Will Smith’s 25 top movies ranked from worst to best
Will Smith hasn’t had the best of luck at the Academy Awards. Will this be the year things change for the actor?
2022 marks the third time that Smith has been nominated for the Best Actor Oscar. He was first nominated in 2002 for playing boxer Muhammad Ali in “Ali” and again in 2007 for his role in “The Pursuit of Happyness” as businessman Chris Gardner. He lost to Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker, respectively, the first two times. However, after taking home wins at both the SAG Awards and Critics Choice Awards for his role in “King Richard,” the Oscars buzz is building.
Smith has come a long way from his musical roots as a rapper and as a young star on “The Fresh Prince” to films like “Bad Boys” and “Men In Black” that made him a box office megastar. In honor of his storied career, we’re taking a look at some of his best movie performances over the years.
Stacker.com compiled IMDb data on feature films starring Will Smith and ranked these films according to their IMDb user rating, with ties broken by the number of votes. Cameos and uncredited roles were not considered.
Read on to find out some of the best and worst Will Smith movies.
#25. Suicide Squad (2016)
– Director: David Ayer- Stacker score: 68.8 – Metascore: 40 – IMDb user rating: 5.9 – Runtime: 123 minutes
#24. Made in America (1993)
– Director: Richard Benjamin – Stacker score: 69.4 – Metascore: 49 – IMDb user rating: 5.1 – Runtime: 111 minutes
#23. Bad Boys for Life (2020)
– Directors: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah – Stacker score: 69.7 – Metascore: 59 – IMDb user rating: 6.5 – Runtime: 124 minutes
#22. Bad Boys II (2003)
– Director: Michael Bay – Stacker score: 72.2 – Metascore: 38 – IMDb user rating: 6.6 – Runtime: 147 minutes
#21. Shark Tale (2004)
– Directors: Bibo Bergeron, Vicky Jenson, Rob Letterman – Stacker score: 75.0 – Metascore: 48 – IMDb user rating: 6.0 – Runtime: 90 minutes
#20. Bad Boys (1995)
– Director: Michael Bay – Stacker score: 75.7 – Metascore: 41 – IMDb user rating: 6.8 – Runtime: 119 minutes
#19. Men in Black II (2002)
– Director: Barry Sonnenfeld – Stacker score: 76.4 – Metascore: 49 – IMDb user rating: 6.1- Runtime: 88 minutes
#18. Seven Pounds (2008)
– Director: Gabriele Muccino – Stacker score: 77.8 – Metascore: 36 – IMDb user rating: 7.6 – Runtime: 123 minutes
#17. Hancock (2008)
– Director: Peter Berg – Stacker score: 78.5 – Metascore: 49 – IMDb user rating: 6.4 – Runtime: 92 minutes
#16. The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
– Director: Robert Redford – Stacker score: 79.2 – Metascore: 47 – IMDb user rating: 6.7 – Runtime: 126 minutes
#15. Focus (2015)
– Directors: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa – Stacker score: 84.7 – Metascore: 56 – IMDb user rating: 6.6 – Runtime: 105 minutes
#14. Aladdin (2019)
– Director: Guy Ritchie – Stacker score: 84.7 – Metascore: 53 – IMDb user rating: 6.9 – Runtime: 128 minutes
#13. King Richard (2021)
– Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green – Stacker score: 84.8 – Metascore: 76 – IMDb user rating: 7.5 – Runtime: 144 minutes
#12. Hitch (2005)
– Director: Andy Tennant – Stacker score: 86.8 – Metascore: 58 – IMDb user rating: 6.7 – Runtime: 118 minutes
#11. Concussion (2015)
– Director: Peter Landesman – Stacker score: 87.5 – Metascore: 55 – IMDb user rating: 7.1 – Runtime: 123 minutes
#10. Men in Black 3 (2012)
– Director: Barry Sonnenfeld – Stacker score: 87.5 – Metascore: 58 – IMDb user rating: 6.8 – Runtime: 106 minutes
#9. Independence Day (1996)
– Director: Roland Emmerich – Stacker score: 89.6 – Metascore: 59 – IMDb user rating: 7.0 – Runtime: 145 minutes
#8. Where the Day Takes You (1992)
– Director: Marc Rocco – Stacker score: 90.3 – Metascore: 64 – IMDb user rating: 6.6 – Runtime: 105 minutes
#7. I, Robot (2004)
– Director: Alex Proyas – Stacker score: 90.3 – Metascore: 59 – IMDb user rating: 7.1 – Runtime: 115 minutes
#6. Ali (2001)
– Director: Michael Mann – Stacker score: 91.7 – Metascore: 65 – IMDb user rating: 6.7 – Runtime: 157 minutes
#5. I Am Legend (2007)
– Director: Francis Lawrence – Stacker score: 95.1 – Metascore: 65 – IMDb user rating: 7.2 – Runtime: 101 minutes
#4. Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
– Director: Fred Schepisi – Stacker score: 97.2 – Metascore: 72 – IMDb user rating: 6.8 – Runtime: 112 minutes
#3. Enemy of the State (1998)
– Director: Tony Scott – Stacker score: 97.2 – Metascore: 67 – IMDb user rating: 7.3 – Runtime: 132 minutes
#2. The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
– Director: Gabriele Muccino – Stacker score: 100 – Metascore: 64 – IMDb user rating: 8.0 – Runtime: 117 minutes
#1. Men in Black (1997)
– Director: Barry Sonnenfeld – Stacker score: 100 – Metascore: 71 – IMDb user rating: 7.3 – Runtime: 98 minutes
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