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Will Smith

Will Smith
Born 25 Sept 1968, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Wise words: "My grandmother once told me: 'Don't let failure go to your heart and don't let success go to your head.'"



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Will Smith - news / articles


  • Will Smith wants Bad Boys 3 - 24 May 2012
    -Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are keen to reunite for a third Bad Boys movie - as soon as they find the perfect script.-The Hollywood star is currently busy promoting the third installment of his Men In Black film series, and it appears he has trilogies on his min


  • Will Smith stunned by red carpet kiss in Russia - 18 May 2012
    -Will Smith lost his cool at the Russian premiere of his Men In Black sequel in Moscow on Friday (18May12) when a male reporter attempted to kiss the actor on the lips during a red carpet encounter.-The I Am Legend star was caught offguard when the unnamed Ukrainian


  • Will Smith wasn't keen on filming Men In Black in 3D - 14 May 2012
    -Will Smith was wary of signing up to make the new Men In Black sequel in 3D because he feared the story would suffer if director Barry Sonnenfeld got carried away with the new technology.-The actor, who reprises his role as Agent J in the alien adventure, admits he

Will Smith - what members say


  • Men In Black
  • Men In Black review by tomparfitt17 from Midsomer Norton
    Rated - 4.0 stars Smith Goes All Alien On Us 24 November 2010
    ...Join Will Smith on the ultimate alien adventure of all time. Fun filled and exciting, you will be gripped the whole time. Agent K (Lee Jones) is a member of an organizat...   Read customer review
  • Independence Day
  • Independence Day review by from london
    Rated - 1.0 stars What was I thinking. 10 May 2004
    ...It has Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum in it. Enough said. At least Tom Hanks wasn't in it....   Read customer review
  • Enemy Of The State
  • Enemy Of The State review by from Cornwall, UK
    Rated - 4.0 stars Roller Coaster All The Way 8 July 2004
    ... not let up until the end. The performances were of the same high standard and Will Smith was great playing the straight role as the Lawyer caught in the middle. As a sp...   Read customer review

Will Smith - filmography


  • Men In Black 3 - Blu-ray (2012)
    Starring: Tommy Lee Jones,  Will Smith,  Jemaine Clement
    Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, and director Barry Sonnenfeld return to the kooky world of the top-secret government agents who protect our planet from hostile aliens in this third entry of the Men in Black film series. This will be the first film in the franchise to be presented in 3D. FLIGHT OF THE ..read more »
    4.5 stars out of 5 81% from 11 members
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  • A Man's Story on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Ozwald Boateng,  Giorgio Armani,  Michael Bay
    Director: Varon Bonicos
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Tailor to Hollywood's A-list, and a superstar in his own right, Ozwald Boateng is a dynamic force of energy, passion and colour. 1998: already celebrated as one of the most talented menswear designers in the world, Ozwald Boateng is about to go bankrupt and divorce his first wife. Through luck and ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 35 members
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  • Seven Pounds - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Will Smith,  Rosario Dawson,  Woody Harrelson
    Director: Gabriele Muccino
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    From Gabriele Muccino, the Director of The Pursuit Of Happyness comes Seven Pounds. Will Smith stars as Ben, an IRS agent who is depressed and guilt-ridden about mistakes from his past. He sets out to make amends by helping seven strangers. When he meets Emily (Rosario Dawson), a beautiful woman ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 9,829 members
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  • Seven Pounds on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Will Smith,  Rosario Dawson,  Woody Harrelson
    Director: Gabriele Muccino
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    From Gabriele Muccino, the Director of The Pursuit Of Happyness comes Seven Pounds. Will Smith stars as Ben, an IRS agent who is depressed and guilt-ridden about mistakes from his past. He sets out to make amends by helping seven strangers. When he meets Emily (Rosario Dawson), a beautiful woman ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 63,609 members
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  • Hancock on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Will Smith,  Jason Bateman,  Charlize Theron
    Director: Peter Berg
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A hard-living superhero (Smith) who has fallen out of favour with the public enters into a questionable relationship with the wife (Theron) of the public relations professional (Bateman) who's trying to repair his image.
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 96,898 members
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  • Hancock - Blu-ray (2008)
    Starring: Will Smith,  Jason Bateman,  Charlize Theron
    Director: Peter Berg
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A hard-living superhero (Smith) who has fallen out of favour with the public enters into a questionable relationship with the wife (Theron) of the public relations professional (Bateman) who's trying to repair his image.
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 15,675 members
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  • I Am Legend - Blu-ray (2007)
    Starring: Willow Smith,  Dash Mihok,  Will Smith
    Director: Francis Lawrence
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: £2.49
    In I AM LEGEND, Will Smith joins the ranks of Vincent Price (in 1964's THE LAST MAN ON EARTH) and Charlton Heston (in 1971's OMEGA MAN) as the star of an adaptation of Richard Matheson's 1954 novel of the same name. Often surprising in its focus on loneliness and loss, this thoughtful, eerie, and ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 11,787 members
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  • I Am Legend on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Will Smith,  Salli Richardson,  Paradox Pollack
    Director: Francis Lawrence
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Richard Matheson's classic chiller gets its third adaptation (after THE OMEGA MAN and THE LAST MAN ON EARTH) with this film from director Francis Lawrence (CONSTANTINE). Will Smith plays Robert Neville, the last survivor in a post-apocalyptic New York, but there's still danger left on the city streets.
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 105,213 members
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  • The Pursuit of Happyness on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Will Smith,  Jaden Smith,  Dan Castellaneta
    Director: Gabriele Muccino
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Inspired by a true story, Chris Gardner (Will Smith) is a bright and talented, but marginally employed salesman. Struggling to make ends meet, Gardner finds himself and his five year old son evicted from their San Francisco apartment with nowhere to go. When Gardner lands an internship at a ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 103,510 members
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  • Hitch - Blu-ray (2005)
    Starring: Will Smith,  Eva Mendes,  Kevin James
    Director: Andrew Tennant
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    In Andy Tennant's (SWEET HOME ALABAMA, ANNA AND THE KING) delightful romantic comedy HITCH, Will Smith stars as Alex Hitchens, an urban 'date doctor' who helps the common man woo the woman of his dreams. Hitch will use any means necessary--dance lessons, back waxing--to instil romantic confidence ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 3,125 members
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  • Live 8 (4 discs) on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Paul McCartney,  Coldplay,  Snoop Dogg
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    One concert - two million spectators - three billion viewers! Relive the Live 8 concerts around the world!
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 2,104 members
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  • Hitch on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Will Smith,  Eva Mendes,  Kevin James
    Director: Andrew Tennant
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    In Andy Tennant's (SWEET HOME ALABAMA, ANNA AND THE KING) delightful romantic comedy HITCH, Will Smith stars as Alex Hitchens, an urban 'date doctor' who helps the common man woo the woman of his dreams. Hitch will use any means necessary--dance lessons, back waxing--to instil romantic confidence ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 94,971 members
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  • I, Robot on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Will Smith,  Bridget Moynahan,  Bruce Greenwood
    Director: Alex Proyas
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A future time, 2035, when robots have become man's best friend. Employed by everyone to do the manual tasks that everyone hates to do, a servile underclass... Detective Del Spooner (played by Will Smith) is investigating the death of a scientist. He hates robots and thinks that the suspicious death ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 94,488 members
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  • I, Robot - Blu-ray (2004)
    Starring: Will Smith,  Bridget Moynahan,  Bruce Greenwood
    Director: Alex Proyas
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Loosely based on the novel from Isaac Asimov, I, ROBOT is an action-packed, CGI-laden thrill ride from director Alex Proyas (THE CROW). Set in 2035, Will Smith stars as Chicago law enforcer Detective Del Spooner. Called upon to investigate the mysterious suicide of scientist Dr. Alfred Lanning (..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 4,407 members
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  • Bad Boys 2 on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Will Smith,  Martin Lawrence,  Gabrielle Union
    Director: Michael Bay
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) and Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) return as partners on the Miami Tactical Narcotics Team in director Michael Bay's (PEARL HARBOR, ARMAGEDDON) sequel to the 1995 blockbuster BAD BOYS. Car chases and shoot outs are daily occurences as the two try to track down a big time ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 36,779 members
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  • Alex Thomas - Straight Clownin' on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Alex Thomas,  Tyra Banks,  Jamie Foxx
    Director: Ifeanyi Njoku
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Actor/Comedian Alex Thomas has finally taken a well-deserved turn, and like his idols before him - Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Robin Williams and Martin Lawrence - Alex shows the world his comedic talents in his first comedy special, Straight Clownin'. The word on the streets is that Alex Thomas ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 44% from 119 members
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  • Men In Black 2 on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Will Smith,  David Cross,  Tommy Lee Jones
    Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Reuniting director Barry Sonnenfeld with most of the original film's cast, MEN IN BLACK II picks up with alien-monitoring secret agent Jay (Will Smith) in a rut. Weary of the isolated life of an MIB operative, Jay continually fires new partners until MIB director Zed (Rip Torn) teams him up with ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 27,997 members
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  • Men In Black 2 - Blu-ray (2002)
    Starring: Will Smith,  David Cross,  Tommy Lee Jones
    Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Reuniting director Barry Sonnenfeld with most of the original film's cast, MEN IN BLACK II picks up with alien-monitoring secret agent Jay (Will Smith) in a rut. Weary of the isolated life of an MIB operative, Jay continually fires new partners until MIB director Zed (Rip Torn) teams him up with ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 113 members
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  • Ali on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Will Smith,  Jamie Foxx,  Jon Voight
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Michael Mann's ALI manages to be an informative look at the career of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali and an entertaining and moving portrait of the man. The action begins with the brash young Cassius Clay's surprising victory over Sonny Liston. The film depicts Clay's conversion to Islam, his ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 15,665 members
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  • America: A Tribute To Heroes (2001)
    Starring: George Clooney,  U2,  Will Smith
    Director: Joel Gallen,  Beth McCarthy-Miller
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Broadcast 10 days after the horrific attacks against America on September 11, 2000, this concert telethon raised more than $150 million for the victims of that tragic day. This two hour special event not only features impassioned performances from such rock legends as Tom Petty, Neil Young, Bruce ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 480 members
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  • The Legend Of Bagger Vance on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Will Smith,  Matt Damon,  Charlize Theron
    Director: Robert Redford
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE, based on the book of the same title by Steve Pressfield, uses golf as the basis for this spiritual tale of friendship, self-discovery, and faith. His incredible prowess at the game of golf makes young Rannulph Junuh (Matt Damon) the pride of Savannah, Georgia in 1916. ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 4,404 members
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  • Will Smith - The Will Smith Music Video ... on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Will Smith
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Before Will Smith was one of the most popular, highest paid movie stars in Hollywood, he was a fresh-faced, peppy young rapper. Starting with wacky, fun youth anthems like "Parents Just Don't Understand," Smith became a popular Mtv artist. As his movie stardom increases, the Renaissance man still ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 256 members
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  • Wild Wild West on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Will Smith,  Kevin Kline,  Kenneth Branagh
    Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    Barry Sonnenfeld is reunited with his MEN IN BLACK star Will Smith in this gadget-soaked romp based (loosely) on the 1960s television show. WILD WILD WEST supplies many impressive visuals (thanks to brilliant production designer Bo Welch) and some hearty laughs. Will Smith is James West, a Civil ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 12,977 members
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  • Enemy Of The State - Blu-ray (1998)
    Starring: Will Smith,  Gene Hackman,  Jon Voight
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Robert Dean (Will Smith) is a labor lawyer who is unknowingly in possession of evidence related to a serious politically motivated crime. Government agents eager to hide their guilt believe that Dean is on to them, and proceed to turn his life upside-down, ruin his reputation, and frame him for ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 3,819 members
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  • Enemy Of The State on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Will Smith,  Gene Hackman,  Jon Voight
    Director: Tony Scott
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Robert Dean (Will Smith) is a labor lawyer who is unknowingly in possession of evidence related to a serious politically motivated crime. Government agents eager to hide their guilt believe that Dean is on to them, and proceed to turn his life upside-down, ruin his reputation, and frame him for ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 27,033 members
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  • Men In Black on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Will Smith,  Tommy Lee Jones,  Linda Fiorentino
    Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    In the 1950s a super-secret government agency was formed to monitor and police the activities of extraterrestrial aliens on the planet Earth. Some 40 years later a founding father of the agency, Agent Kay (Tommy Lee Jones), finds himself with a new smart-mouthed partner fresh from the NYPD who is ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 38,103 members
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  • Independence Day on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Will Smith,  Bill Pullman,  Mary McDonnell
    Director: Roland Emmerich
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    With a $71 million budget and mind-blowing special effects, INDEPENDENCE DAY is a grand, high-tech throwback to such films of the 1950s as THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL and WAR OF THE WORLDS. Here, aliens, in numerous gargantuan spaceships, arrive without warning and hover over the world's most ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 39,263 members
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  • Independence Day - Blu-ray (1996)
    Starring: Will Smith,  Bill Pullman,  Mary McDonnell
    Director: Roland Emmerich
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    With a 71 million dollar budget and mind-blowing special effects, INDEPENDENCE DAY is a grand, high-tech throwback to such films of the 1950s as THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL and WAR OF THE WORLDS. Here, aliens, in numerous gargantuan spaceships, arrive without warning and hover over the world's ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 4,978 members
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  • Bad Boys on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Martin Lawrence,  Will Smith,  Tea Leoni
    Director: Michael Bay
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) is a happily married family man. Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) is a smooth-talking, freewheeling bachelor. Both are cops in the narcotics division of the Miami police department. When $100 million dollars worth of seized heroin is stolen from their police station, the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 26,303 members
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  • Bad Boys - Blu-ray (1995)
    Starring: Martin Lawrence,  Will Smith,  Tea Leoni
    Director: Michael Bay
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) is a happily married family man. Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) is a smooth-talking, freewheeling bachelor. Both are cops in the narcotics division of the Miami police department. When $100 million dollars worth of seized heroin is stolen from their police station, the ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 2,140 members
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  • Made in America (1993)
    Starring: Whoopi Goldberg,  Ted Danson,  Will Smith
    Director: Richard Benjamin
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Love, marriage, family. That's the usual sequence - but not for Sarah (Whoopi Goldberg) and Hal (Ted Danson). They're the parents of bright, college-bound Zora (Nia Long) - even though Sarah and Hal never met! Goldberg and Danson put a wild new spin on family values in 'Made In America', a romantic ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 946 members
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  • Where The Day Takes You on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Sean Astin,  Laura San Giacomo,  Dermot Mulroney
    Director: Marc Rocco
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Stripped of sentimentality, this film visits homeless teens and young adults who survive on the margins of society. Living by begging, theft and prostitution, this loose-knit community forms an extended family. King (Dermot Mulroney) is the unofficial patriarch looking after the motley crew of ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 54% from 259 members
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  • The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air - Season 3 (4 discs) on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Will Smith,  James Avery,  Jazzy Jeff
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    There's a lot hip-hoppenin' in the Fresh Prince's third season showcased in this fabulous 4-Disc Set: Philip runs for Superior Court judge (and runs into plenty of comic complications). Vivian develops a taste for sardines and Rocky Road (guess who's pregnant). Hilary lands a gig as a TV weather ..read more »
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Will Smith facts

5 most recent films

Men In Black 3 - Blu-ray - 4.5 stars
Men In Black 3 - 4.0 stars
A Man's Story - 3.5 stars
Seven Pounds - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Seven Pounds - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air - Season 4 - 4.0 stars
Men In Black 3 - 4.0 stars
Enemy Of The State - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Bad Boys - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Independence Day - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

A Man's Story - 3.5 stars
Men In Black 3 - Blu-ray - 4.5 stars
Alex Thomas - Straight Clownin' - 2.0 stars
Happily Ever After - Collection 4 - 2.0 stars
Wild Wild West - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Alfonso Ribeiro - 21 times - show films
James Avery - 21 times - show films
Karyn Parsons - 21 times - show films
Janet Hubert-Whitten - 16 times - show films
Joseph Marcell - 16 times - show films

Most frequent directors

none - 13 times - show films
Barry Sonnenfeld - 10 times - show films
Ellen Falcon - 5 times - show films
Michael Bay - 5 times - show films
Gabriele Muccino - 5 times - show films