Men in Black

"Protecting the Earth from the scum of the universe."

Jul 2 1997 PG-13 1h 38m
Action, Adventure, Comedy

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.

Plot

Based off of the comic book. Unbeknownst to other people, there is a private agency code named MiB. This agency is some kind of extra terrestrial surveillance corporation. Then, one of the agency's finest men only going by the name "K" (Tommy Lee Jones) , is recruiting for a new addition to the agency. He has chosen James Edwards (Will Smith) of the N.Y.P.D. Then, one day, a flying saucer crashes into Earth. This was an alien a part of the "Bug" race. He takes the body of a farmer (Vincent D'Onofrio) and heads to New York. He is searching for a super energy source called "The Galaxy". Now, Agents J and K must stop the bug before it can escape with the galaxy.

Written by

Lowell Cunningham, Ed Solomon

Directed by

Barry Sonnenfeld

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation, Amblin Entertainment, Columbia Pictures

Languages

Español, English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 22 wins & 39 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
634,683
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
72
Popularity
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