For nearly 30 years now, Leonardo DiCaprio has firmly established himself as one of the most beloved, biggest, and respected actors on the planet. The reason why he has had such a long-lasting career is that he's proven time and time again to be enjoyable to work with for his co-stars and enjoyable to watch for his fans.
But for all of the classics which Leo has given his fans, which ones stack up as the best in his filmography? The best way to answer that question, we discovered, is to look at said filmography on IMDB and then rank the top 10 in order of lowest to highest scored.
10 What's Eating Gilbert Grape - 7.8
It feels only fitting and a bit ironic that we kick this list off with the breakout performance of Leo's career. Here, he plays the mentally impaired younger brother of Gilbert Grape, played by Johnny Depp.
DiCaprio was so convincing in the role that since this was the first time most audiences got to see him, many people thought that he was really mentally impaired in real life. Those same people were in for a shock when he arrived at the red carpet of the film's premiere. No wonder the film earned Leo his first Oscar nod.
9 Titanic - 7.8
Following Leo's first introduction into Hollywood came Titanic, which firmly established him as Tinseltown's next big superstar. His chemistry with Kate Winslet proved to be enduring enough to bring audiences in by the drones just to see them sizzle on the big screen.
Not only does Titanic still hold up as the biggest movie of his career, but it wound up being one of the biggest movies - financially - of all time. Once the highest-grossing film ever made, it still stands tall at the number three spot - now behind Avatar and Avengers: Endgame - with nearly $3 billion to its name.
8 Blood Diamond - 8
Despite earning Leonardo DiCaprio his third Oscar nomination (along with an additional four nods for the film), Blood Diamond is a little underrated. The film rarely gets mentioned when discussing Leo's movies and in general, it's been pretty much forgotten - or at least overlooked - since its 2007 release date.
However, given that it is the eighth-highest ranked film for DiCaprio on IMDB, that should give it at least some merit. Blood Diamond is a solid picture that deserves more love than it's gotten in the last decade.
7 The Revenant - 8
After acting for a little over 25 years, Leonardo DiCaprio never won an Oscar until he starred in 2015's The Revenant, earning him his first - and so far only - Best Actor award. It can be long debated as to whether or not this should've been the performance that broke his Oscar-less streak or if an earlier picture should've, but one thing that can't be denied is how tremendous he is in this film.
Much like his wilderness-driven character, Leo was tested physically and mentally for the role and in terms of delivering an entertaining survival action romp, it paid off.
6 Catch Me If You Can - 8.1
Much like how some consider Leonardo DiCaprio to be the best actor of his generation, just as many would argue for Steven Spielberg being the best director of his generation. With both men being the best in their respective fields, it's surprising to think they only have one collaboration together.
Then again, when a director-actor duo is able to create a movie as fun and memorable as Catch Me If You Can, they only need to make one picture together. The year it came out, it was the 11th highest-grossing movie of 2002.
5 Shutter Island - 8.2
Shutter Island proved to be uncharted territory for both its lead star and director behind the lens, Martin Scorsese. Neither man had worked on a proper mystery horror film before arriving at the set of this movie, but in terms of being both scary and captivating, they created something of a modern masterpiece.
Thanks to a surprising ending that would make your head spin thinking about it, it's helped people keep talking and thinking about it across repeat viewings. The ending forces you to rewatch it to see how all of the pieces of the climax came together.
4 The Wolf of Wall Street - 8.2
The Wolf of Wall Street is perhaps Leonardo DiCaprio at his most wickedly versatile. He's funny, threatening, dramatic, emotional, romantic, unpredictable, subtle, outlandish, etc. It is essentially a DiCaprio highlight reel, made even better by an unexpected turn by the usually comedic Jonah Hill.
Everything audiences have loved about Leo's acting style over the years is on full display in this movie as an essential, complete "best of" demo reel for fans of his. It's almost shocking to think this didn't win him an Oscar.
3 Django Unchained - 8.4
His role as Calvin Candie certainly stacks up there as one of DiCaprio's most challenging roles to date, just on the basis of him playing a villain. Whether he's playing a full-blown white knight or a conflicted anti-hero, all of Leo's performances have typically made him out to be too charming and likable to boot.
However, as Candie, DiCaprio morphed himself into something truly despicable as a baddie you love to hate. It was just one of many reasons why Django Unchained holds up as one of Quentin Tarantino's best movies.
2 The Departed - 8.5
For the first time since 1997's Titanic, Leonardo DiCaprio starred in a movie that won Best Picture. The film in question is The Departed, which also earned director Martin Scorsese his first and only Oscar following his own decades-long streak of losing whenever nominated, similar to Leo.
The remake of Infernal Affairs features Leo as an undercover cop for the Massachusetts State Police department infiltrating the Irish mob. Meanwhile, Matt Damon plays a cop who happens to be a mole working for the mob's boss, Jack Nicholson.
1 Inception - 8.8
It's not hard to see why Leonardo DiCaprio's efforts in Inception made it his highest-ranked film on IMDB. Much like the aforementioned Shutter Island, Inception's ending demands repeat viewings to analyze what really happened, but in this case, it has inspired years worth of debate between fans and critics trying to offer their own interpretations for what was real and what was a dream.
The movie is incredibly, visually mind-bending as much as it challenges the viewer's mind on a psychological level. This one only gets better with age.