Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Catch Me If You Can (2002)

[8] Steven Spielberg directs Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks in this odd, beguiling caper about a 17-year-old con man (DiCaprio) pursued across the globe by a dogged FBI agent (Hanks) for successfully impersonating a doctor, a lawyer, and a commercial…
One Battle After Another (2025)

One Battle After Another (2025)

[3] It's possible I'll see this movie again in the future and understand it better. I have to assume this is possible, because I love several other Paul Thomas Anderson movies, including Boogie Nights, Magnolia, There Will Be Blood, and…
The Quick and the Dead (1995)

The Quick and the Dead (1995)

[7] Sharon Stone and Gene Hackman star in this stylized western revenge tale from director Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead, Darkman). Stone plays a gunslinger who enters a ramshackle frontier town's dueling tournament where she hopes to slay Hackman's character,…
Don’t Look Up (2021)

Don’t Look Up (2021)

[7] In this satiric dark comedy from director Adam McKay (Vice, The Big Short), Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence star as astronomers trying to warn the planet of an extinction-level comet headed straight for Earth. Meryl Streep plays a Trump-like…
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019)

Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019)

[9] Quentin Tarantino's ninth film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt as a television actor and his care-taker stunt-man. The men are close-knit and more dependent on each other than either are able to admit. During the span of just…
The Beach (2000)

The Beach (2000)

[7] Leonardo DiCaprio stars as an American tourist in Thailand who follows a secret map to an island where a small community has gone off the grid in an island paradise. Of course, all paradises are destined to become lost…
Revolutionary Road (2008)

Revolutionary Road (2008)

[7] Revolutionary Road explores the dark side of marriage, where husband and wife suffocate in the confines of traditional gender roles and start lashing out at one another. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet (together again for the first time since…
This Boy’s Life (1993)

This Boy’s Life (1993)

[6] This film, along with What's Eating Gilbert Grape, both released the same year, made young Leonardo DiCaprio a star. DiCaprio holds his own against the formidable Robert DeNiro, here playing an abusive step-father. The performances are good, but the…
Shutter Island (2010)

Shutter Island (2010)

[5] SPOILER REVIEW: Leonardo DiCaprio stars as a U.S. Marshall sent to a hospital for the mentally insane to investigate the disappearance of one of the patients. But as the hospital tries to obscure the truth, DiCaprio's character starts to…
Body of Lies (2008)

Body of Lies (2008)

[5] Ridley Scott directs Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe in a story about a CIA agent (DiCaprio) trying to bust a terrorist leader in Jordan while having his chain yanked by both the Jordan and American governments. I could also…