When Mr. Leonardo Wilhelm Dicaprio finally got hold of the oscar that he deserved since so long – admit it – we all cried a little. We were dying, figuratively, to have a look at the priceless expression of Mr. Dicaprio. We have appreciated him for him as a person and the characters that he plays in his movies. Well, we decided to celebrate Leonardo Dicaprio movies – for no reason at all for that is the amount of love that we hold for him. Thus, we have curated a list of his movies because why not?
So, here is the list of most adored Leonardo Dicaprio movies:
Contents
- 20. Shutter Island (2010)
- 19. Body of Lies (2008)
- 18. Romeo + Juliet (1996)
- 17. This Boy’s Life (1993)
- 16. Blood Diamond (2006)
- 15. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
- 14. Marvin’s Room (1996)
- 13. The Beach (2000)
- 12. Revolutionary Road (2008)
- 11. Gangs of New York (2002)
- 10. The Aviator (2004)
- 9. The Departed (2006)
- 8. The 11th Hour (2007)
- 7. Wolf Of The Wall Street (2013)
- 6. The Revenant (2015)
- 5. Catch Me If You Can (2002)
- 4. Inception (2010)
- 3. Django Unchained (2012)
- 2. The Great Gatsby (2013)
- 1. Titanic (1997)
20. Shutter Island (2010)
A “brilliant” murderess is said to have escaped from an asylum. This called for Teddy Daniels, played by Leonardo Dicaprio, and his new partner to come attend to the scene. The woman is said to have escaped from a locked room and the situation of the walls of the hospital she was in do not give out an optimistic view to the investigators. The movie is one of the best Leonardo Dicaprio movie because of the clutching effect it has on the viewers.
IMDb 8.1 / Release Date: 2010
Trailer / Director: Martin Scorsese
19. Body of Lies (2008)
CIA Agent Roger Ferris, played by Leonardo Dicaprio, has devised a plan in order to capture the hiding terrorist Al-Saleem. He makes a plan with his boss and decides to create a fake terrorist organization – however – this does not turn out to be very well for him. The acting was impactful and has been considered to be one of the best by Leonardo Dicaprio.
IMDb 7.1 / Release Date: 2008
Trailer / Director: Ridley Scott
18. Romeo + Juliet (1996)
The film has been adopted by the Shakespearean play – Romeo Juliet – however, the setting of the play has been changed to a modern-day Verona Beach. Montagues and Capulets are warring mafia empires. Drugged Romeo, played by Leonardo Dicaprio, meets Juliet in a party and they fall for one another immediately. The two hail from warring empires and realize that this could call for some trouble. The setting of the whole thing is quite intriguing making this a must watch Leonardo Dicaprio movie.
IMDb 6.8 / Release Date: 1996
Trailer / Director: Baz Luhrmann
17. This Boy’s Life (1993)
Toby, played by Leonardo Dicaprio, and his mother have decided to move to Washington. Therein, Caroline meets Dwight – a well-mannered fellow – who she falls in love with. They eventually decided to marry and are happy with their lifestyle. Soon after, Dwight begins to act violently against Toby for any trouble that Toby causes. Thus, Toby decides to escape – since – his mother is not willing to end the marriage anytime soon.
IMDb 7.3 / Release Date: 1993
Trailer / Director: Michael Caton-Jones
16. Blood Diamond (2006)
The film has been set in the time of political unrest in Sierra Leone. Leonardo Dicaprio joins hands with a black Mende fisherman in order to recover a rare gem. This would allow Dicaprio to get rid of the continent forever in return he would make the fisherman meet his lost family. The journey was a tough one and yet they decided to tread on it. The drama of the movie allows us to stay stuck in our chairs and appreciate this wonderful Leonardo Dicaprio movie.
IMDb 8.0 / Release Date: 2006
Trailer / Director: Edward Zwick
15. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
This movie is the first for which Leonardo Dicaprio was nominated for an Oscar award making this amongst the best of the Leonardo Dicaprio movies of all the time. In this movie, Leonardo Dicaprio plays the role of an autistic child. Gilbert Grape, played by Johnny Depp, is caught between a lot of responsibilities wherein he has to take care of his mother who is so fat that she cannot get out of the house and his brother who is autistic. Apart from this, he is in love with a fine young girl which led him to rearrange his life.
IMDb 7.8 / Release Date: 1993
Trailer / Director: Lasse Hallström
14. Marvin’s Room (1996)
Lee and Bessie are sisters who have decided against living together because of the different personalities that they possess. Bessie decides to stay with her father – who is ill – in order to take care of him while Lee moves to Ohio in order to marry and raise a family. Lee, however, is diseased and her son, played by Leonardo Dicaprio, has a mental condition which leads the family to come together and meet.
IMDb 6.7 / Release Date: 1996
Trailer / Director: Jerry Zaks
13. The Beach (2000)
Richard, a young man, played by Leonardo Dicaprio, is in search of adventure in order to look for something that he finds joy in. He decides to travel to Thailand wherein he is in possession of a map that is going to lead him to “The Beach” – a mystical island. He, along with his friends, decides to tread on this journey. He is surprised only when he figures out that this is not the most perfect go-to place. Well, the suspense led us to watch this amazing Leonardo Dicaprio movie, I hope it does the same to you – if you haven’t, already, watched it.
IMDb 6.6 / Release Date: 2000
Trailer / Director: Danny Boyle
12. Revolutionary Road (2008)
A romantic drama starring Leonardo Dicaprio. The various roles that he has managed to play throughout his career have always motivated us to follow this man, seamlessly. A couple that looks like one of the most perfect couple that you might have met is facing trouble because of living in the suburban area. They plan to move elsewhere but are stopped and face trouble thereafter. The climax and the tragic end does startle the viewers a little.
IMDb 7.3 / Release Date: 2008
Trailer / Director: Sam Mendes
11. Gangs of New York (2002)
The intensity of this movie is going to keep you glued to your seats for a really long time, trust me. Yet, another flashback movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio. This movie is set in the year 1863, Amsterdam Vallon, played by Leonardo Dicaprio, makes an attempt to avenge the death of his father against the killer William Cutting. He knows for this he has to make sure to cut out Cutting’s inner circle. While he strives to make his survival possible he also fights to make a place for the Irish people in New York. A must watch Leonardo DiCaprio movie.
IMDb 7.5 / Release Date: 2002
Trailer / Director: Martin Scorsese
10. The Aviator (2004)
The Aviator stars Leonardo Dicaprio as Howard Hughes. The movie has been adapted from a non-fiction book which goes by the name Howard Hughes: The Secret Life. The film has tried to portray the man’s life from the year 1927 to 1947. It is in these years that he had become a successful film producer as well as a leader in the aviation segment. While he was growing, his Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) grew too. The movie is an inspiration to grow and one of the best from the lot of Leonardo Dicaprio movies.
IMDb 7.5 / Release Date: 2004
Trailer / Director: Martin Scorsese
9. The Departed (2006)
The Departed is a crime drama which was well liked by the audience to the point that it has obtained the position amongst the best Leonardo Dicaprio Movies. The movie is a remake of the Hong Kong film “Internal Affairs”. The film has been set in Boston wherein an undercover agent and an agent who has been recruited by a criminal have learned about the fake identities that they possess and they must uncover the other first in order to keep themselves protected.
IMDb 8.5 / Release Date: 2006
Trailer / Director: Martin Scorsese
8. The 11th Hour (2007)
The movie is a documentary starring Leonardo Dicaprio as the narrator of the movie. Given the environmental activist that he is, the film goes over the grave problems that are being faced by the Earth. It focuses and addresses the various issues that our planet is facing which are inclusive of deforestation, global warming so on and so forth.
IMDb 7.3 / Release Date: 2007
Trailer / Director: Leila Conners, Nadia Conners
7. Wolf Of The Wall Street (2013)
This movie is based on the life of Jordan Belfort, played by Leonardo Dicaprio. The movies takes us through the highs and the lows of the stock market as well as the life of Belfort. Jordan has managed to attain success in his life and his company is at a whopping high. He is surrounded by drugs and women, well, that is the life he enjoyed. However, a low then came up in his life and led him to meddle with the federal government. An eye-opening Leonardo Dicaprio movie.
IMDb 8.2 / Release Date: 2013
Trailer / Director: Martin Scorsese
6. The Revenant (2015)
The movie that finally led this man to win an Oscar. Well deserved, I must say. The movie was, yet, another flashback movie which led us back to the year 1823. Leonardo Dicaprio plays the role of Hugh Glass – who is a man who hails from the wild. After being mauled by a grizzly bear and being left to die – he is on a mission to quicken the pace of the trade of fur. It is needless to say that is one of the best shots that he has had in the movie career because he won an Oscar for the role that he played.
IMDb 8.0 / Release Date: 2015
Trailer / Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu
5. Catch Me If You Can (2002)
One of the most celebrated Leonardo Dicaprio movies because of the immense attention that it was able to gather from the audience and also from the person on who this film is based – Frank Abagnale. Frank Abagnale, played by Leonardo Dicaprio, has managed to commit felonies worth millions of dollars and has managed to con the people around him by the time he is about to turn 19. This movie has been adapted from a play that was written by Jeff Nathanson. Leonardo Dicaprio has managed to grab the attention of the people and has made this movie one of the best of Leonardo Dicaprio movies.
IMDb 8.1 / Release Date: 2002
Trailer / Director: Steven Spielberg
4. Inception (2010)
“Your mind is the scene of the crime”. Well, well, this is one of the most mind-boggling movies that we have ever encountered – to the point – that it requires so much attention for us to understand the movie in its true and complete essence. The science fiction genre of the movie makes the movie edgy because the characters have played a, damn, good role in keeping the movie a set of suspense-filled scenes. The lead, in the movie, is played by Leonardo Dicaprio. The plot of the movie revolves around stealing ideas and plotting them. The movie requires a lot of patience from its viewers to understand the crux of it.
IMDb 8.8 / Release Date: 2010
Trailer / Director: Christopher Nolan
3. Django Unchained (2012)
This is the movie which allowed Leonardo Dicaprio to show his versatility with respect to playing unconventional roles. Django Unchained is a drama based on slaves and the cruelty that they have been through in order to get the freedom that they are bound to have. The movie is about how Django makes sincere efforts in order to free his wife who has been taken as a slave by a cruel owner. He does so by joining hands with a bounty hunter. The cruel owner’s role is played by Leonardo Dicaprio and this man has not failed to surprise us with the bold role that he has played. I am sure this movie marks to be one of the best of Leonardo Dicaprio movies.
IMDb 8.4 / Release Date: 2012
Trailer / Director: Quentin Tarantino
2. The Great Gatsby (2013)
This drama was made out of the book that was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and ,yet, another amazing Leonardo Dicaprio movie. The film portrayed Mr. Jay Gatsby as its protagonist and the role was played by none other than Mr. Leonardo Dicaprio. Well, the film is a romantic drama and the film, in totality, justifies its genre. The movie was also seen by Fitzgerald granddaughter to which she said “Scott would have been proud.” The film is based on how Mr Gatsby is in love with a girl, who was his love interest in the past, who is married. The story is narrated by a character named Nick – who had recently moved to the city – and while he encounters all this drama, he realizes that the city is not where he belongs.
IMDb 7.3 / Release Date: 2013
Trailer / Director: Baz Luhrmann
1. Titanic (1997)
This had to be the first on the list because this epic drama led him to become one of the most renowned actors of all the time. This movie hailed from the romantic genre and was a fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. The movie’s two main characters were Leonardo Dicaprio and Kate Winslet playing the roles of Jack and Rose, respectively. Jack and Rose fall in love with one another despite the fact that they hail from two completely different social classes. I am sure you all might be aware of the classic “Titanic” movie and how it had a tragic end. Nonetheless, it is considered to be one of the best Leonardo Dicaprio movies of all the time.
IMDb 7.8 / Release Date: 1997
Trailer / Director: James Cameron
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