Men in Black (1997)

Name: Men in Black
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
Released: 1997-07-02
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio

Action Adventure Comedy Science Fiction

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld

Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio

Runtime98 min

Rating12

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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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Men in Black was a critical and commercial success upon its release in 1997. The sci-fi comedy was praised for its inventive premise, slick direction by Barry Sonnenfeld, and charismatic performances from stars Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. The film won the Academy Award for Best Makeup and was a box office hit, earning over $589 million worldwide and maintaining an 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Men in Black is a 1997 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, based on a script by Ed Solomon, that adapts the Marvel Comics series The Men in Black by Lowell Cunningham. Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith respectively star as Agent K and Agent J, who investigate a series of seemingly unrelated criminal incidents related to the extraterrestrials who live in secret on Earth. Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Rip Torn also appear in supporting roles.