Will Smith, considered to be Hollywood’s highly anticipated actor has given some major blockbusters. Starting from “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” in which he is a young rapper to “Gemini Man”, he has nailed every aspect of acting. Identifying the top 10 best Will Smith movies was a difficult task, as almost all the movies he did, he gave his best. So, we have prepared a list of some amazing movies of Will Smith. And this list is not only based on IMDb ratings but also is a result of his popularity analysis.
1.# The Pursuit of Happyness
Now, this is Will Smith’s highest-ranked movie according to IMDB. It is a story of a struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he is poised to begin a life-changing professional career.
The movie motivates in many different ways, it’s a touching father-son story as well as an inspiring tale, that helps one to struggle happily.
- IMDb rating: 8
- Director: Gabriele Muccino
- Lead Cast: Will Smith, Thandie Newton, Jaden Smith, Brian Howe
2.# Men in Black (1997)
Will Smith is a man of class, whatever he does he does good. And in 1997 he again nailed it. It is a story of a struggling police officer who eventually joins a secret organization that polices and monitors extraterrestrial interactions on Earth. It is a comedy-action drama movie that will make you appreciate Smith’s comedic timing and his charisma as a leading man.
- IMDb rating: 7.3
- Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
- Leading Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D’Onofrio
3.# Enemy of the State (1998)
In the movie, Will Smith plays the role of a lawyer who is targeted by a corrupt politician and NSA when he accidentally receives key evidence to a politically motivated crime. This is one of the Will Smith movies that was ahead of its time in terms of issues of National Security and privacy.
- IMDb rating: 7.3
- Director: Tony Scott
- Leading Cast: Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Lisa Bonet
4.# I am Legend
This is one of the most highly praised Will Smith movies. A science fiction action thriller describes a scenario where a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters. In this destructed city there is one man still surviving and struggling to find a cure.
- IMDb rating: 7.2
- Director: Francis Lawrence
- Leading Cast: Will Smith, Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Salli Richardson-Whitfield
5.# Ali (2001)
The movie is a biography of a sports legend Muhammad Ali. Closely played by Will Smith, that focuses on his ups and downs, and controversies between 1964 and 1974.
- IMDb rating: 6.8
- Director: Michael Mann
- Leading Cast: Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Mario Van Peebles
6.# Six degrees of Separation (1993)
This is one of the oldest Will Smith movies of an affluent New York City couple who finds their lives touched, intruded upon, and compelled by a mysterious young black man. Six Degrees of Separation is an intriguing examination of the way we present ourselves and our connectivity with everyday lives.
- IMDb rating: 6.8
- Director: Fred Schepisi
- Leading Cast: Will Smith, Stockard Channing, Donald Sutherland, Ian McKellen
7.# Independence day (1996)
The movie is plotted on the storyline of an upcoming alien attack. Further, fighting against superior technology, mankind’s best weapon is the will to survive.
- IMDb rating: 7
- Director: Roland Emmerich
- Leading cast: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell
8.# I Robot (2004)
This Will Smith’s action-thriller was shot in 2004 that featured the story of 2035. A technophobic cop investigates a crime that was perpetrated by a robot. This Will Smith movie talks about the upcoming threat to humanity.
- IMDb rating: 7.1
- Director: Alex Proyas
- Leading Cast: Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood, Alan Tudyk
9.# Concussion (2015)
The plot of the movie takes place in Pittsburgh. A story of an accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu who uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal game.
- IMDb rating: 7.1
- Director: Peter Landesman
- Leading cast: Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks, David Morse
10.# Men in Black 3 (2012)
Again a movie that includes time travel. Agent J (Will Smith) travels in time to M.I.B.’s early days in 1969 to stop an alien from killing his friend Agent K and also changing the history.
- IMDb rating: 6.8
- Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
- Leading Cast: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Jemaine Clement
So this was the list of the best Will Smith movies that rocked the blockbuster and many more are to hit the theatres soon. Other upcoming movies of Will Smith are “Bad Boys for Life” and “King Richard”. For further updates stay tuned with Talepost.