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.
- Director
- Barry Sonnenfeld
- Signature
- Craft · Wonder · Action
- Worldwide
- $589M
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Cast
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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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The record
Awards
2 wins · 4 nominations
Academy Awards
1 win · 3 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Saturn Awards
1 win
- WinnerSaturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerKids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Men in Black returned 6.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $90M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $589M
- Release date
- Jul 2, 1997
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- United States of America
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