Maybe it doesn't hold up as well as you'd hoped, but both leads are actually putting in t...
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Men in Black
After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. Agent Kay and new recruit Agent Jay find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies.
- Overview
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Men in Black
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jul 2, 1997
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
User Score
72%
Original Title
Men in Black
Production Companies
Columbia Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, MacDonald/Parkes Productions
Director
Barry Sonnenfeld
Budget
$90,000,000
Revenue
$589,400,000
Description
After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. Agent Kay and new recruit Agent Jay find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies.
Cast
Crew
Trailer
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Reviews
![Wuchak profile picture](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/4KVM1VkqmXLOuwj1jjaSdxbvBDk.jpg)
Fun sci-fi comedy with Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith
An athleti...
![Kamurai profile picture](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/sKeC7qZLAKreuwxH4x6U3mN7Aa8.jpg)
Good watch, could watch again, and can recommend.
This was a better movie historically tha...
![Andre Gonzales profile picture](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/ast1oGYDI7Li9daLuOV4UxGiXj.jpg)
Another favorite movie of mine. Aliens disguised as humans. Mmmmm sounds like real life. This mov...
![CinemaSerf profile picture](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/1kks3YnVkpyQxzw36CObFPvhL5f.jpg)
I saw this again recently - commemorating 25 years since it's original release, and to this d...
![Prodank profile picture](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/d8FdQJGfhs5zAQC95GvxvpkVv5p.jpg)
"Men in Black" taps into my lifelong fascination with aliens. This sci-fi comedy is a d...