Leonardo DiCapriois one of the biggest movie stars on the planet. And what’s more astonishing is that he’s been right at the top of the mix since a very early age, growing in stature and craft with every single film. DiCaprio’s global reach has only skyrocketed in recent times, owing to films likeInception, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywoodand the Oscar Award-winning film,The Revenant.Here’s a look at some of Leonardo DiCaprio’s most essential moments in movies.
10I Want Pills - The Departed (2006)
In Martin Scorsese’sThe Departed, Leonardo DiCaprio plays the role of State Trooper Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio), who visits a psychiatrist in a desperate bid to cure his panic attacks. However, when the doctor refuses to prescribe Billy the pills he goes into a heartfelt rant about the frivolous nature of therapy, before finally storming out of the office.
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9Rick’s Mind-blowing Performance - Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019)
In Quentin Tarantino’s western-inspired epic, Leonardo DiCaprio plays the role of Rick Dalton, a fading movie star, desperate to get back on the treadmill of fame. Tarantino portrays Rick as a vulnerable actor, grasping with his craft and suffering from bouts of series insecurities. After one such cathartic episodes in his trailer, Rick returns to set and delivers a mind-blowing performance, where he’s playing an outlaw who holds a little girl for ransom. Rick goes from caring to crazy in a matter of seconds, adding multiple layers to a complex character, and getting much-deserved appreciation when he’s done with the scene.
8Daniels Hugging His Wife’s Mirage as She Turns to Ashes - Shutter Island (2010)
In this heartbreaking scene fromShutter Island,U.S. Marshall Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) is dreaming about his dead wife. The dream-like sequence sheds light on Teddy’s past, where his wife killed their kids, driving him crazy enough to get lobotomized. Refusing to let go, Teddy hugs his wife from the back, as the house and his wife turn to ashes.
7Grow Old Together - Inception (2010)
In Christopher Nolan’s dreamy science fiction film, Leonardo DiCaprio plays an intellectual thief named Dominick Cobb. The way he goes about his job is that he drugs his target and then penetrates into their dreams. By that logic, when you go deeper into dreams, you reach a level of limbo, in which time passes very slowly compared to the real world. In this particular sequence, Cobb’s wife Mal asks him about his promise that they’d grow old together, to which Cobb replies that they did grow together in their shared dream. Right then, we see an old couple hold hands and walk; a sign that indicative that Cobb was true to his promise.
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6Gatsby Looking at the Ray of Green Light - The Great Gatsby (2013)
In this beautiful adaptation of Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel of the same name, Leonardo DiCaprio plays the titular role of a mysterious millionaire named Jay Gatsby. Despite Gatsby’s enormous wealth, he doesn’t have any of the excess baggage that fortune brings with it. This comes as a shock to Nick Carraway, a WWI veteran who sees Gatsby for the first time, standing longingly at a dock, looking at a green ray of light, whilepeople are indulging in the extravagance provided by him in his mansion.
5What’s it Going To Be, Doc? - Django Unchained (2012)
Although he hasn’t done it on many occasions, Quentin Tarantino’s western modern westernDjango Unchainedsaw Leonardo DiCaprio play the villainous role of Calvin Candie, amenacing slave merchantwith an absurd sense of humor. In this scene, DiCaprio goes from 0-100 real quick, banging his palm on the table, which caused him to bleed out a bit. But instead of breaking character, DiCaprio threatens to kill Django’s wife, Broomhilda, if Dr. Schultz doesn’t pay up for her.
4Relax You’re Late - Catch Me If You Can (2002)
In this biographical film, Leonardo DiCaprio plays the role of Frank Abagnale. Abagnale, thoughself-proclaimed, was one of the biggest con artiststhe world has ever seen, conning people of millions of dollars by posing as a pilot, a director and a parish prosecutor. In the film, hot on his tale is the FBI agent Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks). The closer Hanratty gets to Abagnale, the former devices a plan to give him the slip. To the point where in this scene, the duo come face to face and Abagnale fools the FBI agent by pretending to be another government official, who is on Abagnale’s trail.
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3Bear Mauling Scene - The Revenant (2015)
The bear mauling scene fromThe Revenantis as scary as it is thrilling. In Alejandro Ińárritu’s survivalist drama, Leonardo DiCaprio plays the role of Hugh Glass, a legendary frontiersman who is injured in a bear attack and abandoned by his crew to die. In anextraordinary bid for survival, Hugh Glass miraculously escapes and vows revenge on his companion, who betrayed him.
2You Jump, I Jump - Titanic (1997)
The moment when Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose (Kate Winslet), spread their arms on the deck of the ship as if they’re flying, is probably the most iconic scene in the movie. But in terms of love and importance, nothing comes close to Rose returning tothe sinking Titanic, only to be united with Jack in what seems like a certain death.
1Pick Up The Phone and Start Dialing - The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Playing the role of rich,flamboyant, and larger-than-life Jordan Belfort, Leonardo DiCaprio sinks his teeth into every scene of the film. The most memorable one in a bucketful of them is the scene where Belfort (DiCaprio), motivates his company workers to chase the extraordinary by picking up the phone and start dialing.
