That film is (2006).
But before you scroll past, let's unpack why this single collaboration is fascinating, and why these two actors—despite being separated by a generation—are cinematic soulmates. Directed by Michael Mann, Miami Vice is not your buddy-cop movie. It is a humid, digital-noir fever dream. Farrell plays Detective Sonny Crockett (the role made famous by Don Johnson), while Pacino is nowhere to be found in the trailers. Wait—correction: Pacino is not in Miami Vice . movie with al pacino and colin farrell
They have only shared the screen together once in a major motion picture. And surprisingly, that film wasn't a gritty crime epic, but a sun-drenched, morally complex thriller about crooked cops, steroid abuse, and tabloid fame. That film is (2006)