In 1997, superstar Will Smith joined forces with Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones to star in the sci-fi comedy Men in Black. Based on the eponymous comic book series, the film follows two agents working for a secret organization investigating and monitoring aliens secretly living on Earth. The film was a major box office hit, so logically, it spawned two sequels and a multimedia franchise. However, its sequels were more divisive with both critics and audiences.
4 'Men in Black: International' Director: F. Gary Gray Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson reunite following their stint in the MCU for the 2019 sci-fi comedy Men in Black: International. The fourth film in the Men in Black franchise and a standalone sequel to the original trilogy, the film follows agents H and M as they attempt to find a mole within the organization. Rebecca Ferguson , Emma Thompson , and Liam Neeson also star .
Like many terrible sequels, Men in Black II makes the mistake of thinking that more is better, but even its visual effects pale compared to what came before. Conversely, it stays overly safe story-wise, choosing to rehash what worked from its predecessor rather than innovate or improve upon it. Smith and Jones are reliably great, successfully recreating the dynamic they shared in the first movie.
2 'Men in Black 3' Director: Barry Sonnenfeld A decade after Men in Black II, the trio of Smith, Jones, and Sonnenfeld returned one last time for a third round of alien action. Men in Black 3 sees K and J facing Boris the Animal, a violent alien who threatens the safety of Earth. J must go back in time and work with a younger version of K, played by Josh Brolin , to stop Boris before it's too late.