Men in Black

Men in Black (1997) — action, adventure, comedy film. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio. This page maps 12 characters and 10 relationships between them as an interactive character network. Rated 7.2/10 from 15,341 votes.

Men in Black (1997) Poster

Interactive Features for Men in Black

Men in Black offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:

Character Relationship Map — Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 12 characters interconnect through 10 relationship links.
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Story Analysis

A secret organization protects Earth from extraterrestrial conflict while confronting a Bug seeking to weaponize a miniature galaxy.

Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction · 7.2/10 · 98 min · 1997

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Credits

Director

Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast

as Kay

Tommy Lee Jones
Cast

as Jay

Will Smith
Cast

as Laurel

Linda Fiorentino
Cast

as Edgar

Vincent D'Onofrio
Cast

as Zed

Rip Torn
Cast

as Jeebs

Tony Shalhoub
Cast

as Beatrice

Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Cast

as Gentle Rosenburg

Mike Nussbaum
Cast

as Van Driver

Jon Gries
Cast

as Jose

Sergio Calderón
Cast

as Arquillian

Carel Struycken
Cast

as INS agent Janus

Fredric Lehne

Universe & Franchise Timeline

Men in Black — Watch Order · Character Knowledge Graph
Men in Black Trilogy — Watch Order · Character Knowledge Graph

Men in Black is title 1 of 4 in the Men in Black release order. Next: Men in Black II (2002).

Related Movies & Series

Men in Black II (2002) — Sequel

Videos

Trailer
Men in Black Will Smith Music Video
Worm Guys
Teaser Trailer

Images

Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q51416), public domain (CC0).