Film | Men in Black (1997): Sci-Fi Action Comedy with Will Smith & Tommy Lee Jones

An NYC cop is hired by a secret government agency that monitors extraterrestrial life on Earth. Together with his new straight-laced partner they must recover an item that has been stolen by an intergalactic villain.

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio, Rip Torn

Will SMith is an American actor, rapper, and film producer. Known for his work in both the screen and music industries, his accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and four Grammy Awards. Films in which he has appeared in have grossed over $10 billion worldwide, making him one of Hollywood's most bankable stars. Smith first gained recognition as part of a hip hop duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff, with whom he released five studio albums which contained five Billboard Hot 100-top 20 singles from 1985 to 1994. He's won four Grammy Awards for his recording career. Smith began his acting career starring as a fictionalized version of himself on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-1996), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1993 and 1994. He achieved wider fame as a leading man with the film franchises Bad Boys (1995-2024) and Men in Black (1997-2012). After starring in the thrillers Independence Day (1996) and Enemy of the State (1998), he received Academy Award for Best Actor nominations for his portrayals of Muhammad Ali in Ali (2001) and Chris Gardner in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006). For his portrayal of Richard Williams in the biographical sports drama King Richard (2021), Smith won the Academy Award for Best Actor.

Tommy Lee Jones is an American actor whose earned an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. After appearing in several projects from the 1960s to 1980s, Jones established himself as a leading man in the 1990s, known for his gruff and authoritative film roles. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in the thriller film The Fugitive (1993). His other Oscar-nominated roles were in JFK (1991), In the Valley of Elah (2007), and Lincoln (2012).Jones won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his role in The Executioner's Song (1982). He was further nominated for Lonesome Dove (1989). He directed, starred in and executive produced the HBO film The Sunset Limited (2011).