Movies like Men in Black II (2002)
The best movies like Men in Black II (2002) are Men in Black (1997), Men in Black 3 (2012) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017). If Men in Black II hooked you with its action and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedGuardians of the Galaxy (2014)7.9/10 from 30,642 votes
- NewestGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)Released 2023
- Same seriesMen in Black (1997)Men in Black
Men in Black (1997)
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.
Why it matches: Same series: Men in Black · both action & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMen in Black 3 (2012)
Agents J and K are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him - secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind.
Why it matches: Same series: Men in Black · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGuardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & science fiction
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisMen in Black: International (2019)
The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisPixels (2015)
Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisShazam! (2019)
A boy is given the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with a single magic word.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMars Attacks! (1996)
A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in the total annihilation of the U.S. Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPaul (2011)
For the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind. But when he worries he’s outlived his usefulness and the dissection table is drawing uncomfortably close, Paul escapes on the first RV that passes by his compound in Area 51. Fortunately, it contains the two earthlings who are most likely to rescue and harbor an alien on the run.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGalaxy Quest (1999)
For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector — Commander Peter Quincy Taggart, Lieutenant Tawny Madison, and Doctor Lazarus — set off on a thrilling and often dangerous mission in space... until their series was cancelled! Now, twenty years later, aliens under attack have mistaken the Galaxy Quest television transmissions for "historical documents" and beam up the crew of has-been actors to save the universe. With no script, no director, and no clue, the actors must turn in the performances of their lives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & science fiction
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSuperhero Movie (2008)
Rick Riker is a nerdy teen imbued with superpowers by a radioactive dragonfly. And because every hero needs a nemesis, enter Lou Landers, aka the villainously goofy Hourglass.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisThor: Love and Thunder (2022)
After his retirement is interrupted by Gorr the God Butcher, a galactic killer who seeks the extinction of the gods, Thor Odinson enlists the help of King Valkyrie, Korg, and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster, who now wields Mjolnir as the Mighty Thor. Together they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher’s vengeance and stop him before it’s too late.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Watch (2012)
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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisThor: Ragnarok (2017)
Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his home-world and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of a powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & action
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisDeadpool (2016)
The origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who, after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDeadpool 2 (2018)
Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisVenom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
After finding a host body in investigative reporter Eddie Brock, the alien symbiote must face a new enemy, Carnage, the alter ego of serial killer Cletus Kasady.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAnt-Man (2015)
Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Doctor Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisR.I.P.D. (2013)
A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisAustin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
The world's most shagadelic spy continues his fight against Dr. Evil. This time, the diabolical doctor and his clone, Mini-Me, team up with a new foe—'70s kingpin Goldmember. While pursuing the team of villains to stop them from world domination, Austin gets help from his dad and an old girlfriend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMystery Men (1999)
When Champion City's hero Captain Amazing is kidnapped by the recently paroled supervillain Casanova Frankenstein, a trio of average, everyday superheroes -- Mr. Furious, the Shoveler and the Blue Raja -- assemble a new super team to save him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Suicide Squad (2021)
Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThunder Force (2021)
In a world where supervillains are commonplace, two estranged childhood best friends reunite after one devises a treatment that gives them powers to protect their city.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisAustin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
When diabolical genius Dr. Evil travels back in time to steal superspy Austin Powers's ‘mojo,’ Austin must return to the swingin' '60s himself - with the help of American agent, Felicity Shagwell - to stop the dastardly plan. Once there, Austin faces off against Dr. Evil's army of minions to try to save the world in his own unbelievably groovy way.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisR.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned (2022)
When Sheriff Roy Pulsipher finds himself in the afterlife, he joins a special police force and returns to Earth to save humanity from the undead.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYou Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
An Israeli counterterrorism soldier with a secretly fabulous ambition to become a Manhattan hairstylist. Zohan's desire runs so deep that he'll do anything -- including faking his own death and going head-to-head with an Arab cab driver -- to make his dreams come true.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
When a kingpin threatens New York City, a group of mutated turtle warriors must emerge from the shadows to protect their home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisMegamind (2010)
After Megamind, a highly intelligent alien supervillain, defeats his long-time nemesis Metro Man, Megamind creates a new hero to fight, but must act to save the city when his "creation" becomes an even worse villain than he was.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Men in Black II?
The closest matches to Men in Black II are Men in Black (1997), Men in Black 3 (2012) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Men in Black II?
People who watched Men in Black II most often go on to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Men in Black: International (2019).
What is the highest-rated movie like Men in Black II?
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), rated 7.9/10 by 30,642 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Men in Black II?
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Is Men in Black II part of a series?
Yes. It belongs to Men in Black, which includes Men in Black (1997) and Men in Black 3 (2012).
Are there English movies like Men in Black II?
Yes: Men in Black (1997), Men in Black 3 (2012) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017).
How are movies similar to Men in Black II chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Men in Black II, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.