Men in Black

Men in Black is the 1997 sci-fi comedy based on the comic book series originally published by Aircel Comics and later Malibu Comics. The film follows streetwise NYPD officer James Edwards, who is recruited into a secret organisation that monitors alien activity on Earth. Renamed Agent J, he is partnered with veteran Agent K as they investigate an intergalactic threat hiding in plain sight. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, Men in Black became a huge pop culture hit by mixing alien weirdness, buddy-cop comedy and slick blockbuster energy. With Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones forming one of cinema’s best odd-couple pairings, the film turned a relatively obscure comic concept into a mainstream franchise.