Men in Black overview

Men in Black

Synopsis:

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.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
  • Studio: Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Amblin Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment
  • Year: 1997
  • Run Time: 98 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • MPAA Rating: PG13 (for language and sci-fi violence)
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Comedy, Science Fiction
  • Filmed in: Color