Best Florida Movies & TV Shows

The Rip

9 / 10

Trust frays when a team of Miami cops discovers millions in cash inside a run-down stash house, calling everyone — and everything — into question.

Run time: 113m Tagline: Count the money. Count it again. Count on no one. Release: 2026-01-13

Stars: Ben Affleck Catalina Sandino Moreno Daisuke Tsuji Kyle Chandler Matt Damon Nestor Carbonell Sasha Calle Scott Adkins Steven Yeun Teyana Taylor

R.J. Decker

8 / 10

Ex-con photographer RJ Decker becomes a PI in South Florida, solving strange cases with help from his journalist ex, her cop wife, and an enigmatic woman from his past who may help or destroy him.

Stars: Adelaide Clemens Bevin Bru Jaina Lee Ortiz Kevin Rankin Scott Speedman

In the aftermath of a hurricane the Florida Park Ranger and his family deal with strange occurrences, including luminescent creatures in the water. People in the town start to act different, who can you trust?

Stars: Alexis Dziena Ariel Gade Eddie Cibrian Evan Peters Kari Matchett Lisa Sheridan Tyler Labine William Fichtner

Scarface

9 / 10

After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.

Run time: 170m Tagline: He loved the American Dream. With a vengeance. Release: 1983-12-09

Stars: Al Pacino Ángel Salazar F. Murray Abraham Harris Yulin Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Michelle Pfeiffer Miriam Colon Paul Shenar Robert Loggia Steven Bauer

CSI: Miami

7 / 10

The show follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as they use physical evidence, similar to their Las Vegas counterparts, to solve grisly murders. The series mixes deduction, gritty subject matter, and character-driven drama in the same vein as the original series in the CSI franchise, except that the Miami CSIs are cops first, scientists second.

Stars: Adam Rodriguez David Caruso Emily Procter Eva LaRue Jonathan Togo Omar Benson Miller Rex Linn

Licence to Kill

After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered. Bond goes rogue and seeks vengeance on those responsible, as he infiltrates Sanchez's organization from the inside.

Run time: 133m Tagline: James Bond is out on his own and out for revenge. Release: 1989-06-13

Stars: Anthony Starke Anthony Zerbe Benicio del Toro Carey Lowell Everett McGill Frank McRae Robert Davi Talisa Soto Timothy Dalton Wayne Newton

Bad Boys

Marcus Burnett is a henpecked family man. Mike Lowrey is a footloose and fancy free ladies' man. Both Miami policemen, they have 72 hours to reclaim a consignment of drugs stolen from under their station's nose. To complicate matters, in order to get the assistance of the sole witness to a murder, they have to pretend to be each other.

Run time: 119m Tagline: Whatcha gonna do? Release: 1995-04-07

Stars: Joe Pantoliano Julio Oscar Mechoso Marg Helgenberger Martin Lawrence Nestor Serrano Saverio Guerra Tchéky Karyo Téa Leoni Theresa Randle Will Smith

Bad Boys II

Detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey of the Miami Narcotics Task Force are tasked with stopping the flow of the drug Ecstasy into Miami. They track the drugs to the whacked-out Cuban drug lord Johnny Tapia, who is also involved in a bloody war with Russian and Haitian mobsters. If that isn't bad enough, there's tension between the two detectives when Marcus discovers that playboy Mike is secretly romancing Marcus’ sister, Syd.

Run time: 146m Tagline: If you can't stand the heat, get out of Miami. Release: 2003-07-18

Stars: Gabrielle Union Joe Pantoliano Jon Seda Jordi Mollà Martin Lawrence Michael Shannon Peter Stormare Theresa Randle Will Smith Yul Vazquez

Bad Boys for Life

Marcus and Mike are forced to confront new threats, career changes, and midlife crises as they join the newly created elite team AMMO of the Miami police department to take down the ruthless Armando Armas, the vicious leader of a Miami drug cartel.

Run time: 124m Tagline: Ride together. Die together. Release: 2020-01-15

Stars: Alexander Ludwig Charles Melton Jacob Scipio Joe Pantoliano Kate del Castillo Martin Lawrence Nicky Jam Paola Nuñez Vanessa Hudgens Will Smith