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    Men in Black 3

    • 20122012
    • PG-13PG-13
    • 1h 46min
    IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    341K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
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    • Cast & crew
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    Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, and Josh Brolin in Men in Black 3 (2012)
    Agent J time-jumps back to the year 1969 to take out an alien with its sights on the younger version of Agent K -- a situation that poses a threat to the future of the MIB organization, and humankind's very existence.
    Trailer2:33
    9 Videos
    99+ Photos
    ActionAdventureComedy

    Agent J travels in time to M.I.B.'s early days in 1969 to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K and changing history.Agent J travels in time to M.I.B.'s early days in 1969 to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K and changing history.Agent J travels in time to M.I.B.'s early days in 1969 to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K and changing history.Agent J travels in time to M.I.B.'s early days in 1969 to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K and changing history.Agent J travels in time to M.I.B.'s early days in 1969 to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K and changing history.

    • Director
      • Barry Sonnenfeld
    • Writers
      • Etan Cohen
      • Lowell Cunningham(based on the Malibu comic by)
    • Stars
      • Will Smith
      • Tommy Lee Jones
      • Josh Brolin
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Barry Sonnenfeld
    • Writers
      • Etan Cohen
      • Lowell Cunningham(based on the Malibu comic by)
    • Stars
      • Will Smith
      • Tommy Lee Jones
      • Josh Brolin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 401User reviews
    • 464Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 13 nominations

    Videos9

    No. 2
    Trailer 2:33
    No. 2
    No. 1
    Trailer 1:58
    No. 1
    Which Roles Did Will Smith Turn Down?
    Clip 2:27
    Which Roles Did Will Smith Turn Down?
    What We Know About The 'Untitled Men in Black Spin-Off' ... So Far
    Clip 3:14
    What We Know About The 'Untitled Men in Black Spin-Off' ... So Far
    "Have These In The Future?"
    Clip 0:56
    "Have These In The Future?"
    "Turn Your Cell Phone Off"
    Clip 0:40
    "Turn Your Cell Phone Off"
    "Who Are You And What Do You Know?"
    Clip 0:34
    "Who Are You And What Do You Know?"
    "Spiky Bulba"
    Clip 0:50
    "Spiky Bulba"
    "Coffee Taste Like Dirt"
    Clip 0:39
    "Coffee Taste Like Dirt"

    Photos292

    Will Smith in Men in Black 3 (2012)
    Will Smith and Barry Sonnenfeld in Men in Black 3 (2012)
    Tommy Lee Jones and Keone Young in Men in Black 3 (2012)
    Will Smith and Emma Thompson in Men in Black 3 (2012)
    Tommy Lee Jones and Barry Sonnenfeld in Men in Black 3 (2012)
    Will Smith in Men in Black 3 (2012)
    Josh Brolin and Alice Eve in Men in Black 3 (2012)
    Nicole Scherzinger, Jemaine Clement, and Alex Ziwak in Men in Black 3 (2012)
    Will Smith, Josh Brolin, and Barry Sonnenfeld in Men in Black 3 (2012)
    Will Smith in Men in Black 3 (2012)
    Will Smith, Josh Brolin, and Michael Stuhlbarg in Men in Black 3 (2012)
    Josh Brolin in Men in Black 3 (2012)

    Top cast

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    Will Smith
    Will Smith
    • Agent Jas Agent J
    Tommy Lee Jones
    Tommy Lee Jones
    • Agent Kas Agent K
    Josh Brolin
    Josh Brolin
    • Young Agent Kas Young Agent K
    Jemaine Clement
    Jemaine Clement
    • Boris The Animalas Boris The Animal
    Emma Thompson
    Emma Thompson
    • Agent Oas Agent O
    Michael Stuhlbarg
    Michael Stuhlbarg
    • Griffinas Griffin
    Mike Colter
    Mike Colter
    • Colonelas Colonel
    Nicole Scherzinger
    Nicole Scherzinger
    • Boris' Girlfriendas Boris' Girlfriend
    Michael Chernus
    Michael Chernus
    • Jeffrey Priceas Jeffrey Price
    Alice Eve
    Alice Eve
    • Young Agent Oas Young Agent O
    David Rasche
    David Rasche
    • Agent Xas Agent X
    Keone Young
    Keone Young
    • Mr. Wuas Mr. Wu
    Bill Hader
    Bill Hader
    • Andy Warholas Andy Warhol
    Cayen Martin
    Cayen Martin
    • Colonel's Sonas Colonel's Son
    Clarke Thorell
    Clarke Thorell
    • Prison Guard #1as Prison Guard #1
    Adam Mucci
    Adam Mucci
    • Prison Guard #2as Prison Guard #2
    Tom McComas
    Tom McComas
    • Prison Guard #3as Prison Guard #3
    Douglas Crosby
    • Prison Guard #4as Prison Guard #4
    • Director
      • Barry Sonnenfeld
    • Writers
      • Etan Cohen
      • Lowell Cunningham(based on the Malibu comic by)
    • All cast & crew
    See production, box office, & company info

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    Storyline

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    After breaking out of LunarMax, a moon-based maximum security prison, Boris the Animal (Jemaine Clement) decides to go back in time and eliminate the person who arrested him - Agent K (Josh Brolin). When he does so, Agent J (Will Smith) realizes that the timeline has been changed and he too travels back to July 15, 1969, the day before Agent K is killed. After overcoming some disbelief, J manages to convince young K and others of just who he is and why he's there. With the help of Griffin (Michael Stuhlbarg), a being who can see all timelines, they track Boris down. J also learns a secret, something old Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) had never told him. —garykmcd
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • They are back... in time.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Adventure
      • Comedy
      • Sci-Fi
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence, and brief suggestive content
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The woman who lives in K's apartment in an alternate timeline is the same woman in Men in Black II (2002), a waitress, whom Patrick Warburton's character is told to marry and have a bunch of kids.
    • Goofs
      When (future) Agent J and (future) Boris are fighting on top of the large red docking station for the spaceship, Agent J gets shot deliberately by Boris and jumps off the edge of the dock. Then he uses his time travel device to go back in time a few seconds earlier to be able to dodge the shots. There are a few mistakes in this part. 1) There should be another Agent J and Boris there too, as they have gone back in time to that moment again. However in the movie there are only two of them. 2) The injuries sustained by Agent J (the bone spikes in his abdomen) should have remained there when he went back in time. If it were true that you healed once you went back in time into the condition you were in at that moment, then Boris should have grown an arm back when he went back in time. 3) Due to the time loop, Agent J remembers how to dodge the shots, while Boris doesn't remember anything and is surprised by the outcome.
    • Quotes

      Agent J: [sees Young Agent O] O? No, I call ladies "O." To me O is feminine, and K is masculine. You know, I see a couple, I'm like, "O-K."

    • Crazy credits
      This is the first film in the series not to have an opening credits sequence.
    • Alternate versions
      The Chinese restaurant scene has been censored for the mainland China release. The sequence with J and K in the back room has been edited to remove all shots of Wu, thus eliminating the revelation that Wu is actually an alien. A subsequent moment with J neuralyzing a group of ethnically Asian bystanders has also been deleted.
    • Connections
      Featured in CineMaverick TV: Episode #1.2 (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Amazing Grace
      Written by John Newton

      Performed by Eric Rigler

    User reviews401

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Good
    Men in Black 3 is fun, if flawed. Hugely better than 2, this stands as the better (if unnecessary) sequel to the original.
    helpful•45
    6
    • MR_Heraclius
    • Feb 22, 2020

    FAQ7

    • Agent J jumps a minute back during the final fight, and so does Boris. Why does Boris not remember what happened?
    • Why is Agent J the only one who remembers K in the new Timeline?
    • Why doesn't Agent K seem fazed when J tells him he will die the next day?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 25, 2012 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Arab Emirates
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Sony (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Ukrainian
    • Also known as
      • Men in Black 3D
    • Filming locations
      • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Hemisphere Media Capital
      • Amblin Entertainment
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $225,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $179,020,854
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $54,592,779
      • May 27, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $624,026,776
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 46min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Datasat
      • SDDS
      • Sonics-DDP
      • Auro 11.1
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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