Here are Cinephile Corner’s picks for the 15 best Leonardo DiCaprio movies, ranked:
15. The Great Gatsby (2013)
14. The Aviator (2004)
13. Romeo + Juliet (1996)
12. The Quick and the Dead (1995)
11. The Revenant (2015)
The Revenant might be as close as I’ll ever get to fully enjoying an Alejandro González Iñárritu film. While his work often leans into self-indulgence—whether through the meta posturing of Birdman or the grating self-reflection of Bardo—this film largely sidesteps that pitfall. Instead, The Revenant strips things down to a primal survival story, focusing on raw spectacle rather than existential musings about art and life, and featuring one of Leonardo DiCaprio’s most accomplished physical performances.
10. Shutter Island (2010)
9. The Departed (2006)
8. Django Unchained (2012)
7. Catch Me If You Can (2002)
6. Inception (2010)
5. Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
In Martin Scorsese’s epic crime drama, Killers of the Flower Moon, we are transported back in time to the early 1920s, to the Osage Nation in Oklahoma, a land drenched in blood and oil. Adapted from David Grann’s best-selling book of the same name, Scorsese’s take on this dark chapter in American history takes us on a thrilling, if occasionally meandering, journey that showcases the director’s distinct cinematic style while exploring a unique angle on the source material.
4. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
3. One Battle After Another (2025)
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another is a movie of firsts that never feels tentative. It is his first modern-set feature since Punch-Drunk Love, his first collaboration with Leonardo DiCaprio, and his first film of this scale, reportedly in the $130 to $175 million range. What is not new is the command. From the first explosion to the last chase, this is PTA in full control, turning a feverish political thriller into one of 2025’s most purely thrilling big-screen experiences.
2. Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019)
1. Titanic (1997)
