Jon Gries
28 titles
Filmography
28 results

The White Lotus
A social satire set at a tropical resort, this limited series follows various guests and employees over one highly transformative week. Checking into the luxurious White Lotus are a group of vacationers who run roughshod over the manager and head of spa services. As darker dynamics emerge, the truths of the travelers, employees, and even the idyllic locale itself are revealed.
Natural Selection
(2011)Linda White, a barren Christian housewife, leads a sheltered existence in suburban Texas. Her world is turned upside-down when she discovers that her dying husband, Abe, has a 23-year old illegitimate son named Raymond living in Florida. Somewhere on the edge of guilt and loneliness, Linda grants Abe's final wish and sets off on a quixotic journey to find Raymond and bring him back before her husband passes away. Along the way, Linda's wonderfully bizarre relationship with Raymond will teach her more about herself than she ever imagined possible and force her to come to terms with her troubled past.

Locker 13
(2014)A night janitor trains a new employee and regales him with four twisted cautionary tales filled with unexpected philosophical messages.

Falsely Accused
(2016)After her brother is murdered, Shelly can only prove her innocence and clear her name by catching the true killer in this journey of love and sorrow.

Glass Jaw
(2018)A champion boxer winds up going to prison and loses everything. After his release, he seeks redemption and is determined to reclaim his title.

Unicorn City
(2012)Game developer, Warlocks of the Beach, has offered Voss, an unemployed table-top gamer, the chance at a management position if he can demonstrate real leadership abilities. Given one week to prove himself, Voss convinces Marsha, a long-time gamer friend, to help him entice the guild into his scheme to get a job.

Faults
(2014)Hoping to rescue their daughter from a dangerous cult, a couple hires a washed-up expert in mind control to kidnap and deprogram her.

Stick It
(2006)Hayley Graham likes to defy and conquer two things: the law and the laws of gravity. But when she fails on both accounts and faces court, she can't defy her punishment: being sent to the Vickerman Gymnastics Academy.

Kill Me Again
(1989)Fate brings together a down-on-his-luck private eye with a massive debt and a femme fatale with a suitcase of money. And fate may tear them apart.

Skinwalker Ranch
(2013)In 2010 "Skinwalker Ranch" gained media attention after experiencing a wide range of unexplained phenomena. Reports ranged from UFO sightings to livestock mutilation, and most notably the disappearance of ranch owner Hoyt Miller's (Jon Gries) 8 year old son, Cody (Nash Lucas). Modern Defense Enterprises (MDE) sent a team of experts to document and investigate the mysterious occurrences.

Durant's Never Closes
(2016)Based on the story of the charismatic yet fiercely guarded restaurateur and playboy whose steak house was a hub for the ultra-famous and notorious.

Napoleon Dynamite
(2004)Awkward teenager Napoleon Dynamite struggles with dealing with school and his family in his small Idaho town. When his friend Pedro decides to run for class president, Napoleon steps in to help him win.

The Snow Walker
(2003)When a plane carrying a maverick pilot and a sick Inuit woman crashes hundreds of miles from civilization, they fall to the mercy of nature’s worst.

Endgame
(2015)A boy who learned to play chess like his grandfather, a champion in Mexico, joins his school team in Texas and tries to help them win the state title.

Eternity: The Movie
(2014)Todd is a naive songwriter. BJ is a brash saxophonist. Alone, they’re pathetic losers. Together, they become the most mediocre R&B duo of the 1980s.

Frank
(2007)A family's vacation takes a turn when a stray dog named Frank wanders into their island getaway, sparking an unlikely bond that changes everything.

Pass the Light
(2015)Disturbed by the hateful platform of a popular congressional candidate running in his district, a high school decides to launch an underdog challenge.

Joysticks
(1983)Cuando los padres preocupados intentan cerrar el emporio y la sala de juegos de video local, un grupo de jugadores empedernidos luchan por salvarlo.

The Axe Murders of Villisca
(2017)Intrigued by the real life mystery that surrounds a Murder House in the town of Villisca, a group of friends set out to find the truth for themselves. After travelling to the scene of the crime, Caleb, Denny and Jess take a guided tour that follows the final steps of the parents and four children that were brutally murdered over a hundred years prior.

Taken
(2008)Ex-C.I.A. agent becomes a one-man killing machine after his daughter is kidnapped.