

Men in Black
Protecting the Earth from the scum of the universe.
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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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $90M
- Box office
- $589.4M
- Language
- English
- new york city
- cannon
- space marine
- flying saucer
- undercover
- secret identity
- superhero
- deportation
- illegal immigration
- new identity
- stay permit
- giant cockroach
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- Digital / OTT4 Jun 2000
- PhysicalDVD1 Jan 2004
United StatesUS
- PremiereHollywood, California25 Jun 1997
- TheatricalPG-132 Jul 1997
- PhysicalPG-13DVD4 Sept 2000
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical121 Aug 1997
United Arab EmiratesAE
- PhysicalBlu-ray30 Sept 2012
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM11 Sept 1997
CanadaCA
- TheatricalPG2 Jul 1997
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical17 Jul 1997
AustriaAT
- Theatrical12 Sept 1997
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical186 Aug 1997
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1211 Jul 1997
BulgariaBG
- TheatricalB10 Oct 1997
CameroonCM
- Theatrical4 Jul 1997
Frequently asked questions
Men in Black was released on 2 July 1997.
Audience reviews
6- G6/10
Gimly
11/28/2017
Maybe it doesn't hold up as well as you'd hoped, but both leads are actually putting in the effort in this first entry, and _Men in Black_ is still, after all these years, a bit of fun. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._
- W6/10
Wuchak
5/24/2020
_**Fun sci-fi comedy with Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith**_ An athletic New York City police officer (Will Smith) joins a shadowy government organization that deals with extraterrestrial interactions on Earth. Tommy Lee Jones plays his senior partner, Rip Torn the head of the agency, Vincent D'Onofrio a possessed hick and Linda Fiorentino an attractive coronor. "Men in Black" (1997) is wildly amusing in the fi…
- K7/10
Kamurai
8/27/2020
Good watch, could watch again, and can recommend. This was a better movie historically than actually. It at least felt like it introduced some concepts of having aliens infiltrated Terra into the industry, even if it didn't actually. Maybe it popularized it more, but it was very good at walking the audience across that line that separates our normal Terran view to that of an integrated society. Or maybe I just …
- A8/10
Andre Gonzales
7/19/2023
Another favorite movie of mine. Aliens disguised as humans. Mmmmm sounds like real life. This movie is hilarious. I got one question, you ever flashy thing me? Lol!
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
8/27/2023
I saw this again recently - commemorating 25 years since it's original release, and to this day I still remember the image of the little aliens with the duty-free trolley of cigarettes trying to flee Earth after we are threatened with destruction by the "Arquillian" empire with powerful weapons - who want their "galaxy" back. It falls to "K" (Tommy Lee Jones) and his streetwise, rookie colleague "J" (Will Smith) to i…
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