On 11th November 1974, a legend who took the movie industry to a whole different level was born; Leonardo DiCaprio. At the age of 19, Leonardo was critically acclaimed and won the first Academy Award. Leonardo DiCaprio movies have a separate fan base. He was also nominated for Best Actor in Supporting Role for his performance as a developmentally disabled boy Arnie Grape in ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’. He is known to be one of the finest actors and gave many best Hollywood movies. This list includes some of his great works in the industry:
15. THE REVENANT:
IMDB Rating: 8/10
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Pouter
Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Plot :
When Hugh Glass is attacked by a bear in the wilderness, he has to trust his survival extinct to take revenge on a member of his hunting team who killed his son. Hugh must return to civilization to complete his agenda.
14. ROMEO JULIET:
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Paul Rudd
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Plot:
Romeo and Juliet is one of the best creations by Shakespeare. This movie is set in a modern city, unlike the original story. The Capulets and Montagues are shown as two rival gangs. Juliet’s marriage is fixed to Count Paris for investment purposes, but Romeo and Juliet fall in love while attending the ball.
13. THE BEACH:
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Virginie Ledoyen, Tilda Swinton
Director: Danny Boyle
Plot:
To crave more adventure in life, Richard sets off to Thailand in search of something real and close to paradise. Francoise and Etienne join him in search of his version of paradise, ‘The Beach’. But is this beach a paradise or something else in disguise of a paradise?
12. SHUTTER ISLAND:
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley
Director: Martin Scorcese
Plot:
U.S Marshal Teddy and his new partner go to Ashecliffe Hospital, a fortress but looks more like an asylum located on a remote island. A woman goes missing from a highly protected cell leaving the 2 marshals deeper into the mystery.
11. THE BOY’S LIFE:
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin
Director: Michael Caton Jones
Plot:
This story is about a troubled child, Toby whose mother, Caroline marries Dwight, a mild-mannered man after escaping to Wahington.
10. THE WOLF OF WALL STREET:
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jordan Belfort, Margot Robbie
Director: Martin Scorcese
Plot:
Jordan Belfort enters the Wall Street Brokerage firm at entry-level in 1987. Just within two years of experience, he starts his firm with his trusted lieutenant and some brokers. He scams wealthy investors thus making a fortune for himself. But the SEC and FBI keep track of all his activities.
9. REVOLUTIONARY ROAD:
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Michael Shannon
Director: Sam Mendes
Plot:
Frank and April always feel distant from their civilized suburbs. They decide to escape to Paris but things complicate when April finds herself pregnant.
8. DJANGO UNCHAINED:
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Quentin Tarantino, Jamie Foxx
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Plot:
Just before the Civil War, Django, a slave accompanies an unorthodox German bounty hunter, King Hunter searching for the most wanted criminals of the South. On this hunt, they meet Calvin Candie where Django’s wife is still a slave.
7. THE AVIATOR:
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Bekinscale
Director: Martin Scorcese
Plot:
Howard Hughes, a billionaire, and aviation tycoon is a public figure who has made successful movies in the Hollywood industry. He builds a major airline with his lady loves. But he has some dark fears that he might confront first.
6. GANGS OF NEW YORK:
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz
Director: Martin Scorcese
Plot:
Amsterdam Vallon sets out to seek revenge for those people who killed his father. He is a young Irish immigrant who has just been set free from prison. Amsterdam’s hunt for William Cutting, his father’s killer is an interesting plotline.
5. ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD:
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Plot:
A popular actor in 1950 now struggling for work, Rick Dalton’s life is stuck between alcohol and struggle for finding work. He leans on Cliff Booth, his best friend, and his body double back in the day. The movie is an interesting watch for all the DiCaprio and Pitt fans.
4. CATCH ME IF YOU CAN:
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Amy Adams
Director: Steven Spielberg
Plot:
Even before his 18th birthday, Frank Abagnale Jr. has done it all; become a pilot of a major airline, a doctor, a lawyer. He also became one of the best forgers and bank robbers in the history of the U.S. FBI Agent Carl Hanratty make his life’s mission to bring down Frank.
3. THE DEPARTED:
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, Matt Demon
Director: Martin Scorcese
Plot:
What happens when there is a mole inside the police department and in a gang of criminals? South Boston cop Billy Costigan goes undercover to expose the mobster Frank Costello. On the other hand, Colin Sullivan penetrates into the police department as an informant for his bosses. It is an interesting watch as to who will uncover the other person’s identity.
2. INCEPTION:
IMDB Rating: 8.8/10
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy
Director: Christopher Nolan
Plot:
Dom Cobb has the ability to enter people’s dreams and steal everything from their subconscious minds. This ability is regarded highest in the weld f corporate espionage. But things change when he is offered a near-impossible task, to plant an idea in someone’s head. Cobb is not alone in this as his enemy is reading all his moves.
1. TITANIC:
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates
Director: James Cameron
Plot:
Titanic is a real-life adaption of the ship Titanic which sunk on April 15, 1912. Rose, who is from an aristocratic family, falls in love with Jack a common man, during her travel on the ship. The ship hits an iceberg killing almost 1500 people on board. The movie is an interesting watch to see how the tragic incident took place.
