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Men in Black

Men in Black

Protecting the Earth from the scum of the universe.

19977.21h 38m

Overview

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 K and new recruit Agent J 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.

Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld
Written by Ed Solomon, Lowell Cunningham
Produced by Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald
Box OfficeBudget: $90.0MRevenue: $589.4M

Top Cast

Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones

Kay

Will Smith

Will Smith

Jay

Linda Fiorentino

Linda Fiorentino

Laurel

Vincent D'Onofrio

Vincent D'Onofrio

Edgar

Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Zed

Tony Shalhoub

Tony Shalhoub

Jeebs

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Beatrice

Mike Nussbaum

Mike Nussbaum

Gentle Rosenburg

Jon Gries

Jon Gries

Van Driver

Sergio Calderón

Sergio Calderón

Jose

Themes & Keywords

new york citycannonspace marineflying saucerundercoversecret identitysuperherodeportationillegal immigrationnew identitystay permitgiant cockroachbased on comicalienbuddy copfictional government agency

About Men in Black

Men in Black is a action, adventure, comedy, science fiction film released in 1997 exploring themes of new york city, cannon, space marine, flying saucer, undercover, secret identity. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, it stars Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino. 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 K and new recruit Agent J 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.

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