About this movie
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Comedy, Family
- Language:
- English
- Running time:
- 1:38:00
- Partner rating:
- PG-13
- Released:
- 1997
Cast & Crew
Cast
-
Will Smith
J
-
Tommy Lee Jones
K
-
Linda Fiorentino
Laurel
-
Tony Shalhoub
Jeebs
-
Vincent D'onofrio
Edgar
-
Rip Torn
Zed
-
Becky Ann Baker
Mrs. Redgick
-
Patrick Breen
Mr. Redgick
-
Sergio Calderon
Jose
-
Keith Campbell
Prep
Directors
- Barry Sonnenfeld
Producers
- Walter Parkes
- Laurie MacDonald
Writers
- Ed Solomon
- Lowell Cunningham
Men in Black
For his fifth effort as a feature-film director, one-time cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld brought his cartoonish visual style and darkly humorous sensibilities to this adaptation of, appropriately enough, a tongue-in-cheek sci-fi comic book. Will Smith stars as James Darrel Edwards, a New York City cop with an athletic physique and a flippant, anti-authoritarian attitude toward law enforcement. After chasing down a mysterious perpetrator one night who turns out to be an alien, James is recruited by "K" (Tommy Lee Jones), a veteran of a clandestine government agency secretly policing the comings and goings of aliens on planet Earth. Nicknamed the "men in black" for their nondescript uniform of black suit, shoes, tie, and sunglasses, the agents are assigned to recover a bauble that's been stolen by an intergalactic terrorist (Vincent D'Onofrio). It seems the item is none other than the galaxy itself, and its theft has plunged humanity into the center of what's shaping up to become an interstellar war, unless K and his new wisecracking partner, now renamed "J," can stop the bad guy. On their side but somewhat in the dark is a pretty, unflappable city medical examiner (Linda Fiorentino) who has been zapped one too many times by K's ingenious memory-sapping device. Men in Black was a box office smash, inspiring an animated children's television series and a hit soundtrack album that featured a performance by star (and rapper) Smith.
Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes
90%
percent positive reviews
-
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment WeeklyEvery time the film makes you chuckle, you may also feel it's zapped you with a neuralizer.
– Full review
-
Todd McCarthy, Variety
A wild knuckleball of a movie that keeps dancing in and out of the strike zone.
– Full review
-
David Edelstein, Slate
The smartest, funniest, and best-looking sci-fi comedy since the movies learned to morph.
– Full review
-
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
It's just the best yuk of the week.
– Full review
-
Derek Adams, Time Out
It's so much fun, in fact, that it's almost over before you realise that you've been watching a great idea for a movie in desperate search of a plot.
– Full review
-
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
As ragged as the humor is, there still are more hits than misses.
– Full review
You might also like...
-
Men In Black II
1:28:08 2002Otherworldly villains are on the loose again, and it's up to Earth's interstellar police force to bring them to justice in this sequel to the sci-fi comedy blockbuster Men in Black. Agent Jay (Will Smith) has become a high-ranking member of the Men in Black, the secret government task force designed to deal with unruly visitors from other worlds...
39%
$9.99
-
Men In Black 3
1:45:50 2012The Men in Black are back, and this time Agent J (Will Smith) must take a trip into the past in order to save both the future and his taciturn partner Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) in the third installment of the hit sci-fi comedy series. After 15 years of working with aliens from all across the cosmos, Agent J is sure he's seen it all. But just whe...
Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Jemaine Clement, Michael Stuhlbarg,...
-
Jumanji
1:44:25 1995Jumanji is a visually elaborate fantasy about an enchanted board game that opens a magical portal to a jungle universe. Two young children, Judy (Kirsten Dunst) and Peter (Bradley Pierce), discover the game in an abandoned home and suddenly are greeted by Alan (Robin Williams), an adult who has spent his life trapped inside the game since playin...
Bonnie Hunt, Adam Hann-byrd, Jonathan Hyde, Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst, Da...
50%
$9.99
-
Hancock (Rated)
1:42:13 2008A hard-drinking lush finds himself thrust into superhero mode in director Peter Berg's unconventional look at the private life of a crime-fighter. Will Smith stars as the embittered do-gooder whose lifestyle is more akin to a rock star than a role model, and who has grown as disillusioned with his once-admiring public as they have of him.
Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman, Eddie Marsan, Johnny Galecki, Tho...
41%
$9.99
-
Johnny English Reborn
1:41:31 2011When a team of ruthless assassins plot to kill the Chinese premier, the only person who can stop them from plunging the world into total chaos is bumbling secret agent Johnny English (Rowan Atkinson) in this sequel featuring Gillian Anderson, Dominic West, and Rosamund Pike. Somewhere deep in Asia, the veteran MI-7 spy has been training for year...
Rowan Atkinson, Gillian Anderson, Dominic West, Rosamund Pike, Daniel Kaluuya...
38%
$9.99
-
Hop
1:35:07 2011Jobless slacker Fred (James Marsden) discovers that hares make horrible houseguests after injuring the Easter Bunny (Russell Brand) and agreeing to nurse the little hopper back to health in this animated comedy from the writers of Despicable Me, and director Tim Hill (Rocko's Modern Life, SpongeBob SquarePants). For the past 4,000 years, the Eas...
James Marsden, Russell Brand, Kaley Cuoco, Hank Azaria, Gary Cole, Elizabeth ...
26%
$9.99
Play all
YouTube Movie Extras
-
4:17
Will Smith - Men in black (HQ)
"Men in black" performed by Will Smith [high quality] Album: Big Willie Style (1997) http://www.willsmithfanclub.com Copyright: Sony/WMG About: "Men in Bla...
by WillSmithClub -
2:44
Alien Speculation
For more videos, go to www.discoverynews.com. Will the real ET be little green men or little green bacteria? SETI Institute Senior Astronomer Seth Shostak th...
by Discovery Channel -
2:03
-
1:51
Will Smith Interview with Tavis Smiley
http://paulocoelhoblog.com (For more information about Paulo Coelho) Will Smith explains why he doesn't want to be considered an icon @ Tavis Smiley Show
by paulabraconnot
