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Will Smith

Actor and producer, also writer · Born September 25, 1968 (58) · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Oscar winner · Golden Globe winner · BAFTA Award winner · 5 other major award bodies

Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, rapper, and film producer. Known for his work in both the screen and music industries, his accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and four Grammy Awards. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $10 billion worldwide, making him one of Hollywood's most bankable stars. Smith first gained recognition as part of a hip hop duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff, with whom he released five studio albums which contained five US Billboard Hot 100-top 20 singles—"Parents Just Don't Understand", "A Nightmare on My Street", "Summertime", "Ring My Bell", and "Boom! Shake the Room" —from 1985 to 1994. He released the solo albums Big Willie Style (1997), Willennium (1999), Born to Reign (2002), Lost and Found (2005), and Based on a True Story (2025). Two of his singles, "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" and "Wild Wild West", reached number one in the US. Smith began his acting career starring as a fictionalised version of himself on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1993 and 1994. He achieved wider fame as a leading manwith the film franchises Bad Boys (1995–2024) and Men in Black (1997–2012), where he respectively portrayed Mike Lowrey and Agent J. After starring in the thrillers Independence Day (1996) and Enemy of the State (1998), he received Academy Award for Best Actor nominations for his portrayals of Muhammad Ali in Ali (2001) and Chris Gardnerin The Pursuit of Happyness (2006). He also starred in commercially successful films such as I, Robot (2004), Shark Tale (2004), Hitch (2005), I Am Legend (2007), Hancock (2008), Seven Pounds (2008), Suicide Squad (2016), and Aladdin (2019). At the 94th Academy Awards, Smith slapped and shouted at presenter Chris Rock after Rock made an unscripted joke referencing Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Soon after, Smith won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Richard Williams in the biographical sports drama King Richard (2021). The incident earned substantial media coverage and criticism, with Smith ultimately resigning from the Academy and being banned from attending all its events for ten years. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 25, 1968 (58)
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also writer
Titles
69 on MovieCove · 98 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 7% in 30 days

What are Will Smith's films like?

Across their 60 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 54 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 28 · Serious 15 · Dark 11

A split, not a type: Grounded 25 · Stylized 17 · Heightened 12

Gentle 12 · Charged 25 · Intense 17

Steady 21 · Shifting 29 · Whiplash 4

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 22 · Some laughs 19 · Funny 13

Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 25 · Relentless 10

A split, not a type: Casual 28 · Engaged 23 · Full focus 3

A split, not a type: Easy watch 26 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 12

Resolved 45 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

36 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 28 of 36 analyzed roles.

Hero
28 of 36
Mentor
4 of 36
Ally
1 of 36
Shapeshifter
1 of 36
Threshold guardian
1 of 36
Shadow
1 of 36
Show the 36 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
24
Thrilling
22
Joyful
18
Hopeful
19
Contemplative
19
Other
65

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy28
  • Bittersweet25
  • Ambiguous6
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Will Smith's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 56 of their 69 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Will Smith's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

98 credits, 69 with a MovieCove page; 115 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Instadocs: AI Gone Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Del Spooner (archive footage)

  • Pole to Pole with Will Smith(2026)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
  • Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration:30th Anniversary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • The Artist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Will Smith

  • Bad Boys: Ride or Die(2024)

    Producer · as Mike Lowrey

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • African Queens: Njinga(2023)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
  • Emancipation(2022)

    Producer · as Peter

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Las Aventuras de Giga Doki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show Creator

  • Off Thee Leash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Producer

  • Bel-Air(2022)

    Show 30 episodes · Executive Producer · as Will Smith

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
  • Women of the Movement(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
  • Welcome to Earth(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
  • King Richard(2021)

    Producer · as Richard Williams

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Best Shape of My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Creator · as Self

  • Amend: The Fight for America(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
  • Life in a Year(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Hormigueddon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Will Smith

  • Charm City Kings(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Bad Boys for Life(2020)

    Producer · as Mike

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Spies in Disguise(2019)

    as Lance Sterling (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Gemini Man(2019)

    as Henry Brogen / Junior

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Aladdin(2019)

    as Genie / Mariner

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Sprinter(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Will Smith's Bucket List (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Creator · as Self

  • Cobra Kai(2018)

    Show 65 episodes · Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • Howard(2018)

    as Genie / Mariner (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Bright(2017)

    as Daryl Ward

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Collateral Beauty(2016)

    as Howard Inlet

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Suicide Squad(2016)

    as Deadshot

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Concussion(2015)

    as Dr. Bennet Omalu

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Focus(2015)

    as Nicky Spurgeon

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Annie(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Winter's Tale(2014)

    as Judge

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues(2013)

    as ESPN Reporter

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • Blind Ref (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Executive Producer · as Blind Referee

  • After Earth(2013)

    Producer · Story · as Cypher Raige

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Men in Black 3(2012)

    as Agent J

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • This Means War(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • The Karate Kid(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Seven Pounds(2008)

    Producer · as Ben

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Lakeview Terrace(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • The Human Contract(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • Hancock(2008)

    Producer · as John Hancock

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • I Am Legend: Awakening - Story 2: Isolation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Thanks

  • I Am Legend(2007)

    as Robert Neville

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • The Pursuit of Happyness(2006)

    Producer · as Chris Gardner

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • ATL(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Hitch(2005)

    Producer · as Hitch

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Club Oscar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Oscar (voice)

  • Shark Tale(2004)

    as Oscar (voice)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Saving Face(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • The Seat Filler(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • I, Robot(2004)

    Executive Producer · as Del Spooner

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Jersey Girl(2004)

    as Will Smith (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • All of Us(2003)

    Show 88 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
  • Bad Boys II(2003)

    as Detective Mike Lowrey

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • American Chopper: The Series(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
  • Ride or Die(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
  • Men in Black II(2002)

    Songs · as Jay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Showtime(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Ali(2001)

    as Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • The Legend of Bagger Vance(2000)

    as Bagger Vance

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Welcome to Hollywood(1998)

    as Will Smith

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • The Queen Latifah Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Producer

  • Wild Wild West(1999)

    as Capt. James West

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • Enemy of the State(1998)

    as Robert Clayton Dean

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • TRL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Men in Black(1997)

    Songs · as Jay

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Independence Day(1996)

    as Capt. Steven Hiller

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • TFI Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Bad Boys(1995)

    as Mike Lowrey

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Pinoak (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Made in America(1993)

    as Tea Cake Walters

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air(1990)

    Show 148 episodes · Executive Producer · Story · Theme Song Performance · as Will Smith

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
  • Blossom(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Fresh Prince (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows
  • The Earth Day Special(1990)

    as Fresh Prince

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • Live with Kelly and Mark(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows
  • Kids' Choice Awards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Host

  • ABC Afterschool Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Hawker

  • Almost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Creator

  • Clean Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Fast and Loose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

  • I Am Legend 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as Robert Neville

  • Listen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Planes, Trains and Automobiles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

  • Romeo and Juliet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Sugar Bandits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Supermax (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as Rex

  • The Mark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Untitled Queen Latifah Biopic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Will Smith Budapest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Will Smith

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 96 titles, 83 of them dated from 1972 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19722026

Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 35 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 3 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting64 of 96: 44 only acting, 20 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thDirecting2 of 96: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 96: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing45 of 96: 27 only producing, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thOther crew9 of 96: 4 only other crew, 5 with another role

96 titles, 21 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 18 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s2 · acting1990s16 · 16 acting · 2 crew2000s25 · 16 acting · 16 crew2010s22 · 15 acting · 9 crew2020s17 · 9 acting · 13 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 69% of 35 roles
9297020717

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 5 other major awards from 27 major nominations, 1988–2022.

WinNomination
  1. 2022
    • Oscar, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Leading Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actor
  2. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
  3. 2016
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  4. 2007
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
  5. 2002
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
  6. 2001
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Short Form Music Video
  7. 2000
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rap Solo Performance
  8. 1999
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Rap Solo Performance
Show 7 earlier years
  1. 1998
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Rap Solo Performance
  2. 1994
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
  3. 1993
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
  4. 1992
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
  5. 1991
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
  6. 1990
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Rap Performance
  7. 1988
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Rap Performance

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Will Smith's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 56; across their 54 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 54

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 54

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 54

Midcredits score across 69 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th25
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 69 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic11
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed16

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 47 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Will Smith's work okay for kids?

Across up to 44 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore39 titles15–82 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity44 titles13–53 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity39 titles26–86 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs38 titles12–48 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense39 titles23–64 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Will Smith work with?

People who share at least 2 of Will Smith's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Lassiter shares the most, 25.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles