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Men in Black

Protecting the Earth from the scum of the universe.

7.2(15,316)19971h 38m26

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
Part of Men in Black Collection · 3 films
  • new york city
  • cannon
  • space marine
  • flying saucer
  • undercover
  • secret identity
  • superhero
  • deportation
  • illegal immigration
  • new identity
  • stay permit
  • giant cockroach

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Writers

Ed Solomon

Produced in

United States of America

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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

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  • G

    Gimly

    11/28/2017

    6/10

    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._

  • W

    Wuchak

    5/24/2020

    6/10

    _**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…

  • K

    Kamurai

    8/27/2020

    7/10

    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 …

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    Andre Gonzales

    7/19/2023

    8/10

    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!

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    8/27/2023

    7/10

    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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