Ranking Will Smith Best Movies: Which Ones Top Your List?

Published August 15, 2024
Ranking Will Smith Best Movies
1
After Earth

After Earth (2013)

5.2
#1

One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind's new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his 13-year-old son, Kitai. When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai's craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father lies dying in the cockpit, Kitai must trek across the hostile terrain to recover their rescue beacon. His whole life, Kitai has wanted nothing more than to be a soldier like his father. Today, he gets his chance.Read More

Starring: Jaden Smith, Will Smith, Sophie Okonedo, Zoë Kravitz

2
Hancock

Hancock (2008)

6.3
#2

Hancock is a down-and-out superhero who's forced to employ a PR expert to help repair his image when the public grows weary of all the damage he's inflicted during his lifesaving heroics. The agent's idea of imprisoning the antihero to make the world miss him proves successful, but will Hancock stick to his new sense of purpose or slip back into old habits?Read More

Starring: Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman, Jae Head

3
Winter's Tale

Winter’s Tale (2014)

6.3
#3

A burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her.Read More

Starring: Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Russell Crowe, William Hurt

4
Collateral Beauty
#4

Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.Read More

Starring: Will Smith, Edward Norton, Kate Winslet, Michael Peña

5
I, Robot

I, Robot (2004)

7.0
#5

In 2035, where robots are commonplace and abide by the three laws of robotics, a technophobic cop investigates an apparent suicide. Suspecting that a robot may be responsible for the death, his investigation leads him to believe that humanity may be in danger.Read More

Starring: Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Alan Tudyk, James Cromwell

6
I Am Legend

I Am Legend (2007)

7.2
#6

Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone.Read More

Starring: Will Smith, Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Dash Mihok

7
Men in Black

Men in Black (1997)

7.2
#7

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 Kay and new recruit Agent Jay 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.Read More

Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D’Onofrio

8
Wild Wild West

Wild Wild West (1999)

5.3
#8

Legless Southern inventor Dr. Arliss Loveless plans to rekindle the Civil War by assassinating President U.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.Read More

Starring: Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Salma Hayek Pinault

9
Bad Boys II

Bad Boys II (2003)

6.6
#9

Detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey of the Miami Narcotics Task Force are tasked with stopping the flow of the drug ecstasy into Miami. They track the drugs to the whacked-out Cuban drug lord Johnny Tapia, who is also involved in a bloody war with Russian and Haitian mobsters. If that isn't bad enough, there's tension between the two detectives when Marcus discovers that playboy Mike is secretly romancing Marcus’ sister, Syd.Read More

Starring: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Gabrielle Union, Jordi Mollà

10
Gemini Man

Gemini Man (2019)

6.3
#10

Henry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd job. His plans get turned upside down when he becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict his every move. To his horror, Brogan soon learns that the man who's trying to kill him is a younger, faster, cloned version of himself.Read More

Starring: Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen, Benedict Wong

11
Suicide Squad

Suicide Squad (2016)

5.9
#11

From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences.Read More

Starring: Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman

12
Independence Day

Independence Day (1996)

6.9
#12

Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived. Its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances.Read More

Starring: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell

13
Bright

Bright (2017)

6.2
#13

In an alternate present-day where magical creatures live among us, two L.A. cops become embroiled in a prophesied turf battle.Read More

Starring: Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Lucy Fry, Noomi Rapace

14
Seven Pounds

Seven Pounds (2008)

7.6
#14

An IRS agent with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.Read More

Starring: Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Michael Ealy

15
The Pursuit of Happyness

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.Read More

Starring: Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Thandiwe Newton, Brian Howe

16
Shark Tale

Shark Tale (2004)

6.0
#16

Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a great white shark with a surprising secret that no sea creature would guess: He's a vegetarian. When a lie turns Oscar into an improbable hero and Lenny becomes an outcast, the two form an unlikely friendship.Read More

Starring: Will Smith, Robert De Niro, Renée Zellweger, Jack Black

17
Made in America

Made in America (1993)

5.5
#17

A young black woman discovers that her father was a sperm donor, and if that wasn't bad enough, he's white.Read More

Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Ted Danson, Will Smith, Nia Long

18
Bad Boys

Bad Boys (1995)

6.8
#18

Marcus Burnett is a henpecked family man. Mike Lowry is a footloose and fancy free ladies' man. Both Miami policemen, they have 72 hours to reclaim a consignment of drugs stolen from under their station's nose. To complicate matters, in order to get the assistance of the sole witness to a murder, they have to pretend to be each other.Read More

Starring: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Téa Leoni, Tchéky Karyo

19
The Legend of Bagger Vance

World War I has left golfer Rannulph Junuh a poker-playing alcoholic, his perfect swing gone. Now, however, he needs to get it back to play in a tournament to save the financially ravaged golf course of a long-ago sweetheart. Help arrives in the form of mysterious caddy Bagger Vance.Read More

Starring: Matt Damon, Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Bruce McGill

20
Focus

Focus (2015)

6.9
#20

Nicky, an accomplished con artist, gets romantically involved with his disciple Jess but later ends their relationship. Years later, she returns as a femme fatale to spoil his plans.Read More

Starring: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro, Gerald McRaney

21
Aladdin

Aladdin (2019)

7.1
#21

A kindhearted street urchin named Aladdin embarks on a magical adventure after finding a lamp that releases a wisecracking genie while a power-hungry Grand Vizier vies for the same lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.Read More

Starring: Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Marwan Kenzari

22
Six Degrees of Separation

The story of a young, gay, black, con artist who, posing as the son of Sidney Poitier, cunningly maneuvers his way into the lives of a white, upper-class New York family.Read More

Starring: Stockard Channing, Will Smith, Donald Sutherland, Ian McKellen

23
Concussion

Concussion (2015)

7.1
#23

A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu's emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful institutions in the world.Read More

Starring: Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks, Gugu Mbatha-Raw

24
Ali

Ali (2001)

6.8
#24

In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time. Yet at the top of his game, both Ali's personal and professional lives face the ultimate test.Read More

Starring: Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Mario Van Peebles

25
Men in Black II

Men in Black II (2002)

6.4
#25

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.Read More

Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Rip Torn, Lara Flynn Boyle

26
Men in Black 3

Men in Black 3 (2012)

6.5
#26

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.Read More

Starring: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Jemaine Clement

27
Enemy of the State
#27

When the videotape of the murder of a congressman unknowingly ends up in the hands of labor lawyer and dedicated family man Robert Clayton Dean, he is framed for the murder. With the help of the mysterious Brill, Dean attempts to throw the NSA off his trail and prove his innocence.Read More

Starring: Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Regina King

28
Bad Boys for Life
#28

Marcus and Mike are forced to confront new threats, career changes, and midlife crises as they join the newly created elite team AMMO of the Miami police department to take down the ruthless Armando Armas, the vicious leader of a Miami drug cartel.Read More

Starring: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Paola Nuñez, Vanessa Hudgens

29
Where the Day Takes You

King is a young man, but he's already a veteran of life on the streets of Los Angeles. The de facto leader of a group of teenage runaways, King acts as a mentor to troubled kids such as gay hustler Little J and junkie Greg. When Heather, a beautiful girl from Chicago, starts hanging out with King and his crew, it changes the dynamic of the gang. However, it seems as though nothing will alter their dangerous lifestyle.Read More

Starring: Sean Astin, Lara Flynn Boyle, Peter Dobson, Balthazar Getty

30
Emancipation

Emancipation (2022)

7.8
#30

Inspired by the gripping true story of a man who would do anything for his family—and for freedom. When Peter, an enslaved man, risks his life to escape and return to his family, he embarks on a perilous journey of love and endurance.Read More

Starring: Will Smith, Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, Gilbert Owuor

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