Men in Black (film series)

Men in Black
Based on	The Men in Black by Lowell Cunningham
Produced by	Walter F. Parkes Laurie MacDonald
Starring	Tommy Lee Jones Will Smith Rip Torn Emma Thompson Chris Hemsworth Tessa Thompson
Production companies	Columbia Pictures Amblin Entertainment Parkes/MacDonald Productions
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	1997–2019
Running time	407 minutes (4 films)
Country	United States
Language	English

Men in Black (also known as MIB) is a series of American science fiction action comedy films directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, and based on the Malibu / Marvel comic book series The Men in Black by Lowell Cunningham, which was itself based on a UFO conspiracy theory. The first film, Men in Black, was released in 1997, the second film, Men in Black II in 2002, the third film, Men in Black 3 in 2012, and the fourth film, Men in Black: International in 2019. Amblin Entertainment and MacDonald/Parkes Productions produced, and Sony Pictures Releasing through its Columbia Pictures label released, all four films.