Miami of Old
Long before it was the playground of the rich and famous Miami, Florida was a sleepy little city on the southeast coast of Florida known mostly for its Latin population, illegal activities and mostly for being a city sized retirement home.
Which of these films set entirely or partially in Miami before the glam and glitz the city is known for now is your favorite?
Note: all films were filmed before 2000.
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Which of these films set entirely or partially in Miami before the glam and glitz the city is known for now is your favorite?
Note: all films were filmed before 2000.
Discuss your sunny pick here!
Vote here!
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- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantIngrid BergmanClaude RainsThe daughter of a convicted German spy is asked by American agents to gather information on a ring of German scientists in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them?
- DirectorFred F. SearsStarsBarry SullivanLuther AdlerJohn BaerFed up with the rising crime rate in Miami, the police chief and leading members of the city council hire a former gangster who's gone straight to help eliminate the biggest crime syndicate in the city.
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsFrank SinatraEdward G. RobinsonEleanor ParkerWidower Tony is trying to keep a small Miami hotel afloat while raising a 12-year-old son. He's forced to ask his harried brother Mario for help, but he'll only bail Tony out if he quits his bohemian lifestyle and marries a sensible woman.
- DirectorJerry LewisStarsJerry LewisAlex GerryBob ClaytonMute bellboy Stanley works at the luxurious Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach. In spite of being a serviceable and friendly employee, the clumsy Stanley gets successively into trouble with his mistakes.
- DirectorGuy HamiltonStarsSean ConneryGert FröbeHonor BlackmanWhile investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve.
- DirectorTerence YoungStarsSean ConneryClaudine AugerAdolfo CeliJames Bond heads to the Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme.
- DirectorElliot SilversteinStarsAnthony QuinnGeorge MaharisMichael ParksYoung drifters kidnap rich businessman Roc Delmonico for kicks and demand $200K for his release. But none of Roc's relatives or Mafia associates want to part with the money. So Roc switches allegiances and plots revenge.
- DirectorGordon DouglasStarsFrank SinatraJill St. JohnRichard ConteTough Miami P.I., Tony Rome's hired by a millionaire to find jewelry stolen from his daughter. In the search, he has several encounters with local hoods as well as the Miami's police.
- DirectorGordon DouglasStarsFrank SinatraRaquel WelchRichard ConteDuring an ocean dive, Miami gumshoe Tony Rome (Frank Sinatra) finds a woman's body with her feet encased in a concrete block and sets out to solve the murder case.
- DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsRobert ShawBruce DernMarthe KellerWhen a Black September terrorist group begins a plot to carry out a massive terrorist attack in the United States, an Israeli commando works with the FBI to identify the target and conspirators, and prevent the plan from succeeding.
- DirectorDom DeLuiseStarsDom DeLuiseSuzanne PleshetteJerry ReedMiami police fence stolen goods at a storefront-sting operation equipped with a two-way mirror.
- DirectorHal NeedhamStarsBurt ReynoldsJackie GleasonJerry ReedThe Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T. Justice is on his tail.
- DirectorSergio CorbucciStarsTerence HillErnest BorgnineJoanne DruRed powder from a nuclear explosion gives a police officer super powers as long as he doesn't see anything red. He is eventually framed for murder and is unsuccessfully executed by many different methods.
- DirectorSydney PollackStarsPaul NewmanSally FieldBob BalabanWhen a prosecutor leaks to a Miami reporter that a liquor wholesaler is suspected in the murder of a union head, the man's life begins to unravel.
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsAl PacinoMichelle PfeifferSteven BauerIn 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed.
- DirectorJoseph ZitoStarsChuck NorrisRichard LynchMelissa ProphetA one-man army comes to the rescue when the United States are invaded by communists.
- DirectorAlan MyersonStarsBubba SmithDavid GrafMichael WinslowThe Police Academy's commandant will be honored at a police convention in Miami Beach. At the airport he picks a wrong bag with stolen diamonds. The "owners" want them back.
- DirectorGeorge ArmitageStarsFred WardAlec BaldwinJennifer Jason LeighAn ex-con's first act of freedom is moving to Miami where he restarts his old criminal ways with even more potency.
- DirectorMick JacksonStarsKevin CostnerWhitney HoustonGary KempA former Secret Service agent takes on the job of bodyguard to an R&B singer, whose lifestyle is most unlike a President's.
- DirectorTom ShadyacStarsJim CarreyCourteney CoxSean YoungA goofy detective specializing in animals goes in search of the missing mascot of the Miami Dolphins.
- DirectorLuis LlosaStarsSylvester StalloneSharon StoneJames WoodsA woman entices a bomb expert she's involved with into destroying the mafia that killed her family.
- DirectorMike NewellStarsAl PacinoJohnny DeppMichael MadsenAn FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the Mafia life--at the expense of his regular one.
- DirectorBobby FarrellyPeter FarrellyStarsCameron DiazMatt DillonBen StillerA man gets a chance to meet up with his dream girl from high school, even though his date with her back then was a complete disaster.
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsAl PacinoDennis QuaidCameron DiazA behind-the-scenes look at the life-and-death struggles of modern-day gladiators and those who lead them.