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

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (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

Edward Scissorhands (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.

Photo via 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

Great Expectations (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

Lethal Weapon 3 (1991)

Location: 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

Ocean’s Eleven (2001)

Location: St. Petersburg
Starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney, the two set out to rob a casino—played by Derby Lane on Gandy Boulevard. Watch the remake on YouTube, Google Play, Amazon Prime, iTunes, Vudu

Photo via Warner Brothers Pictures

The Parent Trap 2 (1986)

Location: Tampa
The sequel to the original Disney Channel film, two best friends work to get their parents before an impending move to New York. Filming took place for three weeks in the Tampa area. The exteriors of Tampa Heights' Robert E. Lee Elementary and the interiors of Mitchell Elementary were used as the summer school that Nicky and Mary both attend. Watch on Amazon Prime.

Photo via Disney Studios

Summer Rental (1985)

Location: St. Pete Beach
An air-traffic controller takes his family to the beach, but finds out it’s not everything it’s cracked up to be. The St. Petersburg Pier can be seen during the final leg of the Regatta. Find the film on Amazon Prime, YouTube, Hulu, Vudu, Google Play, and Sling TV.

Photo via Paramount Pictures

Sex Ed (2014)

Location: Tampa, Sarasota, Lakeland
Tampa saw some love with this film (the premiere was even held at the Studio Movie Grill in University Mall. Watch Haley Joel Osment ahnd at The Hub and play a virgin teacher struggling to teach teenagers sex ed. Streaming on Amazon Prime, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube, Vudu, and Tubi.

Photo via Marvista Entertainment

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan

Location: MacDill Air Force Base, Downtown Tampa
Though Jack Ryan was never actually filmed in Tampa Bay, the Amazon Prime series based on Tom Clancy’s famed CIA agent sure made it seem that way. Watch on Amazon Prime, YouTube, Google Play, Vudu, iTunes, and Hulu.

Photo via Prime Video

Live by Night (2016)

Not actually shot in Tampa Bay, but was based on Ybor City
Director and star Ben Affleck opted to recreate a Prohibition-era Ybor City somewhere in Georgia, but Affleck still manages to look badass in a fedora. Watch on YouTube, Amazon Prime, Google Play, Vudu, iTunes, and Cinemax.

Photo via Warner Brothers Pictures

Spring Breakers (2010)

Location: St. Pete Beach, St. Petersburg, and Gulfport
Short on cash for Spring Break—the all-female group decides it’s best to rob a restaurant. Because, ya know, that’s what anyone would do. You can find the film on Amazon Prime, Google Play, YouTube, Vudu, iTunes, and Netflix.

Photo via Annapurna Pictures

The Infiltrator (2016)

Location: St. Pete Beach and Gulfport
Set in Florida, circa 1986, Robert Mazur (played by Bryan Cranston) is sent undercover in an attempt to infiltrate Pablo Escobar’s drug trafficking network. Sulphur Springs' Alpine Liquors is in one of the scenes. Streaming on Amazon Prime, YouTube, Google Play, Vudu, and iTunes

Photo via Broadgreen Pictures

The Punisher (2003)

Location: Fort DeSoto Park, Honeymoon Island, Port Tampa Bay
A classic Marvel comeback tale, Frank Castle (played by Thomas Jane) will stop at nothing to avenge his family, who was brutally murdered. Watch the film travel all around Tampa on Amazon Prime, Google Play, Vudu, Netflix, and YouTube.

Photo via Lionsgate Films

Thunder in Paradise (1994)

Location: Don CeSar Hotel, St. Pete Beach
Follow R.J. “Hurricane” Spencer, an ex-Navy SEAL played by Hulk Hogan, as he works to solve crimes with his high-tech speed boat. Stream on Amazon Prime.

Photo via Rysher Entertainment