Leonardo DiCaprio’s Boldest and Most Unique Movie Roles

Discover DiCaprio’s most daring and original movie role selections.

Inception (2010)

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Shutter Island (2010)

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The Revenant (2015)

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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

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Catch Me If You Can (2002)

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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)

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Django Unchained (2012)

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The Aviator (2004)

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Don’t Look Up (2021)

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Discover DiCaprio’s most daring and original movie role selections.

Leo’s Unique Script Choices in Films

Inception (2010)

DiCaprio leads a team that steals ideas by entering dreams.

Shutter Island (2010)

A U.S. Marshal investigates a missing patient in a haunted asylum.

The Revenant (2015)

DiCaprio plays a frontiersman who survives a bear attack and betrayal.

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

DiCaprio portrays a stockbroker living a wild and corrupt life.

Catch Me If You Can (2002)

He plays a con artist who tricks the world before age 21.

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)

DiCaprio plays a fading actor navigating 1969 Los Angeles.

Django Unchained (2012)

He plays a ruthless plantation owner in Tarantino’s bold Western.

The Aviator (2004)

DiCaprio transforms into Howard Hughes, a genius with a troubled mind.

Don’t Look Up (2021)

He plays an astronomer warning the world about a comet threat.