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The Best William Smith Movies, Ranked

97 credits from 1920 to 2018, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is The Frisco Kid (1979) with $9.35M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Worldwide gross

Biggest William Smith Box Office Hits

William Smith's films have made $17.1M worldwide in total. The Frisco Kid (1979) is the biggest hit at $9.35M, ahead of The Mean Season (1985) ($4.35M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

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  1. 1 The Frisco Kid (1979) movie poster The Frisco Kid 1979 · Drama $9.35M $9.35M dom.
  2. 2 The Mean Season (1985) movie poster The Mean Season 1985 · Thriller $4.35M $4.35M dom.
  3. 3 Platoon Leader (1988) movie poster Platoon Leader 1988 · Drama $1.35M $1.35M dom.
  4. 4 Bulletproof (1988) movie poster Bulletproof 1988 · Action $808K $808K dom.
  5. 5 Maniac Cop (1988) movie poster Maniac Cop 1988 · Action $671K $671K dom.
  6. 6 Fever Pitch (1985) movie poster Fever Pitch 1985 · Drama $619K $619K dom.
  7. 7 Gilda (1946) movie poster Gilda 1946 · Romance $6K
One pick per genre

The Best William Smith Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre William Smith has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 22 films, and The Frisco Kid (1979) is the pick of them.

One pick per decade

The Best William Smith Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of William Smith's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1940s to 1980s.

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The Best William Smith Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest William Smith films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the highest-grossing William Smith movie?

The Frisco Kid (1979) made the most at the box office, with $9.35M worldwide, followed by The Mean Season (1985) with $4.35M. Together, William Smith's films with box office figures have made $17.1M.

What is the best William Smith drama movie?

The Frisco Kid (1979) is the best-rated of William Smith's drama films. In other genres: Bulletproof (action), The Mean Season (thriller) and Gilda (romance).

What is the newest William Smith movie?

The newest film on William Smith's filmography is Doses of Horror (2018), with William Smith as Neil Agar ("A Dose of Bee Stings" segment) (archive footage) (uncredited).

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