This week, Leonardo DiCaprio is heading again to theaters in director Paul Thomas Anderson‘s One Battle After One other.
Since 1991, DiCaprio has appeared in over 30 motion pictures, been nominated for seven Academy Awards and received one Oscar for Greatest Actor.
To have a good time the actor’s newest movie, Watch With Us has put collectively our picks for the seven finest Leonardo DiCaprio motion pictures, ranked.
The widespread theme between these motion pictures is that DiCaprio is at his finest when paired with among the prime administrators in Hollywood.
7. ‘Gangs of New York’ (2002)
Gangs of New York is notably the primary of a number of collaborations between DiCaprio and director Martin Scorsese. It additionally marked a turning level in DiCaprio’s profession as he took on tougher roles. In the midst of the Civil Battle, the story follows Amsterdam Vallon (DiCaprio), a younger man who’s consumed with avenging the homicide of his father, Priest Vallon (Liam Neeson).
Amsterdam’s father was murdered by William “Invoice the Butcher” Slicing (Daniel Day-Lewis), the person whom New York’s gangs bow to. As a way to get his revenge, Amsterdam ingratiates himself with Invoice and turns into certainly one of his only enforcers. Nonetheless, Amsterdam could also be getting too near the person he needs to kill to tug off his life’s ambition.
Gangs of New York is streaming on MGM+.
6. ‘Catch Me If You Can’ (2002)
DiCaprio dials up his pure charisma to a different stage in director Steven Spielberg‘s Catch Me If You Can. That is the story of Frank Abagnale Jr., a infamous con artist through the ’60s. As a younger man, Frank found his expertise for pulling off notably brazen crimes, together with passing himself off as a pilot and forging checks.
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That finally attracts the eye of FBI agent Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks), who spends years making an attempt to trace down Frank. Carl even involves really feel an affinity in direction of Frank, even because the latter makes an attempt to vanish by pretending to be a physician. Frank quickly falls for a nurse, Brenda Sturdy (Amy Adams), however his lies might hold them aside.
Catch Me If You Can is streaming on Hoopla.
5. ‘The Aviator’ (2004)
The Aviator reunited DiCaprio with Scorsese for a biopic about Howard Hughes, probably the most influential figures in early Hollywood and aviation historical past. DiCaprio performs Hughes as a younger visionary who sees a extra life like future for motion pictures whereas turning his eye to the sky with developments within the subject of airplane know-how.
Hughes’ romances with actresses Katharine Hepburn (Cate Blanchett) and Ava Gardner (Kate Beckinsale) are additionally chronicled within the movie. And the film doesn’t draw back from Hughes’ crippling OCD that sends him right into a spiral of psychological sickness through the later years of his life.
The Aviator is streaming on Kanopy.
4. ‘The Revenant’ (2015)
After a number of nominations, DiCaprio lastly acquired a much-deserved win for Greatest Actor on the Oscars for The Revenant. And all he needed to do was endure probably the most brutal bear assaults in cinema historical past. Within the nineteenth century, fur trapper Hugh Glass (DiCaprio) is left clinging to life after being mauled by a grizzly bear.
Though John S. Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy) has been ordered to stick with Glass till his demise, the previous’s try to hurry up that occasion results in the homicide of Glass’ son, Hawk (Forrest Goodluck). With nothing else to stay for besides his revenge, Glass has to will himself to outlive and search out the person who killed his little one and left him for useless.
The Revenant is accessible to lease or purchase on Prime Video.
3. ‘Inception’ (2010)
Out of all of DiCaprio’s movies, Inception is perhaps essentially the most visually thrilling. Director Christopher Nolan‘s imagery felt forward of its time as actuality warps and folds in on itself whereas Dom Cobb (DiCaprio) builds a dreamscape to steal secrets and techniques from the unconscious minds of his targets.
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Cobb’s newest shopper, Saito (Ken Watanabe), has a very difficult project for him. He needs Cobb and his crew to implant an thought within the thoughts of younger government Robert Fischer (Cillian Murphy) to interrupt up his monetary empire. If Cobb succeeds, he’ll be capable of reunite along with his kids. However first, he’ll must cope with the apparition of his useless spouse, Mal (Marion Cotillard), who haunts him throughout his dream heist. The ending of this film has been debated for years, nevertheless it’s the right be aware to shut out the story on.
Inception is streaming on HBO Max.
2. ‘The Departed’ (2006)
The Departed is DiCaprio’s final collaboration with Scorsese to make this record, and it got here very near hitting No. 1 in our roundup. On this intense crime drama, few know that William “Billy” Costigan Jr. (DiCaprio) has burned his future and served time in jail as a part of a long-term police operation to carry down crime lord Francis “Frank” Costello (Jack Nicholson).
In the meantime, Frank has positioned Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) as his operative contained in the police to spy on any efforts made in opposition to him. Billy and Colin don’t initially understand that they’re embedded on reverse sides. However as soon as they do, the 2 males race to uncover the others’ identities earlier than their true loyalties might be uncovered.
The Departed is streaming on Netflix.
1. ‘As soon as Upon a Time in Hollywood’ (2019)
Probably the most attention-grabbing issues about DiCaprio’s efficiency in As soon as Upon a Time is that his character, Rick Dalton, sometimes struggles as an actor. To carry director Quentin Tarantino‘s imaginative and prescient to life, DiCaprio needed to convincingly play Dalton’s psychological lows and highs as he desperately makes an attempt to revive his sagging profession.
Brad Pitt costars as Rick’s buddy and private driver, Cliff Sales space, and their bond provides the film a singular vibe. Margot Robbie additionally stars within the film because the late actress Sharon Tate, however that is largely Rick and Cliff’s story. They’re experience or die proper up till probably the most notorious nights in Hollywood historical past. And in contrast to a number of different filmmakers, Tarantino doesn’t let historical past get in the best way of a great story.
As soon as Upon a Time in Hollywood is accessible to lease or purchase on Prime Video.
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To be thought-about “the most effective,” these movies and collection might be visually partaking, intellectually stimulating or just simply enjoyable to observe, however the one trait they will need to have is that they’re all, indirectly, entertaining. We then test which platform they’re streaming on and how one can entry them as a subscriber. No algorithm nonsense or paid endorsements right here — our suggestions are based mostly purely on our love and curiosity for the movies and reveals we love.
