Bad Boys Movies Ranked

We now have 4 films in the Bad Boys franchise. Here is how I rank them from worst to best.
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[@nosey500]

Bad Boys 2 is number 1! I love them all but the second one had the funniest moments. Literally nothing can ever be funnier than "This is a nice fish", Reggie picking up the daughter, and "were gonna close this box and we gonna throw this bitch in the ocean".

[@spiffyspiffsable]

Man you right idk what the hell cody was smoking man 😂

[@jamesg8175]

The original Bad Boys is a 90s classic. It balances the action/comedy perfectly.

[@supastar25]

It's still my favorite in the series

[@chrisnarcos7764]

Best in the franchise tbh

[@dthill96]

1) Bad Boys II (4.5/5) 2) Bad Boys (4.5/5) 3) Bad Boys For Life (4/5) 4) Bad Boys Ride or Die (4/5) The first one is arguably the better movie but the second one is just peak Michael Bay where it's just him on steroids

[@carsonpeterson758]

He first one is the best the second you say is peak bay only because it’s the most action packed but you should rank Michael bay movies by quality and of having intelligence, good acting and cohesive storytelling.

[@lac818]

Best list

[@latoyamcknight6730]

I will never not see a film by someone acting in a fictional movie because of a mistake someone made in their real life. Smh. I will support great content always and give respect and appreciation where it's due. I'm glad u saw it as well. We loved it. I'm glad his son was in it and to see Martin and Will chemistry and they have a great connection. I get what u get about the jokes.

[@latoyamcknight6730]

I would say my ranking would go 2,3,1,4

[@Lakeshow82]

Facts. I feel bad for people like that because they miss out on some good stuff.

[@latoyamcknight6730]

Right like for me I know how to seperate real life from entertainment. There is way too much good content to miss out on.

[@v.i.loudboy]

Me too but I find it hard to support a pedophile or rapist, I think I draw the line there. Maybe a woman beater too I can't support that.

[@hazelvision28]

Thaaaaank you 🎉 Crazy how weird people get.

[@92eoincasey]

1. Bad boys 2 2. Bad boys 3. Bad boys ride or die 4. Bad boys 4 life.

[@jacksonscott690]

It’s crazy how many people regurgitate this exact ranking. I like Cody’s.

[@tinacarter116]

Will Smith & Martin Lawrence chemistry is still top tier, I absolutely love the Bad Boys film franchise!! Here’s my ranking! 1. The 1st Bad Boys is iconic! 2. Bad Boys 2 3. Bad Boys 4 4. Bad Boys 3

[@MichaelTomsyck]

4. Bad Boys-Despite not having the memorable elements of its sequels, this is still an enjoyable kickoff to this franchise with solid chemistry between Smith and Lawrence, some well done Michael Bay action, and a good enough central plotline for the banter, action, and subplots to hang on 3. Bad Boys II-While the actual plot for this movie is paper thin, that doesn’t stop this one from being a good time for its nonstop, excessive Michael Bay action sequences and Mike and Marcus’ chemistry being as fun as ever 2. Bad Boys: Ride or Die-Even though not everything in this entry fully comes together, it’s still a really fun time with stylized and exciting action sequences, lots of funny comedic bits, a story with memorable elements, and the ever watchable pairing of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence 1. Bad Boys for Life-Because of its added emotion, more memorable story, continued chemistry between the two leads, new characters, and removal of the excess of the second film, this movie took the franchise to new heights and is safely my favorite of these movies

[@Tj82480]

I love all the movies but honestly the first 2 are the best ones 1. Bad boys 2 2. Bad boys original 3. Bad boys for life 4. Bad boys ride or die

[@AadenTjarks-pv5qz]

been watching daily for around 6 years now, always look forward to watching a new video, i’ve noticed that we have extremely similar aka “GREAT” tastes in movies and tv, hope everything’s going well with you, holly, and the kids.

[@colewarnerreviews5834]

1. Bad Boys II: 9/10 2. Bad Boys: 9/10 3. Bad Boys For Life: 9/10 4. Bad Boys Ride Or Die: 8/10

[@carsonpeterson758]

Bad boys 2 is just an excerisse in excessive overkill. The first one from 1995 had an actual plot.

[@zackplayz7333]

@@carsonpeterson758nah, it’s great

[@jamiec4478]

@@carsonpeterson758you sound fun

[@JakeTheMan784]

Honestly I love every film in this franchise. Very fun and consistent. Me and my dad have watched all of them for years. I could go any way with my ranking but for now: 1. Bad Boys For Life 2. Bad Boys Ride Or Die 3. Bad Boys 4. Bad Boys 2 (I haven’t seen in a few years)

[@CobraKaifarm617]

Bad boys 2 is the best in the franchise Michael bay deliver a awesome action movie the stakes was high

[@JohnDoe-cd6ro]

Just watched all of them again so it's extremely fresh... 1. Bad Boys II 2. Bad Boys Ride or Die 3. Bad Boys 4. Bad Boys For Life

[@michaelcoffey1991]

@Cody Thank you for this fun watch :). Side question are you and the Mrs going to resume your podcast on movies you have the other watch again? Best wishes for a good week

[@gailcadd9369]

😊 Thank you, Cody. Great reviews, great takes, great insight. 👍

[@Johnwick-ed7vo]

Dude awesome shirt, and great video

[@EazyRocko]

1. Bad Boys 2 2. Bad Boys Ride or Die 3. Bad Boys 4. Bad Boys for life

[@DarthEqualizer]

W ranking

[@mikeba5937]

Man i love bad boys 2 ... Bad ass

[@user-ph4mv1mw3j]

Having the first one that low is criminal

[@EazyRocko]

@@user-ph4mv1mw3j bro I love the first but I enjoyed 4 maybe it’s recency bias I don’t know

[@JohnDoe-cd6ro]

This is my ranking too

[@cinemacola6398]

Bad Boys 2 will always be number 1 for me. Nostalgic reasons take over a bit. There are so many action sequences that are very memorable. Also whenever there isn't action, you're getting some great commedic humor from Marcus and Mike.

[@soldier6971]

This is what I love about ranking movies, deciding based on preference, not on which ones are blatantly worse than others

[@detail1090]

Bad Boys 2 was on a whole different level when it first came out. Even the soundtrack to that film had some top 10 hits for that time and that’s very rare. I remember the promo for that movie and seeing people go multiple times to see it and then it hit dvd and did it again! Blockbuster was on a roll then as well.

[@RamonVM23]

Nothing will top Bad Boys 2!!!

[@Planetpaperboy]

For real like how is this even a debate

[@MrSportsadam]

1.bad boys 2.bad boys ride or die 3.bad boys for life 4.bad boys 2

[@AliFrankTheTank]

2 last is blasphemy

[@carsonpeterson758]

No it ain’t the second was just excessive action explosions and racism towards women along with too much yelling and having contempt for everything.

[@DarthEqualizer]

@@carsonpeterson758 How can you be racist to a gender?

[@MrSportsadam]

@@AliFrankTheTank I like the second cause of the action scenes and the camera but the bad guy wasn’t that good in my opinion

[@jakebiomask]

​@@carsonpeterson758lmao, bad boys 2 is incredible

[@jasonchilado]

Appreciate all the videos Cody! Also, are we getting a Watchers review or Mad Max ranking? Totally cool if not but just wondering

[@matthewmay7318]

Would love to hear your thoughts on The Watchers if you have a chance to review it. Keep up the good work!

[@coreyproulx1525]

My ranking is the exact same, great video, thanks Cody

[@thefuturegamer4563]

Like what you do mr leach keep up the great work.

[@J-DEVTV]

Great ranking Cody, probably my favorite ranking of all that I've watched thus far. It's actually a very hard ranking, because like you mentioned, these are all pretty good. My ranking 4th. Bad Boys II (too long) 3rd. Bad Boys Ride or Die 2nd. Bad Boys For Life 1st. Bad Boys

[@TheDynamicApprentice]

Cody Leach: Ride or Die, brotha! 💪🏻

[@shauneredfield2086]

Your ranking is probably exactly how I'd rank them.. 1 and 3 are both good in different ways so I might swap them in my ranking but can't argue either way. Nice Ranking!

[@trayvonking4542]

Hey Cody can you make a video of your thoughts on welcome to darry? The it tv show?

[@shadowleon659]

1. Bad Boys 2. Bad Boys 2 3. Bad Boys 3

[@user-hf7mi2gf7z]

Having Bad Boys 3 over 2 is criminal

[@Planetpaperboy]

U putting bad boys for life better then the first 2 is somthing I can’t even explain. Wow never thought anyone liked that one better then any of them

[@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl]

Great ranking Cody I haven’t seen Bad boys the newest one yet but Bad boys 2 is king it is the best one to me

[@jamiec4478]

Bad boys 2 is #1 for me. Some of the best action and banter ever put to screen

[@willevalle9371]

Its cool to see that the comments are so different in opinion of order of rank the movies

[@user-ph4mv1mw3j]

I think it’s cool as well. But people having the original third or fourth is just insane and I can’t. I just can’t get with that.

[@tiphanieseantay958]

Haven’t seen the fourth one yet but two had held the number one spot for me for years so far hasn’t been dethroned. We will See when I see the latest one.

[@ryanswayze8822]

Cody Leach for life.

[@avengersfan4990]

4. Bad Boys II 8/10 3. Bad Boys 8/10 2. Bad Boys for Life 9/10 1. Bad Boys Ride or Die 9/10

[@freshevans]

That seems accurate

[@jamiec4478]

Rubbish

[@jason15212]

I guess we will never know what happens to Marcus sons😭🤣

[@jonathanblaze1648]

1. Bad Boys 2 10/10 Great 2. Bad Boys 4 9/10Really Good 3. Bad Boys 3 8.5/10 " 4. Bad Boys 7.5/10 Good

[@TheTTMproduction]

Do any of these movies have a 4k release?

[@DMitch-ny3jb]

The original Bad Boys will always be my favorite I have so much nostalgia for it! Every time I went to my moms friends house I would ask if she would put in the Bad Boys VHS for me and I’d be glued to the tv! 2 and 3 are after that and I haven’t seen 4 yet!

[@ohsocinematic8909]

Bad Boys II is still king and to me. Absolutely insanity of an action film.

[@Equizition21]

Will Smith's Oscar slap was a sneak preview 😆

[@StuntmanDanHemi]

That Maranello chase in BB2 is still one of my favorite chases of all times. Say whatever you want about Bay, but him and George Miller are the kings of chase scenes

[@hornmoviereviews8739]

The mortuary scene from bad boys 2 is hands down the most hilarious scene in the entire franchise 😂😂😂

[@wardenmagellan2643]

Great vid Cody! For me its: 4. Bad Boys: Ride Or Die. Didn’t liked it and still sower on Will Smith. 3. Bad Boys For Life. I liked it but nowhere near the first two. 2. Bad Boys. I really like this movie. 1. Bad Boys 2. This is a movie that I love.

[@diamonddoggspuppy7755]

How "sower" are you really 😂😂??

[@mosesm.1563]

Bad Boys 1 Bad Boys 2 Bad Boys for Life Bad Boys Ride or Die

[@justheretocommentokdontwan685]

What's the betting we get one more bad boys movie called "one last time" and it's about them both retiring but complications arise?

[@juancantu3412]

Man You Guy here are Critical !

[@AliFrankTheTank]

Bad Boys 2 🐐🐐🐐 my hottest take is prob not being a fan of the third film as much. Love 1,2,4

[@karannegi7199]

Bad Boys 2 is as Un-PC as it's gets, but it is one of the best action movies ever created in the history of film.

[@latoyamcknight6730]

Yes that is true they are all good

[@PaulRizzo]

I haven’t seen Ride or Die yet but it’s got A LOT to live up to to come anywhere near Bad Boys 2.

[@VANJAKKOSTJUK]

Lovitz and Dana Carvey.

[@oniiz8685]

2:45 Who is Captain Matthews, I believe Joe Pantoliano's character is Captain Howard ;)

[@kelliwillis4934]

Loved all of them

[@AlterKing305]

The only time I saw online controversy affect reality when it came to box office is The Flash. I could be forgetting some but The Flash is the first that comes to mind. I’m glad that wasn’t the case for Bad Boys: Ride or Die

[@mikewarner5583]

Bad boys 1 Bad boys 2 Bad boys 3 Bad boys 4 ? Idk. I'm done after 3.

[@Nick-4K]

I watched all of them for the first time the other day (except for newest one) and they are all fun. But they get worse as the series goes for me.

[@VeetiPenttinen]

My ranking and I do like all these movies so last placement is not bad movie 4. Bad Boys 3. Bad Boys Ride or Die 2. Bad Boys 2 1. Bad Boys for Life

[@christopherfrost1820]

who is captain matthews? its howard

[@abdulmani3085]

Bad Boys 2 Bad Boys Bad boys For life Bad boys ride or die.

[@octoberwolf3888]

My Ranking of the Bad Boys movies (My favorite action franchise ever) 4. Bad Boys (9/10) 3. Bad Boys Ride or Die (9.5/10) 2. Bad Boys 2 (10/10) 1. Bad Boys for Life (10/10)

[@josephcooper8754]

1. Bad Boys For Life - Blends the best of the first two films, excellent chemistry between the two leads, strong action scenes, the comedy flows naturally and has a high stakes personal plot. Plus the younger supporting characters actually work well and don’t overshadow Smith and Lawrence. 2. Bad Boys - A wonderful little action thriller, the chemistry between pretty much all the characters is electric, great score, tight script, a wonderful mix of comedic writing and ad-libs and it still feels fresh and vibrant. 3. Bad Boys Ride or Die - A decent action film but the Marcus character feels all wrong, he comes across as stupid and incompetent, he feels more like Homer Simpson than Marcus Burnett. 4. Bad Boys II - It always felt like too much, the original is very tight whereas the sequel is overlong and overblown, the action sequences are excellent but the script is weak, the scenes don’t flow well and the pace is way off. It feels more like a Michael Bay movie than a Bad Boys movie.

[@vinilima1227]

My ranking, from least fav to fav. 4- bad boys ride or die 8,5/10(easily the worst but still a good movie, I thought some of the humor mostly around Marcus was way too much stupid, the film doesn’t have a very memorable villain despite he has some good presence as a threat, There’s a traitor that was EXTREMELY predictable as well as other predictable things around him, the movie doesn’t have as much action as the others but the action is very good and I LOVED the camera angles, right there with bad boys 2 style. I loved it. But I hope bad boys 5 (if it happens) will be better. 3- bad boys for life 10/10 ( in terms of story it certainly might be the best of the series) 2- bad boys 1 10/10 (the simplest but I enjoy the kind of atmosphere of this movie, very 90s in terms of soundtrack and style I love it) 1- bad boys 2 10/10( BY FAR the best !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Over the top action from start to finish, great sequences, nice humor, I can watch it over and over and never get tired, it’s the definition of masterpiece) ❤ I love this franchise !!!

[@dimebag505]

The first one is still my favourite

[@LyleVSXyle]

Would you please rank Mad Max?

[@rxtsec1]

My ranking: Tie at #1 for the first 2 Bad Boys 3: Ride or Die 4: Bad Boys for Life But I enjoy them all

[@brentbare7280]

Part 3 Is My Favorite In The Franchise...

[@AJDaniels99]

I think my ranking would be the same as yours. Again, this franchise is undefeated, so it's like splitting hairs

[@secularbelt]

For me 2,4,3,1 The humor in 4 seemed on brand. The only thing that seemed more silly than normal was the jelly beans. Johnny Tapia was a very good villain. Marcus always has has some sort of internal/spiritual stuff going on. Wu-sa. And don’t forget in 2 he put in for a transfer to get away from Mike. That didn’t just materialize in 3. Also: John LOWvitz…🤨 John “love-its”

[@MrEdward2408]

Bad boys 2 is my favorite action comedy movie all time.

[@user-ph4mv1mw3j]

Best: Bad Boys 10/10 2. Bad Boys 2: 9.5/10 3. Bad Boys Ride or Die 8.5/10 4. Bad Boys for Life 8/10 They’re all excellent, but as much as I like all of them, there’s no way I could even make a case for any of the other ones being better than the first

[@jakebiomask]

1. Bad Boys 2 2. Bad Boys 3. Bad Boys for Life Not seen 4 yet

[@360Beezy]

This is definitely my favorite buddy-cop series, of all time!

[@R3db3ard18]

4. Bad Boys ROD 3. Bad Boys for Life 2. Bad Boys 1. Bad Boys 2 (My favorite action/comedy of all time)

[@metrofanm3a308]

Bad boys 2 a guilty pleasure my favorite of the franchise. Michael bay reached peak and delivered what he’s known for.

[@DAMOBREWER]

Bad boys 2 was my favourite It may be Nostalgia but it was funny and over the top but most of all a hell of a lot of fun. Bad boys for life was good and bought in the better story but I felt it lacked the action from 2. I hated the all the premonition stuff from Ride or Die but otherwise it kind of bought some of that action back. My biggest pet peeve tho is at the end of 3 they had Marcus wear glasses and be able to see better and then completely dropped it for 4. I liked some of the call back and characters in 4 tho and that Reggie scene. I wasn’t the biggest fan of Mike having a son in 3 either because when they don’t have story where do you go? You go back to something before they started. My ranking would be Bad boys 2 Bad boys Ride or Die Bad boys For life

[@mingw2304]

1. Bad Boys 4 Life (best story, had comedy and action…had everything) 2. Bad Boys II (most action and funniest) 3. Bad Boys (The OG) 4. Bad Boys: Ride or Die (still good, just last)

[@TomUngurean]

1. Bad Boys 2. Bad Boys 2 3. Bad Boys Ride or Die 4. Bad Boys for Life

[@tombruncker7013]

My ranking I love all of these films even my number 4, the Bad Boys series has a special place in my heart for being one of the first action franchises I ever saw I think I was four years old when I first saw Bad Boys II 1. Bad Boys for Life 2. Bad Boys II 3. Bad Boys: Ride or Die 4. Bad Boys

[@DanielTorres_999]

Easily favorite line in the whole series is from 1. “Man, I thought you was gon shoot me..” “I was.” 😂😂😂 Great franchise.

[@katiesivak7122]

The ones I have seen Bad Boys 3 Bad Boys Bad Boys 2 Really want to see Bad Boys 4

[@Smile-hk7vd]

01. Bad Boys for Life (2020) 02. Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) 03. Bad Boys (1995) 04. Bad Boys II (2003)

[@Breanna_monique]

Mine would be: Bad Boys II Bad Boys For Life Bad Boys Ride or Die Bad Boys I REALLY enjoyed the third movie. It felt more mature in tone and it has the best plot IMO. The stakes are at its highest here. But Bad Boys II is more iconic. The original though was just ok to me, so it’s last

[@grimmo79]

1. Bad boys for life 2. Bad boys 4 3. Bad boys 2 4. Bad boys

[@gabinovaldivia2541]

Also classic prestige is back LFG😎treyarch baby

[@jacobbeyer1800]

Give me Bad Boys 1 all day. The small scale more gained from the simplicity when, everyone is going bigger and underdelivering.

[@khomorimacapal57]

Cody leach say hi to Philippines! Im your number 1 in my country ❤

[@CodyLeachYT]

Greetings!!!

[@taylorpack7705]

Bad boys 2 along with roadhouse and karate kid 3 is a film that is ridiculously over the top hilariously one of the most entertaining enjoyable bad movies ever made and I love every bit of it 1. Bad boys 2 2. Bad boys 3. Bad boys for life 4. Bad boys ride or die

[@LikeGod_ButBetterLooking]

HOT TAKE: I'm probably not a Bad Boys fan though I saw the first 3 in the cinema I won't be watching the 4th there. Here's my ranking which should explain why: 1. Bad Boys: One of the all tike great action films. I prefer this to Die Hard it is that good. I put it on a par with Die Hard with a Vengeance (my favourite of the Die Hard series). The set up and the way Marcus is pretending to be Mike just works brilliantly. The villain is solid, not up there with those 2 Die Hard films but still good. However the humour is perfect and the dynamic with the leads is incredible. 2. Bad Boys 2: Aggressively mid. Huge step down from 1 (similar to Die Hard 2, the weakest of the FOUR Die Hard films. They definitely only made 4), losing the set up that was so brilliant in the first film and playing into the worst tendencies of Bay. Not a terrible film by any means but just forgettable. 3. Bad Boys for Life: Embarassing. Again not a terrible film but it felt embarassing to watch. Grown men thinking they are kids doesn't help. The fact that Will Smith looks like Will Smith where Lawrence looks like a man in his 50s again hurts the film. Lawrence almost looks more like he's Will's dad than his contemporary. I saw this at the cinema I don't think I've rewatched it since. From the looks of it number 4 is more of the same but worse which is why I don't want to watch that. So yeah hopefully you can see why I don't really feel comfortable being called a Bad Boys fan as I think the first 1 is amongst the greatest movies of all time but I don't really enjoy any of the sequels. I do wonder if I am a lone voice in this. But I am glad others can enjoy the sequels more than me* * unless you enjoy Die Hard 5 then fuck you 😜 (I joke you can like what you like)

[@yusufbey1587]

Bad boys 2 Bad boys ride or die Bad boys Bad boys for life All great films one of the best action franchises

[@CriticalFangirl]

Close. It was originally Jon Lovitz and Dana Carvey

[@JM-pm1yb]

Bad Boys 2 is the only one I haven’t seen

[@EntrEsprit]

I've only seen Bad Boys 1, it was ok, i assume the other movies got bigger in action, but more silly in plot

[@T3x34]

1.Bad Boys 2 2.Bad Boys 3.Bad Boys 4L 4.Bad Boys:ROD

[@nerdywithautism99]

Here is my ranking of the bad boys films 1. Bad Boys ll 2. Bad Boys For Life 3. Bad Boys Ride or Die 4. Bad Boys

[@MPB059]

My ranking: 1) Bad Boys for Life 2) Bad boys ride or die 3) Bad Boys 4) Bad Boys 2

[@Pinkgreen190]

My ranking Bad boys 2- one of my go to feel good movies Bad boys 4- love the character arcs Bad boys 3- only movie to have real stakes and loss Bad boys- fun but not my jam