Men in Black

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

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Ratings & Reviews

7.2/10

15,025 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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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

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Other Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Kids' Choice for Favorite Movie

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

104.7K

Daily Avg

1.7K

7-Day Trend

+9%

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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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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

Available in 103 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	Hulu, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV, MGM Plus	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom12	Sky Go, Now TV Cinema	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
CanadaPG	Crave	—	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	Stan	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	Sony Liv, Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Zee5, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple 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

Lowell Cunningham, Ed Solomon, Ed Solomon

Production Companies

Columbia PicturesAmblin EntertainmentParkes+MacDonald Production

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones

Kay

Will Smith

Jay

Linda Fiorentino

Laurel

Vincent D'Onofrio

Edgar

Rip Torn

Zed

Tony Shalhoub

Jeebs

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Beatrice

Mike Nussbaum

Gentle Rosenburg

Jon Gries

Van Driver

Sergio Calderón

Jose

Carel Struycken

Arquillian

Fredric Lehne

INS agent Janus

Tags & Keywords

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

External Links

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