Leonardo DiCaprio was first seen in the American children and family-oriented drama series ‘The New Lassie’ in 1989. The following year, he joined the cast of the American sitcom television series ‘Parenthood’ as ‘Garry Buckman.’ He starred in 12 episodes and remained on the show until 1991. He made his silver screen debut in the 1991 American science fiction comedy horror film ‘Critters 3’ directed by Kristine Peterson. The film was panned by critics and has a 0% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes. After starring in films like ‘Poison Ivy’ (1993) and ‘This Boy's Life’ (1993), DiCaprio played the role of ‘Arnold "Arnie" Grape’ in the American coming-of-age drama film ‘What's Eating Gilbert Grape’ directed by Lasse Hallström. The film opened to wide critical acclaim and holds a 90% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. DiCaprio also received ‘Academy Award’ and ‘Golden Globe Award’ nominations for his performance in the film. In 1995, he played the role of ‘Jim Carroll’ in the Scott Kalvert-directed American biographical crime drama film ‘The Basketball Diaries.’ The film received a mixed response from critics. The following year, he portrayed ‘Romeo Montague’ in the romantic crime film ‘Romeo + Juliet’ directed by Baz Luhrmann. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and was a major financial success, grossing over $147.6 million on a $14.5 million budget.
DiCaprio starred as ‘Jack Dawson’ in the 1997 American epic romance and disaster film ‘Titanic’ directed by James Cameron. The film received massive acclaim upon release and was a phenomenal box office success, grossing over $1.84 billion on a budget of $200 million. He was next seen in films like ‘The Man in the Iron Mask’ (1998), ‘The Beach’ (2000), and ‘Don's Plum’ (2001). In 2002, he portrayed ‘Frank Abagnale, Jr.’ in the American biographical crime comedy-drama film ‘Catch Me If You Can’ directed by Steven Spielberg. The film was praised by critics and was a major commercial success, grossing over $352.1 million on a budget of $52 million. DiCaprio received his second ‘Academy Award’ nomination for his portrayal of ‘Howard Hughes’ in the 2004 American epic biographical drama film ‘The Aviator’ directed by Martin Scorsese. The film opened to a positive reception and grossed over $213.7 million on a budget of $110 million. He was next seen in films such as ‘The Departed’ (2006), ‘Blood Diamond’ (2006), ‘The 11th Hour’ (2007), ‘Body of Lies’ (2008), ‘Revolutionary Road’ (2008), ‘Shutter Island’ (2010), ‘Inception’ (2010), ‘J. Edgar’ (2011), ‘Django Unchained’ (2012), and ‘The Great Gatsby’ (2013). In 2013, he played the role of ‘Jordan Belfort’ in the American biographical black comedy crime film ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ directed by Martin Scorsese. The film opened to a positive reception and received 5 ‘Academy Award’ nominations, including ‘Best Picture’ and ‘Best Actor’ for DiCaprio.
He became a recipient of the ‘Academy Award’ and ‘Golden Globe Award’ for his portrayal of ‘Hugh Glass’ in the 2015 American adventure drama film ‘The Revenant’ directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and was a major box office success, grossing over $533 million on a budget of $135 million. He next appeared in films such as ‘Before the Flood’ (2016), ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ (2019), and ‘Ice on Fire’ (2019). DiCaprio was last seen in the 2021 American apocalyptic political satire black comedy film ‘Don't Look Up’ directed by Adam McKay. The film received a polarized response from critics and holds a 56% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
This Academy Award-winning crime drama is a tale of two newly graduated officers from Massachusetts State Police Academy. Billy Costigan goes undercover to gain the trust of Irish-American mobster Frank Costello, while Costello's protégé Colin Sullivan joins the police as his informer. Chaos ensues as both try to expose the other in order to survive.
Jim Carroll is a drug-addicted high-school basketball player who becomes a heroin addict after the death of his friend Bobby. His addiction leads him down a dark path of getting thrown out of the team, prostituting himself for drugs, and getting arrested for robbery and assault, but he eventually finds salvation.
U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels, who has personal reasons to investigate Ashecliffe Hospital, an institution for the criminally insane on Shutter Island, is assigned the case of a strange disappearance of a woman from a locked room. As he digs deeper into the sinister operations of the asylum, he begins to lose his grasp of reality.
A biographical crime film directed by Steven Spielberg, Catch Me If You Can follows the life of Frank Abagnale who, even before turning 19, successfully carries out cons worth millions of dollars. He has posed as a pilot, a doctor and a lawyer in process. He is chased and caught by Carl Hanratty who eventually convinces him to help FBI catch other check forgers.
James Cameron's epic retelling of the Titanic disaster is from the point-of-view of 100-year-old fictional character Rose, a passenger of the sunken ship along with her widowed mother and snob fiancé. She explains the back-story of the now-recovered erotic picture of her, sketched by her lover, wandering orphaned artist Jack, whom she had met on the ill-fated ship.
Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved.
Everybody wants this shiny jewel—a smuggler, a syndicate of businessmen—from the poor fisherman that discovered it. Add in a reporter searching for the truth, and you have a political thriller that shines a light on the human cost of the 'blood diamonds' that are used to fund wars in Africa.
This biographical film focuses on the rise of Jordan Belfort from an entry-level employee at a brokerage firm to founding his own firm that engaged in massive security scams involving widespread corruption on Wall Street. However, his decadent lifestyle of sex, drugs and excess led to his downfall by attracting the attention of the FBI.
German dentist-turned-bounty-hunter Dr. King Schultz buys African-American slave Django, promising him freedom in exchange for leading Schultz to three outlaw Brittle brothers, overseers at the plantation of Django's former owner. Schultz subsequently enlists Django as his apprentice and accompanies him on a dangerous mission to free his wife Broomhilda, who was sold separately after the couple tried to escape.
Out on a hunting and trapping expedition in the uncharted snowy wilderness, trapper and Frontiersman Hugh Glass's party is devastated by an Arikara war party attack. After he is mauled by a bear, Glass is left to die and witnesses his half-Pawnee son being murdered by a greedy companion, but is kept alive by his thirst for revenge.
Based on a popular 1925 novel of the same name by F Scott Fitzgerald, this Oscar winning romantic drama revolves around Nick Carraway, a writer and wall-street trader, who is drawn into his millionaire neighbor Jay Gatsby’s past and lifestyle.
Gilbert Grape’s life has nothing special, only a bunch of responsibilities - he works at a grocery store and takes care of his family that comprises two sisters, an extremely obese mother and a mentally impaired brother. Then one day, he meets and falls in love with Becky who encourages him to focus on his own happiness as well. But how does he find time for that?
The movie follows the life of Howard Hughes from 1927-1947. During this time, Hughes achieved massive success in Hollywood and also devoted quality time and money in the aviation industry. He romanced beautiful women like Katharine Hepburn and made powerful enemies like Juan Trippe and Senator Ralph Owen Brewster. All this while, his OCD worsened.
Set in the New York slums in 1863, the movie Gangs of New York explores a violent Catholic-Protestant feud and an Irish immigrant protest that take place simultaneously. It was nominated for ten Academy Awards.
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a CIA agent on the hunt for an elusive terrorist leader, Al Saleem, Body of Lies is an action-thriller film that portrays the tensions and drama between the agent, his supervisor and their Jordanian intelligence counterparts. Russel Crowe plays the CIA agent's boss whose unclear directives have the agent doubting his motives to catch the terrorist.
The modern-day adaptation of the Shakespearean tragedy revolves around the characters of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo belongs to the Montagues family and Juliet to the Capulets, two rival gangs in Verona Beach. The two fall in love but deadly rivalries between the feuding families ultimately leads to their tragic deaths.
Athos, Porthos, and Aramis are retired while their old friend D'Artagnan has continued to serve as a captain of the Musketeers under the treacherous and corrupt King Louis XIV. When Athos’ son is killed by Louis, he reunites with his friends to take Louis down and put his twin brother Prince Philippe on the throne.
A young American thrill seeker, Richard, travels to Thailand and gets hold of a strange map that directs to a beautiful secret island. Along with another couple, he reaches the island and finds people like himself who live as a community there. Also on the island are the natives who grow marijuana and hate more outsiders coming into the island.
A mysterious woman named The Lady arrives at Redemption, an Old West town ruled by a merciless outlaw called Herod and announces her participation in a fast-draw single elimination tournament in which the loser dies. Although she insists that she is only interested in the large cash prize she may have some other hidden agenda.
Frank and April Wheeler appear completely happy and in love but Frank hates his job and April is frustrated with her failing ambition. They decide to move to Paris but April’s pregnancy and their affairs make things complicated. Ultimately, April dies while trying to perform a self-vaccum aspiration abortion and Frank is left a shell of a man.
This Boy’s Life is an American coming-of-age drama film, which takes us to the 1950s. It tells the story of a rebellious teenager Toby and his abusive stepfather Dwight. Dwight believes that the best way to discipline his troubled stepson is violence. However, as his abuse intensifies, Toby plans an escape.
Don’t Look Up is a science fiction comedy drama film which tells the story of Dr Randall Mindy, and his student Kate Diblasky, two low-level astronomers, who discover that a comet is going to collide with Earth, which can cause a huge catastrophe, leading to extinction of all living creatures. They approach the US President about the matter, who doesn’t pay much heed to it. Therefore, the two scientists decide to leak the news to the media, in order to warn mankind about the upcoming threat.
When Marvin suffers a stroke, one of his daughters Bessie, starts caring for him, while the other daughter Lee, moves away to Ohio with her husband. However, twenty years later, when Bessie learns that she is suffering from leukemia and requires a bone marrow transplant, Lee decides to travel back home.
The biographical drama is based on the life and career of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. It follows Hoover’s journey as he rises through the ranks using ruthless tactics to keep America safe. While he becomes one of the most powerful men in the USA, the movie also reveals his many questionable decisions.
Celebrity is a comedy-drama film which revolves around a divorce couple, Lee and his insecure wife named Robin. After splitting, their lives change drastically as one’s life becomes a failure and the other one finds happiness and success.
A seductive teen Ivy, from a poor family background, befriends an introverted girl Sylvie at her school, and soon finds her way into the life of the latter’s wealthy family. She eventually moves into Sylvie’s house, after Sylvie's parents develop a liking for her. Soon, Ivy begins to wreak havoc, and starts plotting against the happiness of Sylvie's family.
In this documentary film, actor Leonardo DiCaprio meets several scientists, activists as well as world leaders in order to discuss the dangers associated with climate change and what mankind can do to tackle this problem.
Leonardo DiCaprio Awards
| The Revenant | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | 2016 |
| The Revenant | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | 2016 |
| The Wolf of Wall Street | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | 2014 |
| The Aviator | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | 2005 |
| Winner | Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor | 2014 |
| The Revenant | Best Leading Actor | 2016 |
| The Revenant | Best Male Performance | 2016 |
| The Wolf of Wall Street | Best WTF Moment | 2014 |
| The Aviator | Best Male Performance | 2005 |
| Titanic | Best Male Performance | 1998 |
