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Jonas Pate

Born January 15, 1970 · Raeford, North Carolina, USA (age 56)

Jonas James Pate (born January 15, 1970) is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He wrote and directed The Grave, Deceiver, The Take, and directed Shrink.  Pate also co-created the USA Network series Good vs Evil, the NBC series Surface, and the Netflix series Outer Banks. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonas Pate, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on W…

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Driver's EdDriver's Ed · 2025
Driver's Ed
6.92025
MovieComedy
A group of teens hit the road in a stolen driver's ed car, racing against time to help a lovesick high school senior track down his college-freshman girlfriend and win her back.
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & ChromeBattlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome · 2012
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome
6.82012
MovieScience FictionTV Movie
The first Cylon war has been raging for 10 years and a young Ensign William Adama joins the fleet. Disappointed not to be assigned to a fighter but to a freighter, his co-pilot also isn't too keen on having a rookie flying his aircraft as he has only a short time before he again becomes a civilian. Their cargo is a civilian scientist, but they no sooner leave than she has new orders for them and a new destination. Although she’s less than forthcoming about the details, Adama is keen—particularly as it involves going into Cylon controlled space. However, nothing is as it seems.
The TakeThe Take · 2008
The Take
5.42008
MovieActionThriller
After he's shot during a heist in East L.A., an armored truck driver wrestles with rehabilitation and tracking down the man who committed the crime.
DeceiverDeceiver · 1997
Deceiver
6.01997
MovieMysteryCrime
The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textile fortune. So detectives Braxton and Kennesaw take Wayland in for questioning, thinking they can break the man. But despite his troubles, Wayland is a master of manipulation, and during the interrogation, he begins to turn the tables on the investigators, forcing them to reveal their own sinister sides.
ShrinkShrink · 2009
Shrink
6.22009
MovieComedyDrama
Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA's top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense of his inability to help his patients.
The GraveThe Grave · 1996
The Grave
5.31996
MovieCrimeThriller
Two prisoners escape with the help of their jailer to search for a treasure that is supposedly buried with a dead millionaire.
Best of Chris IsaakBest of Chris Isaak · 2006
Best of Chris Isaak
6.02006
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Chris Isaak begins his third decade as one of the most distinctive recording artists- and the epitome of modern cool-with his first career-spanning retrospective.
Outer BanksOuter Banks · 2020
Outer Banks
8.22020
SeriesAction & AdventureMystery
On a North Carolina island of haves and have-nots, John B and his tight-knit crew of friends find mystery and adventure while hunting for lost treasure.

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G vs EG vs E · 1999
G vs E
8.21999
SeriesDrama
G vs E is an American fantasy-based television action series that had its first season air on USA Network during the summer and autumn of 1999. For the second season the series switched to Sci-Fi Channel in early 2000. The series stars Clayton Rohner, Richard Brooks and Marshall Bell. G vs E pitted a group of agents who are assigned to "the Corps", a secret agency under the command of Heaven, against the "Morlocks", a group of evildoers from Hell. The series has a 1970s retro-hip style that is similar to Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction. The show is fast-moving and harkens back to the blaxploitation films of the 1970s. It also mixes spy-fi elements with the end of the millennium Zeitgeist of the late 1990s. NBC Universal's horror-themed cable channel Chiller, which launched on March 1, 2007, aired G vs. E as part of its premiere schedule.

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The PhilanthropistThe Philanthropist · 2009
The Philanthropist
7.12009
SeriesAction & AdventureDrama
The title character, Teddy Rist (portrayed by James Purefoy), is a billionaire playboy haunted by the death of his only child. His life changes when he rescues a young boy during a hurricane in Nigeria. As a result, Rist begins using his fortune to personally change the lives of others.[4] The Philanthropist is based loosely on the life of Bobby Sager.[5] The Philanthropist is an American action drama series that premiered on NBC on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. The program was a limited summer series, principally filmed in South Africa. It opened to strong ratings, but saw a drop in viewers in subsequent weeks. The Philanthropist is a Carnival Films production in association with The Levinson/Fontana Company and Original Media. Tom Fontana, Barry Levinson, Peter Horton, Charlie Corwin, Gareth Neame, and Teri Weinberg served as executive producers.

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