Men in Black 3: Will Smith travels back in time

Men in Black 3, a science-fiction comedy directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and led by Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, and Josh Brolin, is now streaming on Netflix as of May 1, 2026, and will be spotlighted on Disney+ on May 25, 2026. This feature spotlight doesn’t necessarily mark a new catalog entry on Disney+.

Men in Black 3
Film | 2012
Cinema release: May 23, 2012
Available on Netflix since May 1, 2026
Featured on Disney+ on May 25, 2026
Action, comedy, science fiction | Runtime: 1h44
Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld | Screenplay: Etan Cohen
Starring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin
Original title: Men in Black 3
Suitable for ages 10 and up
Country: United States

In this third installment, Agent J discovers that his partner K has been erased from the timeline. To prevent an alien threat from altering the course of history and putting Earth in danger, he travels back to 1969 and teams up with a younger version of K.

Men in Black 3 sticks to the franchise playbook: secret agents monitoring aliens living among us, buddy-action humor, futuristic gadgets, and creatures hidden in everyday life. Josh Brolin's arrival helps tie the action to the backstory of Tommy Lee Jones's character.

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The film picks up the thread of the original trilogy, based on Lowell Cunningham’s comic books. Rick Baker returns to crafting the extraterrestrial creatures, infusing the 1960s-set sequences with a retro-futurist feel.

Trailer for Men in Black 3

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