Miami might not be like Los Angeles or New York, cities where movies are continually being shot on every street corner. But, Miami has certainly had its fair share of filming. Maybe it was chosen for the plot of the movie and maybe it was chosen for its location (it’s hard to shoot a beach scene in Nebraska). Whatever the reason, Miami’s presence in the movies has led other Florida cities to come over and shyly ask for an autograph. The following is a short list of film moments born in Miami:

From Justin to Kelly: How Miami surpassed every other city in America for the rites in this movie is beyond me. Seriously, the bidding war for this must have been right up there with the bidding at the Olympics or the Super Bowl. A film featuring american idol first winner and finalist, From Justin to Kelly it was enough to make anyone go from nausea to vomiting. Yeah, seriously, it was that bad. It would provide a lengthy discussion of the plot, but there really wasn’t one. Suffice it to say, the story line involved little more than singing and flapping limbs to the same choreographed routine…although, in one scene, they did dance with towels. That, in a word, was magical.

there’s something about mary: One of the funniest movies to ever hit the screen, this movie featured Cameron Diaz as Mary, a girl that men were willing to go to great lengths to impress. These great lengths included stalking, espionage, spoofing, and giving a fake British accent. Ben Stiller plays Ted, a clumsy but likeable man in love with Mary; a man who wants to impress her but seems a little less psychotic than the rest of the boys. A definite sleeper hit, this movie had unforgettable scenes, complete with laugh-out-loud moments. He also made us look at hair gel differently forever.

Scarface: At one point during the 1980s, almost every teenager had a poster for this movie on their bedroom wall. It is a story about Tony Montana, played by Al Pacino, who arrives in Florida as a Cuban refugee. After becoming a gangster as a result of the cocaine boom of the 1980s, he rises to the top of Miami’s organized crime world, only to fall back. Originally released with little enthusiasm, Scarface It has since become a cult classic and one of the most recognizable films ever made; He has left moviegoers forever considering him one of his little friends.

bad boys: The movie that left us all wondering what “you’re going to do when they come for you.” bad boys features Martin Lawrence and Will Smith as two detectives on the Miami police force. After $120 million worth of drugs is stolen, the two detectives are given the choice of getting the drugs back or losing their jobs. They bicker and bicker with each other, but their love for each other is also genuine, leading to comparisons of this duo to those of lethal weapon Y Starsky and Hutch. Although this movie is over the top, as police dramas tend to be, it is entertaining, fast-paced, and the action is hard to pass up. This film spawned a sequel, which was also shot in Miami.

any sunday: One of the most action-packed football movies, any sunday includes a star-studded cast of actors and professional athletes. With a portion of the film shot in Miami, the Orange Bowl stadium was disguised as the home field of a fictional football team, the Miami Sharks. Al Pacino plays an intense trainer, while Cameron Diaz plays an owner, and a not very nice one. The football movie differs a lot from the moving ones like Rudy Prayed The replacements. Instead, it shows the inner workings and politics involved in managing a professional team.