{"id":8887,"date":"2025-09-05T16:08:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T20:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shatpod.com\/movies\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=8887"},"modified":"2026-01-10T13:51:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T18:51:19","slug":"men-in-black-1997","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/shatpod.com\/movies\/event\/men-in-black-1997\/","title":{"rendered":"Men in Black (1997)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Working for a highly funded yet unofficial government agency, Kay and Jay are the Men in Black, providers of immigration services and regulators of all things alien on Earth. While investigating a series of unregistered close encounters, the MIB agents uncover the deadly plot of an intergalactic terrorist who is on a mission to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies currently in residence in New York City. Commissioned by Alexandra M. 8\/3\/2025.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Release date:\u00a0<\/span>July 2, 1997 (USA<\/a>)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Director:\u00a0<\/span>Barry Sonnenfeld<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Awards:\u00a0<\/span>Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling<\/a>\u00a0\u00b7\u00a0See more<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Running time:\u00a0<\/span>1h 38m<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Adapted from:\u00a0<\/span>The Men in Black<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Distributed by:\u00a0<\/span>Columbia Pictures<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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