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The Top 10 Film List: Starring Leonardo Dicaprio

Making this list was harder than finals week.

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The Top 10 Film List: Starring Leonardo Dicaprio
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February 28, 2016, is a day that should be celebrated by all as the day Leonardo Dicaprio was finally given what he has long desired and deserved. Since Bae (finally!) was awarded his first Academy Award, it's only right that we pay homage to the best of the best roles Leo has brilliantly executed throughout his acting career.

If you think the stress of finals is unbearable, go ahead and attempt to rank the films that our darling, Leonardo Dicaprio has been featured in. Fear not, for we have taken on this terribly difficult task for you!

10. The Great Gatsby

Dicaprio's role as the elusive Jay Gatsby is one that should not be overlooked. Perhaps it's the glamorously extravagant parties, the tragically beautiful romance between Daisy and Gatsby, or Leonardo Dicaprio in a pink pin-stripe suit. "The Great Gatsby" will make you want to go back in time and share a glass of champagne with the charming Mr. Gatsby and his guests.

9. Inception

The layers (literally) the film, Inception, encompasses is representative of the many layers of the complicated character, Dominic Cobb, who Leo so beautifully portrays. Inception will keep you on your toes the entirety of the film.

8. Catch Me If You Can

A young Dicaprio acting as a pilot, a lawyer and a doctor is quite a sight for sore eyes. Frank Abagnale Jr. is a mastermind con artist who traveled the world and attained millions of dollars before the age of 19. This true story is fascinating and fun to keep up with.

7. What's Eating Gilbert Grape?

Leonardo's portrayal of the mentally handicapped Arnie Grape and the story of his family, will tear away at your heart. What's Eating Gilbert Grape, starring Johnny Depp, is a must-see film. Dicaprio's acting warms and also breaks your heart at the same time.

6. Romeo + Juliet

This modern interpretation of Shakespeare's tragic love story, Romeo and Juliet, is a work of art. Dicaprio's portrayal of Romeo is everything you could wish for, when watching two star-crossed lovers risk everything for their love.

5. The Departed

The Departed centers around Dicaprio's character, Billy, who is a cop acting as a mole in an extremely dangerous Irish Gang. The suspense of Dicaprio's character and his predicaments will draw in your full attention.

4. The Wolf of Wall Street

Dicaprio portrays the notorious Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street, following Belfort's run-ins with extreme wealth, corrupt lifestyle, and federal crime. Leonardo Dicaprio encompasses all of the genres of humor, suspense, and drama effortlessly in this film.

3. Django Unchained

The despicable character of Calvin Candie is executed brilliantly by Leonardo Dicaprio in Django Unchained. Dicaprio utilizes the perfect mixture of humor, terror, and rage to keep us frighteningly intrigued by Mr. Candie and his manipulative antics.

2. Titanic

So maybe I'm a bit biased for putting Titanic so high on the list, however Leonardo Dicaprio's role as Jack Dawson is indisputably one of the most notorious characters of all time. The romantic adventures of Jack and Rose pull at even the most hard of hearts, making it impossible to not fall in love with these two characters and their story.

1. The Revenant

Cheers to Leo's Oscar-winning performance! It is impossible to not root for and be captured by Leonardo Dicaprio's character, Hugh Glass. Glass is a man who gains the strength and will-power to seek revenge on those who have left him for dead after his encounter with a bear attack. It is obvious that Dicaprio put every ounce of his soul into this performance, and it does not go unappreciated.
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