Men in Black II (2002)

Men in Black II rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.2/10· 429K votes

Rotten Tomatoes38%

Metacritic49%

TMDb6.386/10· 11K votes

With 38% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.2/10 on IMDb and 49/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Men in Black II

Kay and Jay reunite to provide our best, last and only line of defense against a sinister seductress who levels the toughest challenge yet to the MIB's untarnished mission statement – protecting Earth from the scum of the universe. It's been four years since the alien-seeking agents averted an intergalactic disaster of epic proportions. Now it's a race against the clock as Jay must convince Kay – who not only has absolutely no memory of his time spent with the MIB, but is also the only living person left with the expertise to save the galaxy – to reunite with the MIB before the earth submits to ultimate destruction.

Cast of Men in Black II

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  Tommy Lee Jones

  as Kay

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  Will Smith

  as Jay

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  Rip Torn

  as Zed

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  Lara Flynn Boyle

  as Serleena

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  Johnny Knoxville

  as Scrad / Charlie

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  Rosario Dawson

  as Laura Vasquez

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  Tony Shalhoub

  as Jeebs

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  Patrick Warburton

  as Agent Tee

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  Jack Kehler

  as Ben

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  David Cross

  as Newton

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  Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine

  as Hailey

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  Peter Spellos

  as Motorman

Men in Black II facts

Budget

$140M

Box office

$445.1M

Collection

Men in Black Collection

Our take on Men in Black II

Barry Sonnenfeld's 2002 sequel brings agents Kay and Jay back for another round of neon-lit alien policing, four years after their first galaxy-saving mission. This time Jay must coax the memory-wiped Kay into rejoining the Men in Black to face a shape-shifting seductress threatening Earth. It leans hard into slapstick, prosthetic creature gags and buddy-comedy rhythm rather than plot complexity, so treat it as breezy science-fiction farce rather than serious spectacle. Fans of the original's deadpan humor and the Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones pairing will feel right at home; newcomers seeking heft may find it slight, but it moves quickly and never takes itself seriously.