Men in Black

Men in Black is a 1997 science fiction comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio, Rip Torn and Tony Shalhoub. The film was based on the Men in Black comic book series by Lowell Cunningham, originally published by Marvel Comics. The film featured the creature effects and makeup of Rick Baker. The film was released on July 2, 1997, by Columbia Pictures and grossed $589,390,53... More

Initial release date:

  • Jul 1, 1997

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Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 38 min

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Also known as:

  • Barbati în negru,
  • Gvarim B'Shahor,
  • Люди в Чёрном,
  • Hombres de negro,
  • Homes de negre,
  • Homens de Negro,
  • Faceci w czerni,
  • Adamianebi shavebshi,
  • Siyah giyen adamlar,
  • Vishwa-Rakshak,
  • MIB - Svartklädda män,
  • Ljudi u crnom,
  • Oi andres me ta mavra,
  • Mozje v crnem,
  • MIB,
  • Men in Black - Sötét zsaruk,
  • Hommes en noir,
  • Men in Black: hombres de negro,
  • MIB - Miehet mustissa,
  • Men in black - miehet mustissa,
  • Muzi v cerném,
  • MIB - Homens de Preto

Film

Directed by

Barry Sonnenfeld

Barry Sonnenfeld (born April 1, 1953) is an American filmmaker and television director. He worked as cinematographer for the Coen brothers, then later he directed and produced cult classic films such as The Addams Family and its sequel, Addams Family Values along critically acclaimed Get Shorty and...

Tagline:

  • Protecting the Earth from the scum of the universe!

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Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • Jul 2, 1997
  • May 13, 2003
  • Oct 23, 1997
  • Jun 17, 2008
  • Nov 26, 2002
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Runtime:

  • 1 h 38 min
  • 1 h 37 min
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Currency Amount
  • 90,000,000

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Awards

Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature Winners

Golden Globe Award for Best Film - Musical or Comedy Nominees

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year Note
  • 1,566
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

The Movie List: the first 9200 of 2010-04-25

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Media

Adapted From

The Men in Black

The Men in Black was a comic book created and written by Lowell Cunningham, illustrated by Sandy Carruthers, and published by Aircel Comics. Aircel would later be bought out by Malibu Comics, which itself was bought out by Marvel Comics. Three issues were published in 1990, with another three the...

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