Men in Black II
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Men in Black II is a 2002 science-fiction comedy film and sequel to Men in Black, following Agents J and K as they reunite to stop an alien threat to Earth.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Men in Black II canonical | 14 |
| Men in Black II (2002 film) | 1 |
| Men in Black II (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6392262 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Men in Black II Context triple: [Joel McKinnon Miller, appearedIn, Men in Black II]
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A.
Men in Black
Men in Black is a popular sci-fi action-comedy film about a secret government agency that monitors and regulates extraterrestrial activity on Earth.
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B.
Men in Black 3
Men in Black 3 is a 2012 science-fiction action-comedy film in the Men in Black franchise, featuring time travel as Agent J goes back to the 1960s to save his partner Agent K and stop an alien threat.
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C.
Men in Black: Alien Attack
Men in Black: Alien Attack is an interactive dark ride at Universal Studios Florida that lets guests join the Men in Black to shoot aliens and save New York City.
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D.
Mystery Men
Mystery Men is a 1999 superhero comedy film that parodies traditional comic-book heroes by following a group of inept, misfit crimefighters trying to save their city.
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E.
The Brother from Another Planet
The Brother from Another Planet is a 1984 independent science-fiction comedy-drama film written and directed by John Sayles about a mute, black alien who crash-lands in Harlem and navigates life as an undocumented outsider.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Men in Black II Target entity description: Men in Black II is a 2002 science-fiction comedy film and sequel to Men in Black, following Agents J and K as they reunite to stop an alien threat to Earth.
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A.
Men in Black
Men in Black is a popular sci-fi action-comedy film about a secret government agency that monitors and regulates extraterrestrial activity on Earth.
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B.
Men in Black 3
Men in Black 3 is a 2012 science-fiction action-comedy film in the Men in Black franchise, featuring time travel as Agent J goes back to the 1960s to save his partner Agent K and stop an alien threat.
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C.
Men in Black: Alien Attack
Men in Black: Alien Attack is an interactive dark ride at Universal Studios Florida that lets guests join the Men in Black to shoot aliens and save New York City.
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D.
Mystery Men
Mystery Men is a 1999 superhero comedy film that parodies traditional comic-book heroes by following a group of inept, misfit crimefighters trying to save their city.
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E.
The Brother from Another Planet
The Brother from Another Planet is a 1984 independent science-fiction comedy-drama film written and directed by John Sayles about a mute, black alien who crash-lands in Harlem and navigates life as an undocumented outsider.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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science fiction film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Men in Black
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Men in Black comic book series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Lowell Cunningham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Greg Gardiner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Barry Sonnenfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | theatrical ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Richard Pearson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steven Weisberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Men in Black 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action
ⓘ
comedy ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alien invasion
ⓘ
memory and identity ⓘ secret government agencies ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Agent J
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Agent K NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Danny Elfman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Agents J and K reunite to stop an alien threat to Earth ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Men in Black film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Men in Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Laurie MacDonald
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walter F. Parkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Amblin Entertainment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Columbia Pictures ⓘ MacDonald/Parkes Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2002-07-03 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 88 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Barry Fanaro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Johnny Knoxville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lara Flynn Boyle NERFINISHED ⓘ Rip Torn NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosario Dawson NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Lee Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Men in Black II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Men in Black II Description of subject: Men in Black II is a 2002 science-fiction comedy film and sequel to Men in Black, following Agents J and K as they reunite to stop an alien threat to Earth.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Elmore
subject linked to:
Rip
subject linked to:
Zed in Men in Black
linked to: Men in Black II
linked to: Men in Black II