30 Best Will Smith Movies Ranked: Where to Stream the Fresh Prince's Greatest Films

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Ghezal Amiri

Ghezal Amiri

JustWatch Editor

Will Smith is an American icon. Check out our guide to his best movies and where to watch them all on streaming services in the United States. This includes the latest offers from services such as Netflix, Prime Video and Max. We also let you know if you can watch any of Will Smith's movies online for free.

Will Smith's breakout into the world of pop culture began as a musician before he took on his breakout television role in The Matrix.

Showing his skill as an actor, Smith branched out by portraying legendary boxer Muhammad Ali in the Seven Pounds, Smith spent the 2000s proving that he could bring emotional honesty to the screen.

His later performances have seen him embrace his iconic position by playing the genie in the 2019 King Richard.

Where can I watch the best Will Smith movies?

Will Smith continues to star in and produce major motion pictures. He is a beloved star and one of few entertainers to have been nominated for an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award. Here are the best Will Smith's movies ranked and where to stream them.

  1. The Pursuit of Happyness

    # 1

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

  2. Ali

    Ali

    2001

    # 2

    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.

  3. King Richard

    King Richard

    2021

    # 3

    The story of how Richard Williams served as a coach to his daughters Venus and Serena, who will soon become two of the most legendary tennis players in history.

  4. Emancipation

    Emancipation

    2022

    # 4

    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.

  5. I, Robot

    I, Robot

    2004

    # 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.

  6. Men in Black

    Men in Black

    1997

    # 6

    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 K and new recruit Agent J 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.

  7. Seven Pounds

    Seven Pounds

    2008

    # 7

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

  8. Bad Boys

    Bad Boys

    1995

    # 8

    Marcus Burnett is a henpecked family man. Mike Lowrey 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.

  9. Hitch

    Hitch

    2005

    # 9

    Dating coach Alex 'Hitch' Hitchens mentors a bumbling client, Albert, who hopes to win the heart of the glamorous Allegra Cole. While Albert makes progress, Hitch faces his own romantic setbacks when proven techniques fail to work on Sara Melas, a tabloid reporter digging for dirt on Allegra Cole's love life. When Sara discovers Hitch's connection to Albert – now Allegra's boyfriend – it threatens to destroy both relationships.

  10. Independence Day

    Independence Day

    1996

    # 10

    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.

  11. Men in Black II

    Men in Black II

    2002

    # 11

    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.

  12. Bad Boys II

    Bad Boys II

    2003

    # 12

    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.

  13. I Am Legend

    I Am Legend

    2007

    # 13

    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.

  14. Men in Black 3

    Men in Black 3

    2012

    # 14

    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.

  15. Bad Boys for Life

    Bad Boys for Life

    2020

    # 15

    Marcus and Mike are forced to confront new threats, career changes, and midlife crises as they 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.

  16. Enemy of the State

    Enemy of the State

    1998

    # 16

    The life of labor lawyer and dedicated family man Robert 'Bobby' Dean is turned upside down after a chance meeting with a college buddy while holiday shopping. Unbeknownst to Dean, he's just been burdened with a videotape of a congressman's assassination. Hot on the trail of this tape is a ruthless group of National Security Agents commanded by a belligerently ambitious NSA official named Reynolds. Using satellite surveillance, bugs, and other sophisticated snooping devices, the NSA infiltrates every facet of Dean's existence, tracing each physical and digital footprint he leaves while also framing him for murder. With the help of the mysterious Brill, he attempts to throw the NSA off his trail and prove his innocence.

  17. Six Degrees of Separation

    # 17

    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.

  18. Wild Wild West

    Wild Wild West

    1999

    # 18

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

  19. Concussion

    Concussion

    2015

    # 19

    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.

  20. Aladdin

    Aladdin

    2019

    # 20

    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.