Men in Black (1997) - Parents Guide Movie Rating

MPA: PG-13 BBFC: 12 Maturity Rating 13+

MPAA Reason: Rated PG-13 for language and sci-fi violence.

BBFC Reason: moderate bad language

BBFC Ratings info: MEN IN BLACK is a 1997 US science fiction action comedy drama in which a police officer joins a secret government organisation that regulates the activities of extraterrestrials living on Earth. Language: Moderate bad language includes uses of 'prick'. There is also mild bad language, including uses of 'ass', 'bastard'; 'bullshit', 'crap', 'dick' and 'pissed'. Other issues include mild horror in the form of insect-like monsters and mild fantasy violence. This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.

Sex & Nudity

mild

After shooting an alien in the head and having it grow back, Agent K threatens the same alien that next time he's going to return and shoot him where it wouldn't grow back. Agent J briefly comments on the main female character's body. A brief joke of having girls over at a mans club. A few innuendos. The principal female character wears a short skirt. A woman is taken hostage by a man who hides behind a hospital bed. She tells another man that she wanted him to see something, and she begins to point downwards. It is implied that the man believed she was referring to her genitals. She later accuses him of not understanding "sexual independence".

Violence & Gore

moderate

A man fires a hi-tech gun in a street that causes a large explosion and knocks him backward. A lot blood splatters when aliens get shot but all blood is green or blue. A lot of the violence is implied rather than shown. An alien dressed in a human suit is shown holding a man's head, which turns out to be fake. An alien is shot, causing him to fall over and die. An alien dressed in a human suit throws himself off of the roof of the building (this is not actually shown; all we hear is a splat then his body is shown lying on the ground surrounded by a crowd of people; there's no blood). An alien disguised as a human falls off a building. However, we cut away as we hear its body hit the ground (it is implied he does this to avoid a worse fate at the hands of the alien he was working for). A man's skin is changed into a alien. A man is shot but it turns out he's an alien considering immediately and he's fine. A bug extermination vacuum-type hose is used on a man. A pregnant alien woman disguised as a human gives birth in her car, but nothing graphic or explicit is shown (it is meant for comical laughs, as she grabs J with her tentacle and starts waving and shaking him around). The alien "bug" attacks two aliens in human robot bodies in a restaurant. A man is pinned up against the ceiling by layers of the alien bug's slime. little organisms are shown coming out of the bug's mouth. The bug removes the human skin to reveal his true identity, this entire process may seem a bit gross or even disturbing to some people. The bug swallows "K", and some of its inside is shown briefly. The bug is shot twice, both times showing his guts and insides spewing everywhere, including on "K" and Smith's character. There is a long scene in the morgue where a medical examiner is working on a dead alien.

Profanity

moderate

2 uses of shit 1 use of crap ,piss and sucks 10 uses of "shit", 15 uses of "hell", 11 uses of "damn", 6 uses of "ass", 3 uses of "goddamn", 1 use of "bastard", 2 uses of "my god", 2 uses of "dick", 1 use of "prick".

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

mild

Jeebs tells Jay that he's "still a huge crack dealer." "K" and other people are briefly shown smoking cigarettes.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

moderate

Edgar the Bug is honestly more creepy in his adapted human form than he is in his true form. Sometimes his "skin" hangs off his face (which he occasionally adjusts). Some scenes are a litle nasty The violence may seem a little intense to some. The movie has its scary parts, but its mostly played for laughs. The scene where the bug destroys an building but people are ok.