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Movies that feel likeMen in Black II (2002)

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.

If you loved Men in Black II, the closest films we have are Krrish (2006), The World's End (2013) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). All three share Men in Black II's kinetic and cerebral feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Attack the Block (2011).

🍅 38% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.2 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Barry Sonnenfeldkineticwittyplayfulcerebral
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Men in Black (1997) · Men in Black 3 (2012)

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Krrish
2006 · dir. Rakesh Roshan
🍅 88%★ 6.5action · science fiction

A secret-identity hero balancing spectacle with crowd-pleasing fun

The difference: Bollywood superhero melodrama — songs and sincerity, no deadpan

In Singapore, Krishna is forced by circumstances to use his superpowers and become a masked superhero named Krrish, before getting drawn towards his lost legacy.

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The World's End
2013 · dir. Edgar Wright
🍅 89%★ 6.9comedy · action · science fictionPeacock

Both land momentum and wit at once

The difference: Reviewed even better

Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival.

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Deadpool & Wolverine
2024 · dir. Shawn Levy
🍅 77%★ 7.5action · comedy · science fictionDisney+

A mismatched duo trading barbs through effects-heavy mayhem

The difference: R-rated meta overload — the gags are about movies, not aliens

A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctant Wolverine.

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Superman Returns
2006 · dir. Bryan Singer
🍅 72%★ 6.1science fiction · action · adventureMax

The same two preoccupations: saving the world, and superhero

The difference: Takes it somewhere less witty than Men in Black II does

Superman returns to discover his 5-year absence has allowed Lex Luthor to walk free, and that those he was closest to felt abandoned and have moved on. Luthor plots his ultimate revenge that could see millions killed and change the face of the planet forever, as well as ridding himself of the Man of Steel.

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Attack the Block
2011 · dir. Joe Cornish
🍅 91%★ 6.6action · comedy · science fiction

Playful where it counts, cerebral underneath

A South London teen gang must team up with the other residents of their housing estate to protect the neighbourhood from a terrifying alien invasion.

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Lucy
2014 · dir. Luc Besson
🍅 67%★ 6.4action · science fictionRent or buy

Both lean on momentum more than on action

The difference: Easier on the wit than Men in Black II

A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.

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Wild Wild West
1999 · dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
🍅 16%★ 5action · adventure · comedyParamount+

Sonnenfeld's same gadget-comedy swagger pointed at the Old West

The difference: A famous misfire — the banter strains and the plot creaks

Legless Southern inventor Dr. Arliss Loveless plans to rekindle the Civil War by assassinating President Ulysses S. Grant. Only two men can stop him: gunfighter James West and master-of-disguise and inventor Artemus Gordon. The two must team up to thwart Loveless' plans.

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Evolution
2001 · dir. Ivan Reitman
🍅 44%★ 6.1comedy · science fiction · action

Alien pests, deadpan scientists and a big goofy containment scramble

The difference: Sloppier and sillier — a B-side to MIB's polish

A comedy that follows the chaos that ensues when a meteor hits the Earth carrying alien life forms that give new meaning to the term "survival of the fittest." David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, and Julianne Moore are the only people standing between the aliens and world domination... which could be bad news for the Earth.

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American Ultra
2015 · dir. Nima Nourizadeh
🍅 44%★ 6.1action · comedy

Comedy built on wit, twice over

Mike is an unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe, is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. In the blink of an eye, as his secret past comes back to haunt him, Mike is thrust into the middle of a deadly government operation and is forced to summon his inner action-hero in order to survive.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2014 · dir. Jonathan Liebesman
🍅 20%★ 5.8science fiction · action · adventureParamount+

Both rooted in New York City

The difference: Sits closer to adventure than Men in Black II does

When a kingpin threatens New York City, a group of mutated turtle warriors must emerge from the shadows to protect their home.

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Battle: Los Angeles
2011 · dir. Jonathan Liebesman
🍅 37%★ 5.7science fiction · action

Aliens hitting a modern city, staged with military urgency

The difference: Deadly serious combat grind — not one joke in the invasion

When once distant UFOs become a terrifying threat and an alien invasion force begins attacking Earths major costal and riverside cities, a U.S Marine staff sergeant and his team are sent into battle only to find they must take it upon themselves to defeat an unknown enemy and protect what remains of Los Angeles.

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The Watch
2012 · dir. Akiva Schaffer
🍅 16%★ 5.7comedy · action · science fictionHulu

Playful science fiction, and it commits to that

Four everyday suburban guys come together as an excuse to escape their humdrum lives one night a week. But when they accidentally discover that their town has become overrun with aliens posing as ordinary suburbanites, they have no choice but to save their neighborhood – and the world – from total extermination.

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