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Men In Black (1997)

Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld · Cinematography by Donald Peterman

PG-1398 min64 frames

ActionAdventureComedyScience Fiction

Protecting the Earth from the scum of the universe.

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What is Men In Black about?

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 K and new recruit Agent J 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.

Men in Black is a 1997 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and written by Ed Solomon, based on the Marvel Comics series The Men in Black by Lowell Cunningham. Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith respectively star as Agent K and Agent J, who investigate a series of seemingly unrelated criminal incidents related to the extraterrestrials who live in secret on Earth. Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Rip Torn also appear in supporting roles.

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What does the cinematography of Men In Black look like?

Sampled across 64 frames, the coverage of Men In Black leans on medium shots (47% of the sample) and close-ups (20%). Cinematographer Donald Peterman keeps 50% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 56% of the frames. Focus stays shallow in 58% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1990s.

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