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1) Moonlight
Publisher
A24 / Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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**Oscar-winner** for Best Picture, MOONLIGHT is a moving and transcendent look at three defining chapters in the life of Chiron, a young man growing up in Miami. His epic journey to adulthood, as a shy outsider dealing with difficult circumstances, is guided by support, empathy and love from the most unexpected places. Winner of multiple **Oscars** including Best Picture, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role and Best Adapted Screenplay....
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"A major debut, blazing with style and heart, that follows a Jamaican family striving for more in Miami, and introduces a generational storyteller. In the 1970s, Topper and Sanya flee to Miami as political violence consumes their native Kingston. But America, as the couple and their two children learn, is far from the promised land. Excluded from society as Black immigrants, the family pushes on first through Hurricane Andrew and later the 2008 recession,...
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"The original Bad Boys, Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence), are back. After a string of assassinations and an attempt on Mike's life, he convinces a hesitant Marcus to hold off retirement and partner one last time. Together, they team up with AMMO, the new hotshot division of the Miami PD, to take down the merciless head of the Aretas Cartel." -- From container.
4) Blood money
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English
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"A nation is obsessed with Sydney Bennett, a hot nightclub waitress accused of murdering her two-year-old daughter for cramping her party life. It's the most watched trial since O.J. Simpson, and millions of "TV Jurors" have convicted Jack's client in the arena of public opinion. The shocking verdict--not guilty--creates an immediate uproar, from angry phone calls to outright threats. Media-fed rumors of "blood money" in the form of seven-figure book...
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Jack Swyteck volume 11
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"It's deja vu, with a big twist. Three summers after the biggest man-made environmental disaster in history, millions of gallons of oil are again spewing from a hole in the ocean floor. But this rig explosion was in Cuban waters, just 50 miles away from Florida, and the situation is complex. The consortium doing the work is state-owned Venezuelan, Chinese and Russian, controlled by a mineral lease from the Cuban government. And the Cubans not only...
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A colorful cast of residents and visitors to Miami go about their daily activities, both legal and illegal. This is a big, panoramic story of the new America, as told by our master chronicler of the way we live now. The police launch speeds across Miami's Biscayne Bay with officer Nestor Camacho on board. Into the feverous landscape of the city, he introduces the Cuban mayor, the black police chief, a wanna-go-muckraking young journalist and his Yale-marinated...
8) Gone again
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English
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Sashi Burgette vanished three years ago on her way to school. The night after the teenager's disappearance, ex-con Dylan Kyle was stopped for drunk driving. An article of Sashi's clothing was found in his truck, and a police videotape of his drunken explanation under interrogation sealed his fate at trial. Now, just days from Kyle's execution, Sashi's mother visits Jack Swyteck, doing pro bono work at the Freedom Institute, and delivers shocking news:...
10) Cane and Abe
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English
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Wrongfully implicated in the disappearance of his second wife, Miami prosecutor Abe Beckham is forced to consider his missing wife's accusations about his enduring love for his dead first wife.
11) Last to die
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"Miami criminal attorney Jack Swyteck doesn't want Tatum Knight as a client. But the allegedly "reformed" contract killer is the brother of Jack's best friend, and the assassin swears he had nothing to do with the schooting death of Sally Fenning, though he claims the beautiful, depressed multi-millionairess wanted him to do the deed ..."--Cover.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Dexter is forced to confront his greatest fear, as Debra witnesses his insatiable, ritualistic slaying of a killer. Deb knows the secret of his Dark Passenger, his undeniable thirst for blood, and the Code that their father Harry instilled in him as a young boy. But as Deb tries to reconcile the unfathomable idea that her beloved, mild-mannered brother is Miami's most notorious serial killer, Dexter is still pulled by his impulses to seek out the...
14) Cari Mora
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English
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"Twenty-five million dollars in cartel gold lies hidden beneath a mansion on the Miami Beach waterfront. Ruthless men have tracked it for years. Leading the pack is Hans-Peter Schneider. Driven by unspeakable appetites, he makes a living fleshing out the violent fantasies of other, richer men. Cari Mora, caretaker of the house, has escaped from the violence in her native country. She stays in Miami on a wobbly Temporary Protected Status, subject to...
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Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
America's favorite serial killer has gone from freewheeling bachelor to responsible husband and doting dad. Maintaining an average-guy facade while satisfying his need to kill has never been easy. But now, with wife and kids in tow, Dexter's got more to lose than ever, as he gets drawn into a deadly game with a killer every bit as dangerous and conflicted as he is.
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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Season eight begins six months after LaGuerta's murder, and Dexter is still managing life as a dad, brother, and serial killer. As Deb struggles to deal with the consequences of her actions, a mysterious woman comes to work with Miami Metro, offering firsthand information on Dexter's past.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"The world's favorite Bad Boys are back with their iconic mix of edge-of-your seat action and outrageous comedy but this time with a twist: Miami's finest are now on the run. When Captain Howard is unjustly accused of a lifetime of drug-related crimes, the Bad Boys vow to clear his name" --Container.
18) 2 fast 2 furious
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English
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Ex-cop Brian O'Conner has left Los Angeles due to his illegal actions and soars the streets of Miami making money here and there by street racing. Watched by Customs Agent Monica Fuentes, Brian is caught by the police and is given a deal by Agents Markham and Bilkins. They want Brian to go undercover and try to bring down drug lord Carter Verone. In exchange, his criminal record will be erased. Brian agrees but only if he is given permission to choose...
Publisher
CBS DVD
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Back with a vengeance for a sixth season of startling suspense and unexpected twists. It's been a year since last season's shocking and heartbreaking conclusion, and mild mannered criminologist-cum-grisly serial killer Dexter Morgan has come to terms with who he is. But his existence is shattered when he crosses paths with an enemy unlike any he's faced before. A delusional religious zealot with unflinching convictions, this new adversary soon draws...
20) The informant
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English
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In Miami, a man calls a newspaper offering to sell names of the future victims of a serial killer who removes people's tongues. Police are certain the caller is the killer himself, but FBI agent Victoria Santos has a hunch the caller is someone else.
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