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Mike Robe

Mike Robe is an American director, writer, and producer known for his extensive work in television films and miniseries. He began his career with a fascination for films, cultivated by his parents, and worked in local theater on sets and as an actor. His work has earned critical acclaim, including a Primetime Emmy nomination.

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InnocentInnocent · 2011
Innocent
5.72011
MovieDramaMystery
Judge Rusty Sabich is charged with the murder of his wife, a situation that comes 20 years after he was cleared in the death of his mistress. During this latest trial, a secret affair from Rusty's recent past threatens to hamper his defense and fracture his relationship with his son.
Nora Roberts' Montana SkyNora Roberts' Montana Sky · 2007
Nora Roberts' Montana Sky
6.02007
MovieDramaRomance
The wealthy stock dealer bequeaths his Montana farm to the three daughters provided they would live there together at least for a year.
More Than Meets the Eye: The Joan Brock StoryMore Than Meets the Eye: The Joan Brock Story · 2003
More Than Meets the Eye: The Joan Brock Story
6.72003
MovieDramaTV Movie
Based on the true story of a beloved teacher for the blind who discovers she herself is losing her eyesight.
Love Struck CaféLove Struck Café · 2017
Love Struck Café
6.42017
MovieTV MovieRomance
Megan Quinn, an aspiring architect, faces multiple tasks – developing her hometown lake into a commercialized entertainment center, forcing Mrs. Frances Figgins, her childhood mentor, out of her family’s home, and helping out at her family café after her father breaks his leg, all while also dealing with the return of her childhood sweetheart, Joe, who broke her heart.
Murder OrdainedMurder Ordained · 1987
Murder Ordained
5.01987
MovieCrimeDrama
This is the story of a minister who's feeling unhappy in his marriage who then has an affair with a church employee, who is also married, and who also has affairs, and whose husband is unwilling to divorce her. One day the minister's wife is found dead, in what appears to be an auto accident, but the highway patrolman who investigated the accident doesn't think that it's an accident but doesn't have enough evidence to justify an investigation. Later, when the woman's husband is killed an investigation begins.
Northern LightsNorthern Lights · 2009
Northern Lights
6.02009
MovieTV MovieDrama
Hoping to leave behind troubled days in the Baltimore city police department, Nate Burns journeys to Alaska, where he takes up a quiet life as a small-town sheriff and begins a romance with spirited bush pilot Meg Galligan). But when Meg's father turns up dead, Burns finds himself thrust into the limelight of a dangerous murder investigation.
Child in the NightChild in the Night · 1990
Child in the Night
5.61990
MovieMysteryThriller
Traumatized after seeing his father brutally murdered by a hook wielding assailant, young Luke is tasked to help unmask the killer.
Final DescentFinal Descent · 1997
Final Descent
5.41997
MovieThrillerDrama
An airliner collides with a light plane just after takeoff, causing its elevators to jam in the full climb position. It will crash as soon as the fuel runs out, unless some desperate measure succeeds in bringing the nose down.

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The Junction BoysThe Junction Boys · 2002
The Junction Boys
6.52002
MovieDramaTV Movie
Tom Berenger leads an outstanding cast in this bone-crunching dramatization of legendary college football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant's debut at Texas A&M in the summer of 1954. The often unnerving story finds Bryant ducking the school's good ol' boy network of rich, influential alumni by spiriting his new team away to a makeshift training base in a tiny town called Junction. There, Bryant runs the equivalent of a POW camp, brutalizing an oversized, underdeveloped bunch of rowdy young men and tormenting those who seek medical attention for cracked spines and deadly heat exhaustion. Berenger delivers a warts-and-all performance as the vulgar, monstrous, yet much-respected Bryant, and the direction by seasoned television vet Mike Robe is brisk and almost explosively charged. Whatever one thinks of Bryant's punishing methods, the film does not flinch from telling its powerful tale. --Tom Keogh

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Murder OrdainedMurder Ordained · 1987
Murder Ordained
5.11987
Series
Murder Ordained is a television miniseries which originally aired for CBS in 1987, starring Keith Carradine, JoBeth Williams, and Kathy Bates. The telefilm was directed and co-written by Mike Robe. Based on actual events that occurred in Emporia, Kansas in 1983, the film tells the story of trooper John Rule whose investigation into a fatal traffic accident involving a local minister's wife turns into a case of murder when it becomes apparent that the accident was no accident at all. Much of the principal photography and filming occurred on location in Kansas and some of the dialogue comes directly from court transcripts. The film was subsequently released on VHS and DVD. The cast also includes Terry Kinney, M. Emmet Walsh, John Goodman and Johnny Galecki. The miniseries was nominated for an Emmy Award.

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