What is the best Will Smith movie of all time?

From explosive blockbusters to quiet Oscar-bait dramas, his filmography spans every corner of Hollywood — crowd-pleasers, passion projects, and unexpected risks. Which role hits hardest for you?

1

Ali

The 2001 biographical drama directed by Michael Mann, with Will Smith portraying Muhammad Ali across a decade of his life.

2

The Pursuit of Happyness

The 2006 drama based on Chris Gardner's true story, with Smith playing a struggling salesman fighting for his son's future.

3

Men in Black

The 1997 sci-fi comedy classic in which Smith plays Agent J, a newly recruited member of a top-secret alien-policing organization.

4

Bad Boys

The 1995 action comedy directed by Michael Bay, launching the franchise with Smith and Martin Lawrence as Miami narcotics detectives.

5

Independence Day

The 1996 blockbuster disaster film in which Smith plays a Marine pilot who helps lead humanity's counterattack against an alien invasion.

6

Hitch

The 2005 romantic comedy in which Smith plays a professional date coach who falls for a sharp-tongued tabloid journalist.

7

Enemy of the State

The 1998 political thriller in which Smith plays a lawyer who accidentally obtains evidence of an NSA murder and becomes a hunted man.

8

King Richard

The 2021 biographical drama about Richard Williams, the determined father who coached daughters Venus and Serena to tennis greatness.

9

I Am Legend

The 2007 post-apocalyptic thriller in which Smith plays the lone survivor in New York City after a man-made virus wipes out most of humanity.

10

Bad Boys for Life

The 2020 blockbuster sequel bringing Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett back together against a powerful cartel kingpin.

11

Hancock

The 2008 action film in which Smith plays a flawed, hard-drinking superhero who undergoes a public image makeover.

12

Concussion

The 2015 drama in which Smith plays real-life forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu, who discovers the brain disease CTE in NFL players.

13

Bad Boys II

The 2003 high-octane sequel with Smith and Lawrence taking their partnership to new, dangerous extremes in Miami.

14

Seven Pounds

The 2008 drama in which Smith plays a man with a mysterious past who sets out to transform the lives of seven strangers.

15

Bright

The 2017 Netflix fantasy action film in which Smith plays an LAPD officer partnered with the world's first orc cop in an alternate present-day Los Angeles.