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Men in Black

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

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Ratings & Reviews

TMDB
7.2/10
14,564 votes
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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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2

Wins

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3

Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 1 win📋 2 nominations
Won
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Nominated
Best Original Musical or Comedy Score
Best Production Design
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Saturn Awards

🏆 1 win
Won
Best Science Fiction Film

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$90.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$589.4M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$499.4M

ROI: +555%

Budget Recovery655% of budget
$0|Budget: $90.0M|Revenue: $589.4M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

126.0K

Daily Avg

2.1K

7-Day Trend

-22%
30 days agoToday
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Based On

The Men in Black

Book

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Queens–Midtown Tunnel
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8 Locations Found

Story Setting

Set In
New York City

Themes & Subjects

#extraterrestriallife#flyingsaucer#insect

Series & Franchise

Part of
Men in Black
Timeline

This Movie

Sequel

Men in Black II

2002

Characters

Frank the Pug

Played by Tim Blaney

Agent K

Played by Josh Brolin

Agent J

Played by Will Smith

Edgar the Bug

Played by Vincent D'Onofrio

Agent L

Played by Jennifer Martin

Zed

Played by Rip Torn

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Donald Peterman

Film Editing

Jim Miller

Music / Score

Danny Elfman

Costume Design

Mary E. Vogt

Production Companies

Amblin EntertainmentColumbia Pictures

Distributors

InterComColumbia PicturesNetflixSony Pictures Motion Picture Group

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Men in Black

CountryStreamFreeRentBuy
United States of AmericaPG-13
Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On DemandAmazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom12
Netflix, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema, Netflix Standard with AdsApple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTubeApple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
CanadaPG
Crave, Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel, Starz Amazon ChannelApple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon VideoApple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
AustraliaM
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India
Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with AdsApple TV Store, Zee5, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon VideoApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13
United Kingdom12
CanadaPG
AustraliaM
Germany12
France12
Belgium18
BGB

+21 more countries

Production

Director

Barry Sonnenfeld

Writers

Ed Solomon, Lowell Cunningham

Production Companies

Columbia PicturesAmblin EntertainmentParkes+MacDonald Production

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones photo

Tommy Lee Jones

Kay

Will Smith photo

Will Smith

Jay

Linda Fiorentino photo

Linda Fiorentino

Laurel

Vincent D'Onofrio photo

Vincent D'Onofrio

Edgar

Rip Torn photo

Rip Torn

Zed

Tony Shalhoub photo

Tony Shalhoub

Jeebs

Siobhan Fallon Hogan photo

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Beatrice

Mike Nussbaum photo

Mike Nussbaum

Gentle Rosenburg

Jon Gries photo

Jon Gries

Van Driver

Sergio Calderón photo

Sergio Calderón

Jose

Carel Struycken photo

Carel Struycken

Arquillian

Fredric Lehne photo

Fredric Lehne

INS agent Janus

Tags & Keywords

new york citycannonspace marineflying saucerundercoversecret identitysuperherodeportationillegal immigrationnew identitystay permitgiant cockroachbased on comicalienbuddy cop

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