"If you can't stand the heat, get out of Miami."

2003

2h 26m

6.7(5668 votes)

Action

Crime

Comedy

Overview

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.

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108 members

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Martin Lawrence

Detective Marcus Burnett

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Will Smith

Detective Mike Lowrey

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Jordi Mollà

Hector Juan Carlos 'Johnny' Tapia

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Gabrielle Union

Syd

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Peter Stormare

Alexei

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Theresa Randle

Theresa

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Joe Pantoliano

Captain Howard

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Michael Shannon

Floyd Poteet

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Jon Seda

Roberto

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Yul Vazquez

Detective Mateo Reyes

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Jason Manuel Olazabal

Detective Marco Vargas

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Otto Sanchez

Carlos

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Henry Rollins

TNT Leader

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Antoni Corone

DEA Tony Dodd

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Gary Nickens

TNT Fanuti

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Rey Hernandez

TNT Zank

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Charlie Johnson Jr.

TNT Lockman

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Paul Villaverde

TNT Dexter

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John Salley

Fletcher

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Reynaldo Gallegos

Tito Vargas

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Veryl Jones

DEA Taylor

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Tim Powell

DEA Snell

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Phil Owens

AC DEA

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Timothy Adams

DEA Van

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Keith Hudson

DEA Agent

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Rich Kelley

DEA Agent

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Dave Corey

FBI Eames

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Crew

Bill Erfurth

Alpha 12

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Jennifer Diaz

Lupe

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R.E. Rodgers

Delongpre

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Chris Charles Herbert

Coast Guard Radio Operator

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Nelson J. Perez

Coast Guard Captain

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Bobby Talbert

AWAC Techie

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Nancy Duerr

Marcus' Police Psychologist

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Ivelin Giro

Mike's Police Psychologist

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Damaris Justamante

Group Therapist

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Bill Cordell

Doctor

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Alex Warren

Medical Examiner

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Dennis Greene

Reggie

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Bianca Bethune

Megan Burnett

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Scott Cumberbatch

Quincy Burnett

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Mason Rock Bay

Mason the Mastiff

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Gloria Irizarry

Donna Maria Tapia

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Alissa Mullins-Diaz

Tapia's Daughter

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Michael Francis

Ice Van Driver

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Pedro Telémaco

Baseball Cap Cuban

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Christopher Campbell

Shadowy Figure

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Jay A. Boutwell

Mortuary Security Guy

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Crew

Anthony Correa

Mortuary Security Guy

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Gino Salvano

Tapia Muscle Crew

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Ralph Navarro

Tapia Muscle Crew

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Fernando Gaviria

Tapia Muscle Crew

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Renee Reilly

Hot South Beach Woman

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Cash Casia

Hot South Beach Woman

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James Zelley

Klan Leader

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Bubba Baker

Klansman

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Camera

Steve Gibb

Klansman

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Emerson Forth

Boat Dock Guy

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Scott Charles

Swamp Rat

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Oleg Taktarov

Josef

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J. Michael Tiedeberg

Cigar Smoking Thug

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Treva Etienne

Icepick

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Kiko Ellsworth

Blond Dread

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Dieudonne S. Abel

Haitian Gang

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Gregory Bastien

Haitian Gang

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Shannon Briggs

Haitian Gang

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Greg Wayne Elam

Haitian Gang

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Irwin Gould

Haitian Gang

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Crew

Carlos Guity

Haitian Gang

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Merdock Malcolm Mercer

Haitian Gang

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Reggie Pierre

Haitian Gang

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Bruno Ramos

Haitian Gang

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Reggie Mann Stanley

Haitian Gang

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Todd Rogers Terry

Haitian Gang

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Raymond Tong

Haitian Gang

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Tiara Harris

Haitian Girl

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Edward Finlay

Rave Kid

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Sharon Wilkins

Heavy Black Woman

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Anthony Giaimo

Gay Hairdresser

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Jamaica Carter

Gay Hairdresser

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Bryan Bottinelli

Little Boy

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J.D. Walsh

Sales Tech

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Michael McDunough

Store Manager

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Sean Lampkin

Zook Pest Control Owner

Production

Michael Bay

Crappy Car Driver

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Terrence J. Crowley

Car Salesman

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Dan Marino

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Peter Donald Badalamenti II

Guy in Holding Area

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Jessica Karr

Female Corpse

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Omar Avila

Rebel (uncredited)

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Jon Beshara

Alpha 66 (uncredited)

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Flint Beverage

Air Force Radar Tech (uncredited)

Crew

John Cenatiempo

Undercover DEA (uncredited)

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Smith Cho

Customer in Electronics Store (uncredited)

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Dexter Fletcher

Swat Leader (uncredited)

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Deborah Smith Ford

Mourner (uncredited)

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Megan Fox

Stars-and-Stripes Bikini Kid Dancing Under Waterfall (uncredited)

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Tony Gomez

Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

Writing

Paul Lawrence

Mortuary Worker (uncredited)

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Rick Michaels

Plainclothes Detective (uncredited)

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Nevin Millan

Ecstasy Clubber (uncredited)

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Yamil Piedra

Tapia Muscle (uncredited)

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Denise Quiñones

Streetwalker in Cuba (uncredited)

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Jay Rasumny

Limo Guy (uncredited)

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Joe Vida

Police Officer (uncredited)

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Jasmine Waltz

Video Store Customer (uncredited)

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Sincerely A. Ward

Bartender (uncredited)

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Brian Anthony Wilson

Tapia Muscle Crew (uncredited)

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