The state of Florida in the United States is a popular location for the filming and setting of movies and television shows, both fictional and non-fictional. The following article provides a list of films and television shows which have been partially or wholly set in or shot in Florida. The listed shows span a wide variety of genres and range from shows almost entirely shot and set in one city (e.g., Miami for The Golden Girls and Miami Vice) to those containing only a small number of scenes shot or set in Florida (e.g., Lost and Moonraker.
Films set in or shot in Miami Title Release Year Notes 2 Fast 2 Furious 2003Set in Miami 2 Lava 2 Lantula! 2016Set in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and other parts of South Florida 8th & Ocean 2006 A+ 2013 Filmed throughout Florida Absence of Malice 1981 Set and shot in Miami and Coral Gables, including inside the since-demolished Miami Herald building on Biscayne BayAbsolute Zero 2006Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 1994Set in MiamiAdaptation 2003Ali 2001All About the Benjamins 2002Set in Miami Any Given Sunday 1999Set in Miami Bad Boys 1995 Set in Miami Bad Boys II 2003 Set in Miami Bad Boys for Life 2020 Set in Miami Band of the Hand 1986 Baywatch 2017 Set and shot in South Beach. The Bellboy 1960 Big Trouble 2002 The Birdcage 1996Set in Miami Black Sunday 1977 Adaptation of the novel by Thomas Harris Blood and Wine 1996 Blow 2001Set in Miami Body Heat 1981 The Bodyguard1992Set in MiamiBrown Sub, Miami Caddyshack 1980 Boating scene filmed in Biscayne Bay; balance of filming done in Broward County Casino Royale 2006 James Bond film, set in Miami The Champ1979 Chef2014Filmed in multiple locations across the United States. California, Texas, Louisiana & Filmed at the Versailles Cuban Restaurant Miami Florida. Cocaine Cowboys2006Set in Miami Confessions of a Shopaholic 2008Crash1978 Also known as The Crash of Flight 401 Crime Busters1977 The Day of the dolphin 1973 Early scene with George C. Scott boarding boat at the Marina shot at Watson Island Deep Throat 1972 Donnie Brasco1997 Also filmed in New York City Dostana 2008The first Bollywood movie to be filmed entirely in Miami, United States Drop Zone 1994Some scenes shot near Miami and in the Florida Keys Fair Game 1995 Flying Down to Rio 1933The first Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers film, set in Miami and Rio de Janeiro From Justin to Kelly2003 The Funhouse 1981 The Galindez File Gentle Ben2002 Goldfinger 1964 First James Bond film to be filmed in Miami Gringo Wedding The Happening 1967 Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay2008Set in Miami A Hole in the Head1959 Holy Man1998 Hot Stuff 1979 I Am Frankie 2017–Present Filmed at the Viacom International Studios in Miami In Her Shoes2005 Invasion U.S.A. 1985 Iron Boys - Miami Holiday Iron Man 3 2013 Scenes were shot during the daytime inside the Miami Beach Resort at Miami Beach Knights of the City1986 Lady In Cement 1968 Stars Frank Sinatra Making Mr. Right1987 Marley and Me 2008 Set in South Florida, filmed in Miami, starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston The Mean Season1985 Meet the Fockers2004 Mega Python vs. Gatoroid2011 Set in Miami and the Everglades Mental Glitch Directed by John Walters Miami Blues1990Set in Miami Miami Guns 2000Set in Miami Miami Rhapsody1995Set in Miami The Miami Story1954Set in Miami Miami Vice 2006 Based on the 1980s television series of the same name Moonlight 2016 Winner of the Academy Award for best Picture Mr. Nanny1993 New in Town 2009 Starring Renée Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr. Nightmare Beach1988 Notorious 1946 Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman Nude on the Moon1961 Filmed in Coral Castle Out of Sight 1999 Directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez Out of Time 2003 Set in Miami Pain & Gain 2013 Shot in Miami Pepe Vila Body Shop 2003 The Pest 1997 Starring John Leguizamo as Pestario 'Pest' Vargas Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach 1988Set in Miami Popi 1969 Porky's 1982 Porky's II: The Next Day 1983 Quick Pick 2006Set in Miami Red Eye 2005Set in Miami Reno 911!: Miami 2007Set in Miami Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise 1987 Ride Along 2 2016Portions filmed in South Beach and Downtown Miami Sabado Gigante Satan Was a Lady Scarface 1983Set in Miami The Shining1980 Shoot Down 2007 DocumentaryShottas2002Partially filmed and set in Miami and Miami Gardens Smokey and the Bandit II1980Portions filmed in Miami's since-demolished Orange Bowl Stadium Snow Dogs2002 Something In the Night The Specialist 1994 Step Up Revolution 2012 Set in Miami Stick 1985 Stuck On You 2003 The Substitute 1996 Set in Miami Super Fuzz1980 Taste It: A Comedy About the Recession 2012Set and shot in Miami That Dick Taste's like Money 2011Filmed at 180 NE 29th St, Miami, FL 33137, USA There's Something About Mary1998Set in Miami Thunderball 1965James Bond film, set in Miami Tony Rome 1967 Transporter 2 2005Set in Miami True Lies 1994Set in Miami Up Close & Personal 1996 Set in Miami and Philadelphia War Dogs 2016 Where the Boys Are 1960 Wild Things 1998 Set and shot in Miami Wild Things 2 2004 Set in Miami Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough 2005 Set in Miami Wild Things: Foursome 2010 Set in Miami Wrestling Ernest Hemingway1993(Portions shot in Biscayne Park Dania Beach and Lake Worth) Young Entrepreneur Society2009
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