Movies that capture the atmosphere of the city.
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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Jim Carrey is on the case to find the Miami Dolphins' missing mascot and quarterback Dan Marino, who plays himself in this goofy comedy.
Bad Boys (1995)
Action movie in which two Miami cops played by Will Smith and Martin Lawrence have 72 hours to reclaim drugs stolen from under their station's nose. (The building used for police headquarters is actually the Miami-Dade County Courthouse.)
The Birdcage (1996)
Hilarious update of the French comedy La Cage Aux Folles, with Robin Williams starring as a gay South Beach nightclub owner forced to play it straight with his drag-queen partner (Nathan Lane) so they can meet their future daughter-in-law's right-wing parents.
Cocaine Cowboys (2006)
Documentary about Colombian cocaine barons putting Miami on the map as a drug, murder, and cash capital in the 1980s.
Miami Rhapsody (1995)
Quirky romantic story of a young Miami Beach woman (played by Sarah Jessica Parker, pre-Sex and the City) whose fear of commitment grows as she discovers the various affairs her family is having.
Scarface (1983)
The bloody rise and fall of Cuban refugee Tony Montana (Al Pacino), who builds a drug empire in early 1980s Miami.
There's Something About Mary (1998)
The Farrelly brothers' wacky love story of a high school geek (Ben Stiller) who hires a sleazy private eye (Matt Dillon) to track down his long-lost heartthrob (Cameron Diaz) in Miami.
