Miami movies, ranked

Mateo Ferreira

@mferreira_backgammon

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Crunched these ratings at the backgammon table instead of actually playing, oops. This is every film that gets Miami right (or gloriously wrong), scored like I'm judging a dice roll. No hate for Scarface but my neighbors in Allapattah deserve a Moonlight mention too, dale.

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Miami movies, ranked — 5 items
Name	Film	My take	Score /10
1Miami Vice	Miami Vice (2006)	Michael Mann filming our city like a neon fever dream. Colin Farrell's mustache alone deserves its own loan application.	7
2Moonlight	Moonlight (2016)	Barry Jenkins made Liberty City feel like poetry. Hit me different, almost made me stop hustling backgammon for a night.	10
3Scarface	Scarface (1983)	Every tourist's first Miami reference, still slaps even after a thousand rewatches. Say hello to my little friend, etc etc.	9
4The Birdcage	The Birdcage (1996)	South Beach comedy gold, Robin Williams and Nathan Lane running a drag club on Ocean Drive. Pure chisme energy.	8
5Pain & Gain	Pain & Gain (2013)	Mark Wahlberg's bodybuilder scheme based on a real Miami case, chaotic like a Sunday at the gym parking lot.	7