History Main / OnlyInMiami

* Both ''BadBoys'' movies center on a couple of {{Cowboy Cop}}s who work for the Miami PD These movies also had a bit of of an odd case of CaliforniaDoubling, not with Cali but with quiet, gentrified Delray Beach, Florida, 50 miles to the north for some scenes. Many areas are instantly recognizable to native Miamians, though.

* ''Any Given Sunday'' takes place here, following the "Miami Sharks."

* Almost all ElmoreLeonard crime novels, largely because Leonard is a Miami-based author. DaveBarry has also set his fiction in Miami for the same reason. In 1996, Barry, Leonard and 11 other Florida writers, some of whom also set most of their works or one or more series in Miami, collaborated on a Miami-set comedy mystery novel entitled ''NakedCameTheManatee''.

* ''MiamiVice''. Of course.

* ''{{Reno 911}} Miami''

* Both ''BadBoys'' movies center on a couple of {{Cowboy Cop}}s who work for the Miami PD
** These movies also had a bit of of an odd case of CaliforniaDoubling, not with Cali but with quiet, gentrified Delray Beach, Florida, 50 miles to the north for some scenes. Many areas are instantly recognizable to native Miamians, though.
** Gentrified, maybe, but try driving in Delray with all the retirees and you'll feel like you're in a car chase.

* One of the odder examples is ''AceVentura: Pet Detective'', which involved the Miami Dolphins.
** And involved a story based on their real-life archrivals, the Buffalo Bills, losing Super Bowl 25 on a missed field goal.

* ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' takes place in Miami (like the [[Literature/{{Dexter}} series of novels it is based]]), and is filmed mostly there (but also in California).
** Has something of a dark twist; Dexter likes Miami not for the sun or the glamour (things which he actually personally dislikes) but for the high unsolved-murder rate, which makes it an ideal place to "hone [[SerialKillerKiller his craft]]". (20%, if Dexter is to be believed, which is...impressively atrocious.)

* ''BurnNotice'' has an international superspy artificially confined to Miami, leading to the oddest combination of Stale Beer and Martini-flavored SpyFiction ever concocted. It's also filmed in the area, and spares no opportunity to show it.
* ''NipTuck''.

* ''CSIMiami'': Now the setting this show focuses on is...*puts on sunglasses* OnlyInMiami. ''[[MemeticMutation YEAAAAAAAAAAAAH!]]''

* ''BurnNotice'' has an international superspy artificially confined to Miami, leading to the oddest combination of Stale Beer and Martini-flavored SpyFiction ever concocted.

The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Florida_metropolitan_area Miami/South Florida metro area]] is the biggest urban area in the state, and ninth largest in the United States (not the largest city proper in the state, however; that would be Jacksonville, which is also the geographically largest proper city in the mainland US). It also has the largest immigrant population of any city in North America, just ahead of UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, thanks to its large Caribbean and Latin American communities.

Often used in RealLife [[AccentuateTheNegative negatively]] as a NoTrueScotsman fallacy. It's totally safe to visit Miami; it doesn't have nearly as many shoot-outs and car chases as it does on TV, but the clubs and beaches are really that glamorous. [[note]]While much of the crime is gang-related and won't affect the average citizen, just note that tourists flying into the airport are a prime target for criminals because Florida's very friendly concealed carry laws make them the least risky targets. Then again, this is true in most of the world, albeit for different reasons.[[/note]]

If you believe TV and the movies, Miami is ''the only'' city in Florida; despite being hundreds of miles apart, Tallahassee (which, by the way, is far up north enough to experience at least occasional ''snow'' in winter), Jacksonville (which is just as far away from Miami as Tallahassee is), Key West, Tampa, and Orlando are just suburbs. You would also think that everyone lives in Art Deco mansions, wears the latest designer sunglasses, speaks Cuban-accented Spanish, has access to a speedboat and takes off their sunglasses at the slightest provocation. Not quite TruthInTelevision. [[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne Nobody]] ''[[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne actually]]'' [[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne takes off their sunglasses--it's too bright for that.]] The abundance of palm trees however is [[TruthInTelevision true]], as are the boats (though there are usually more yachts than speedboats), thanks to Miami's proximity to both Biscayne Bay and the Intracoastal Waterway.

* ''TheGoldenGirls'' is based here, though none of the four protagonists are natives. They're also all over 50, leading to plenty of "old people in Florida" jokes, even though three of the girls are still working full-time.

* ''Series/{{JerseyShore}}'' had at least one season in Miami.

->''If Miami hasn't got it, nobody's invented it yet.''
--> Vinne Marco in a first season episode of '''''Miami Vice'''''

* A few years before ''MiamiVice'', there was the 1983 movie ''{{Scarface}}'', which also contributed heavily to the image of Miami as a noir/cop setting.

* ''Film/{{Scarface}}'' is set in Miami and depicts the city as being a hotbed of criminal activity and gang violence. Because of the depiction of the city and its mostly Latino characters, the film's credits contain a disclaimer that Cuban-Americans as a whole are not anything like the gangsters in the movie.

* ''Film/{{Scarface||'' is set in Miami and depicts the city as being a hotbed of criminal activity and gang violence. Because of the depiction of the city and its mostly Latino characters, the film's credits contain a disclaimer that Cuban-Americans as a whole are not anything like the gangsters in the movie.

The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Florida_metropolitan_area Miami/South Florida metro area]] (which extends north through the three most populous counties in the state) is the biggest urban area in the state, and fourth largest in the United States (not the largest city proper in the state, however; that would be Jacksonville... which is also the second largest proper city in the US). It also has the largest immigrant population of any city in North America, just ahead of UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, thanks to its large Caribbean and Latin American communities.

** Has something of a dark twist; Dexter likes Miami not for the sun or the glamour (things which he actually personally dislikes) but for the high unsolved-murder rate, which makes it an ideal place to "hone his craft". (20%, if Dexter is to be believed, which is...impressively atrocious.)

* ''Series/AustinAndAlly'' also takes place in Miami. One vice squad cop is a huge fan of ''Miami Vice'', which inspired

* ''Series/AustinAndAlly'' also takes place in Miami.

If you believe TV and the movies, Miami is ''the only'' city in Florida; despite being hundreds of miles apart, Tallahassee (which, by the way, is far up north enough to experience at least occasional ''snow'' in winter), Jacksonville, Key West, Tampa, and Orlando are just suburbs. You would also think that everyone lives in Art Deco mansions, wears the latest designer sunglasses, speaks Cuban-accented Spanish, has access to a speedboat and takes off their sunglasses at the slightest provocation. Not quite TruthInTelevision. [[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne Nobody]] ''[[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne actually]]'' [[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne takes off their sunglasses--it's too bright for that.]] The abundance of palm trees however is [[TruthInTelevision true]], as are the boats (though there are usually more yachts than speedboats), thanks to Miami's proximity to both Biscayne Bay and the Intracoastal Waterway.

* ''{{Driver}}'' and ''[=Driv3r=]'' both start in Miami.

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* ''{{Dexter}}'' takes place in Miami, and is filmed mostly there (but also in California).

* ''AustinAndAlly''

The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Florida_metropolitan_area Miami/South Florida metro area]] (which extends north through the three most populous counties in the state) is the biggest urban area in the state, and fourth largest in the United States (not the largest city proper in the state, however; that would be Jacksonville... which is also the second largest proper city in the US). It also has the largest immigrant population of any city in North America, just ahead of {{Toronto}}, thanks to its large Caribbean and Latin American communities.

Often used in RealLife [[AccentuateTheNegative negatively]] as a NoTrueScotsman fallacy. It's totally safe to visit Miami; it doesn't have nearly as many shoot-outs and car chases as it does on TV, but the clubs and beaches are really that glamorous. [[note]]While much of the crime is gang-related and won't affect the average citizen, just note that tourists flying into the airport are a prime target for criminals because Florida's very friendly concealed carry laws make them the least risky targets.[[/note]]

* ''VideoGame/HotlineMiami'' takes this trope to [[MindScerw truly bizarre levels]].

* ''VideoGame/HotlineMiami'' takes this trope to the extreme!