Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- brooding
- visceral
- paranoid
- late night viewing
- crime thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly admired the film's striking digital cinematography and atmospheric intensity but found its plot underdeveloped and its leads less charismatic than the television originals.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Michael Mann uses saturated digital night photography, smeared lights, and unstable low-light textures across Miami's streets and waterways.
Crockett and Tubbs increasingly inhabit their fabricated identities, with Crockett's relationship with Isabella making the boundary especially unstable.
Crockett's attraction to Isabella, the trafficker's wife, creates a personal conflict inside the drug investigation.
Tubbs and Crockett rely on procedural trust and shared risk while the case threatens the people they love.
Films like Miami Vice, and why
heat
Shares michael mann's digital neo-noir visual style, crime investigation, professional criminals, and emotionally restrained intensity.
collateral
Shares nocturnal urban atmosphere, undercover criminal networks, digital cinematography, and morally blurred police work.
donnie brasco
Shares undercover law enforcement, organized crime, romantic entanglement, and tense procedural action.
thief
Shares stylish crime filmmaking, charismatic police partners, and a high-stakes descent into criminal underworlds.
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael Mann
- Release Date
- 2006-07-27
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (2075)
Cast
- Colin Farrell
- Jamie Foxx
- Naomie Harris
- Gong Li
- John Ortiz
- Ciarán Hinds
- Justin Theroux
- Barry Shabaka Henley
- Elizabeth Rodriguez
- John Hawkes
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Starz Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Miami Vice about?
- Two Miami vice detectives let their undercover identities consume their partnership, loyalties, and judgment while infiltrating a lethal drug network.
- What is Miami Vice like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Miami Vice as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Miami Vice violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Miami Vice as moderate.
- What did critics think of Miami Vice?
- Critics broadly admired the film's striking digital cinematography and atmospheric intensity but found its plot underdeveloped and its leads less charismatic than the television originals.
- Which films are like Miami Vice?
- Films with a similar feel include heat, collateral, donnie brasco, and thief.
- How long is Miami Vice?
- Miami Vice runs 132 minutes.
- Where can I watch Miami Vice?
- In United States, Miami Vice streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Starz Apple TV channel.
