clowns, which was titled Just a Clown and released in 2004.^[6][7] It generate him his first Academy Awards nomination for Best Documentary and being recognized by the National Board of Review Award for Best Documentary Film.^[8]

Jarecki went on to direct the narrative feature All Good Things starring Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst, and Frank Langella.^[9] The film, inspired by the life of millionaire Robert Durst and the unsolved disappearance of his wife Kathie, was released in 2010.^[10]

Along with filmmaking partner Marc Smerling, Jarecki also produced the 2010 documentary film Catfish,^[11] and co-produced and directed the documentary series The Jinx, which aired on HBO in 2015.^[12] Jarecki plays the drums and sings backing vocals on Bikini Robot Army's single "Joe Strummer's House".^[13]

Jarecki directed the 2018 Netflix comedy series Bumping Mics with Jeff Ross & Dave Attell.^[14]

In 2025 he produced, directed and write the documentary The Alabama Solution about the prison system in Alabama,^[15] being praised by critics and being nominated at the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film.^[16]

Jarecki is the son of financier-philanthropist Henry Jarecki, the brother of documentary filmmaker Eugene Jarecki,^[17] finance executive Thomas A. Jarecki, and the half-brother of filmmaker Nicholas Jarecki.^[18]

Jarecki lives in New York City with his wife, Nancy Jarecki,^[19] and their three children.^[20]