Best Movies about Tampa florida

Movies about Tampa florida

Here is a list of 10 popular movies that were filmed in Tampa:

1. Channing Tatum’s Magic Mike showcases Tampa bay’s beach scenery as well as The Amphitheatre at Ybor City. The film is a loose portrayal of Tatum’s real life experience of being a male stripper, known as Chan Crawford, in Tampa before making it in Hollywood.

2. Known as a hot spot for Spring Breakers every year, St.Petersburg was featured in the James Franco movie, ‘Spring Breakers’. Trailer also shows the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Coral Reef Motel, located between RumFish Beach Resort and TradeWinds Island Grand, was also displayed in the movie that also featured Selena Gomez, Vanessa Higgins, etc.

3. The 2011 Disney movie ‘Dolphin Tale’ was inspired by the true story of Winter, a dolphin that loses its tail and gets a prosthetic replacement. The movie was starring Harry Connick, Jr. and Ashley Judd.

4. Filmed in and around St. Petersburg, Ron Howard’s’ Cocoon’ was a movie about aliens turning a swimming pool into a fountain of youth. Some of the local scenes are from Silas Dent’s, a seafood restaurant across from TradeWinds Island Grand and St. Petersburg’s historic ballroom, the Coliseum.

5. What about the ‘Great Expectations’? Shot in 1996, the movie, an adaptation of the Dickens classic, starred Ethan Hawke and Gwyneth Paltrow. The film shows the rundown conditions of Sarasota’s historic Ca’ d’Zan mansion. Built in the 1920s by John Ringling, the Venetian-style mansion dominates 20 acres of Sarasota waterfront.

6. St. Petersburg/Clearwater area’s Derby Lane was utilized in the 2001 action-comedy ‘Ocean’s Eleven’. For this movie, 2,800 local residents were hired as extras to perform for the cameras.

7. Have you been to the Lowry Park Zoo? Well we know that the crew of 1990’s ‘Goodfellas’ were. When mobsters Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) and Jimmy Conway (Robert De Niro) are sent to carry out a job in Tampa, guess where they decide to dangle an indebted gambler over the lion’s den?

8. Honeymoon Island was portrayed as Puerto Rico in the movie ‘The Punisher’ of 2004. The $ 30-million movie starred Thomas Jane alongside of John Travolta with high speed chases on Sunshine Skyway Bridge, US 19 and I275.

9. 1990 film «Edward Scissorhands» were shot around the Dade City and Wesley Chappel. Tim Burton has used Tinsmith Circle, Carpenters Run in Lutz.

10. ‘Beneath the 12-Mile Reef’, a 1953 adventure film directed by Robert D. Webb featured Tarpon Springs as the movie featured Greek descendant father and son team as sponge diving experts who go in competition with another family that end up in violence.

22 movies and shows featuring Tampa Bay you can stream right now

Self-quarantine doesn’t need to be boring. Take a Tampa Bay movie tour from the comfort of your living room with this list of movies and TV shows that were either filmed here, or are about the area.

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Domov slečny Peregrinové pro zvláštní děti (2016)

Location: St. Petersburg, Largo
One of two films Burton has opted to film in Tampa Bay, the main character’s house, and all its peculiarity, can be found in Largo.See for yourself on YouTube, Amazon Prime, Google Play, Vudu, and Hulu.

Photo via Tim Burton Productions

Forever Mine (1999)

Location: St. Pete Beach
Set in Miami, but filmed on St. Pete Beach, the story of a love triangle turns deadly—but at least happened in the Don CeSar Hotel. You can watch it all unfold on Vudu, Crackle, YouTube, Amazon Prime, and Google Play.

Photo via Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cocoon (1984)

Location: Clearwater, St. Petersburg
This Oscar-winning sci-fi fantasy tells the story of a pool that embodies the properties of the Fountain of Youth, but that’s because it’s filled with alien cocoons. You can stream it on Amazon Prime.

Photo via Twentieth Century Fox

Dolphin Tale 1 and 2 (2010, 2014)

Location: Clearwater, St. Petersburg, and Tarpon Springs
Inspired by true events, Dolphin Tale documents the tale of Winter and her prosthetic tale. Dolphin Tale 2 Winter’s mother and tankmate, Panama, dies—leaving her without a tankmate. By law, dolphins cannot live in a tank alone, and the Mote Aquarium is on a race against the clock to find Winter a new partner in crime. Both movies are streaming on Amazon Prime, YouTube, iTunes, Google Play, and Vudu. Dolphin Tale 2 is also available on Netflix.

Photo via Alcon Entertainment

Střihoruký Edward (1990)

Location: Lutz, Lakeland
The brightly-colored neighborhood in Tim Burton’s cult-favorite was found in Lutz (it’s still there, minus the pastels), and the shopping mall is located in Lakeland. See for yourself on YouTube, Amazon Prime, Google Play, iTunes, Vudu, and Hulu.

Foto přes 20th Century Fox

Goodfellas (1990)

Location: Lowry Park Zoo
Mostly filmed in New York, the mob classic features big cats from Tampa’s own Lowry Park Zoo—and they’re hungry. Find out if they get fed on Amazon Prime, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu, Netflix, YouTube.

Photo via Warner Brothers Pictures

Grace is Gone (2006)

Location: Fort De Soto Park
If you’re in the mood for a heartfelt family movie, you found it. After his wife dies at war, Stanley must cope with the grief while learning how to be a single dad of two. You can watch on iTunes, Amazon Prime, YouTube, and Google Play.

Photo via The Weinstein Company

Velká očekávání (1996)

Location: Fort De Soto Park
Adapted from a Charles Dickens novel, a boy falls in love with a girl, knowing very well that feeling can’t be returned—or can it? Find out on Amazon Prime, YouTube, Google Play, and Vudu.

Photo via Cineguild Productions

Smrtonosná zbraň 3 (1991)

Místo: Clearwater
A week before retirement, police detective Robert Murtaugh (played by Danny Glover) is roped into an important case with his partner Martin Riggs (played by Mel Gibson). The famed Soreno Hotel went out in a blaze of explosive glory for this film. Watch it on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Prime, YouTube, and Vudu.

Photo via Warner Brothers Pictures

Magic Mike (2011)

Location: St. Pete Beach, Ybor City
You can watch Channing Tatum and Matthew McConaughey run up and down St. Pete Beach, or even see a familiar Ybor City restaurant, The Bricks. Stream it on Amazon Prime, YouTube, Google Play, Vudu, and iTunes.

Photo via Warner Brothers Pictures

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Movies Filmed in Tampa Bay

Between the abundance of talented production workers, the beautiful + diverse scenérie, a další industry incentives the government offers , the Tampa Bay area is a leading city for making movies outside Hollywood.

Dozens of flicks have been filmed here on the Suncoast — here are 10 of our faves:

Polda a půl (1993) | Port Tampa Bay, George Washington Junior High School
This family buddy cop-comedy film was directed by Henry Winkler and starred the legendary Burt Reynolds. Watch this incredible Channel 10 news report from on-set in 1992.

✂️ Edward Scissorhands (1990) | Wesley Chapel, Lutz
Dům v 1774 Tinsmith Cir. in Lutz is where Johnny Depp’s Edward Scissorhands character lived in the Tim Burton kultovní klasika.

Dom paní Peregrinové pro zvláštní děti (2016) | St. Petersburg, Tampa, Gandy Bridge
The second Burton flick was filmed at multiple locations throughout TBAY, one being a now-shuttered grocery store at 2333 34th St. South in St. Pete.

Goodfellas (1990) | ZooTampa at Lowry Park
Feed him to the lions. Robert DeNiro + Ray Liotta dangle a man by his feet over ZooTampa’s lion exhibit after he refuses to pay up.

Kouzlo Mike (2012) | St. Pete Beach, Ybor City, Treasure Island
Channing Tatum a Matthew McConaughey vzal jejich talentů to the always bustling Cihly in Ybor and a Caddy’s on the Beach on Treasure Island.

‍ Sex Ed (2014) | Sacred Heart Academy
This raunchy indie stars Haley Joel Osment, and according to a producer, the goal of shooting here was to “show people that Florida is more than just beaches.” The crew shot half of the movie at the Akademie Sacred Heart, a Catholic school that closed in 2012

Punisher (2004) | Fort De Soto Park, The Claw at USF, 2001 Odyssey Strip Club, and mnoho vice
Marvel Comics took a trip around town to tell this classic comeback tale. The Fort De Soto Park Pier byl sudý vyhodit do povětří in one scene using computer-generated graphics. Check out this list of before and after pics of the film locations.

‍ ‍ ‍ The Parent Trap II (1986) | Robert E. Lee Elementary, Mitchell Elementary School
The exteriors of Tampa Heights’ Robert E. Lee and the interiors of Mitchell Elementary were used as the summer school that both main characters attend. Supposedly, filming took place for tři týdny in the Tampa area alone.

Dolphin Tale 1 and 2 (2010, 2014) | Clearwater Marine Aquarium, Admiral Farragut Academy
Inspired by actual events, Dolphin Tale documents the story of Winter the Dolphin and her prosthetic tail. But you should know this if you live in the Bay area, DT1 is a must-watch. Side note: the star of the film Winter passed away in 2021.

Ocean’s Eleven (2001) | Derby Lane
This all-time heist movie stars film legends Brad Pitt a George Clooney as they set out to rob a casino. Derby Lane, a former dostihová dráha chrtů turned poker room on Gandy Boulevard, was featured as Pitt tries to convince Carl Reiner to come out of retirement for one last job.

To read more about other movies with TBAY ties — and to learn about our local film industry – check out Film Tampa Bay .

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