Men in Black

Name: Men in Black
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

1997 · 1h 38m · Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction · United States of America · Rated PG-13 (US)

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.

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Barry Sonnenfeld

Written by

Ed Solomon

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

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