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Men in Black
1997
· Movie
· 98 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1027
- IMDb #1382
- Google retired #773
- Rotten Tomatoes #1020
- Metacritic #1026
- Letterboxd #1437
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #916
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1616
- Metacritic Critics #1311
- Metacritic Audience #728
- Criticker #1795
- Douban #391
- Kinopoisk #240
- AlloCiné #533
- Trakt #574
Every rating
48–92
out of 100
A street-smart NYPD officer's exceptional pursuit of a suspect leads to his recruitment by a secret organization. This agency regulates and monitors extraterrestrial life on Earth, keeping their existence a secret from the general public. He is partnered with a seasoned veteran to investigate a galactic-level threat hiding on the planet.
Details
- Director
- Barry Sonnenfeld
- Writer
- Ed Solomon
- Based on
- The Men in Black by Lowell Cunningham
- Released
- 2 July 1997
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $90.0M
- Box office
- $589.4M
- Awards
- 7 wins, 16 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 23 →1 major award won · 7 wins from 23 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1997 | Best Makeup | Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1997 | Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Bo Welch ; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1997 | Best Original Musical or Comedy Score | Danny Elfman | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 1997 | Best Special Effects | Nominee | |
| Golden Globe Awards 1997 | Best Comedy or Musical | Nominee | |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 1997 | Favorite Soundtrack | Winner | |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 1997 | Favorite Actor – Science Fiction | Will Smith | Winner |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 1997 | Favorite Actor – Science Fiction | Tommy Lee Jones | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Makeup | Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Bo Welch ; Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik | Nominee |
| Best Original Musical or Comedy Score | Danny Elfman | Nominee |
BAFTA Awards
1 nomination
| Best Special Effects | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Comedy or Musical | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
8 nominations, 3 won
| Best Music | Danny Elfman | Winner |
| Best Science Fiction Film | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Vincent D'Onofrio | Winner |
| Best Actor | Will Smith | Nominee |
| Best Director | Barry Sonnenfeld | Nominee |
| Best Make-Up | Nominee | |
| Best Special Effects | Nominee | |
| Best Writing | Ed Solomon | Nominee |
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Favorite Actor – Science Fiction | Will Smith | Winner |
| Favorite Soundtrack | Winner | |
| Favorite Actor – Science Fiction | Tommy Lee Jones | Nominee |
| Favorite Supporting Actor – Science Fiction | Vincent D'Onofrio | Nominee |
| Favorite Supporting Actress – Science Fiction | Linda Fiorentino | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Animated or Mixed Media Film | Winner | |
| Best Actor – Musical or Comedy | Tommy Lee Jones | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Musical or Comedy | Rip Torn | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Musical or Comedy | Linda Fiorentino | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Nominee |