Men in Black
Taste attributes: actionadventurecomedyscience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacedetectivesuperheroanimalsfastunsavourylightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphsunlikely connections
"Protecting the Earth from the scum of the universe."
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly sci-fi film that is polished, sweeping and low-key. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very undemandingHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. Agent Kay and new recruit Agent Jay find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies.
Synopsis: TMDB
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- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1997
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
