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Recently the infectious, increasingly hilarious sitcom "Happy Endings" used Leonardo DiCaprio as a point of reference for just how many women their newly-back-on-the-scene friend was dating - as in, he was pulling DiCaprio-level numbers. And hearing the playful jab reminded me that it's been awhile seen Leo's bag was being a solid actor who dated models. A lot of models.

After all, the former dreamboat was the stuff of teengirl-worship for a good decade until a man named Martin Scorsese came into his life and introduced audiences to Leo The Serious Actor who wowed critics with his impressive work.

Joining forces with Clint Eastwood, another heartthrob of yore (honestly, Google it), DiCaprio adopts an accent, ages up, flirts with Armie Hammer and reportedly dons a dress to play the FBI's main man in J. Edgar.

With this latest talked-about performance under his belt, we're taking stock of Leo's Top 5 Roles and trust us when we say it was a TOUGH list to whittle down. And no, Titanic didn't make the cut. Deal with it.


Basketball Diaries

 #5 BASKETBALL DIARIES (1995)

Portraying larger-than-life author, provocateur and New York legend Jim Carroll, DiCaprio shed his squeaky clean, teen idol image with this gritty coming-of-age journey about a promising kid's descent into drugs, crime and everything else in between. He not only showed his adeptness with difficult and emotionally draining scenes, he brought Carroll's poetry and hard times to life, making our hearts ache for a clever boy who made the wrong choices and nearly lost everything. A performance that hinted at the greatness that would come out of the then-21-year-old.



The Aviator

 #4 THE AVIATOR (2004)

Again taking on the responsibility of embodying a very well-known real-life personality and impressing at every turn, DiCaprio stole the show as Howard Hughes in his second collaboration with Scorsese. As the opportunistic, overly ambitious and perhaps-mad director-cum-flying-enthusiast, DiCaprio perfectly captured the drive that possessed Hughes to delve into myriad industries and the obsessive behaviour that threatened to collapse his fortune and force everyone in his life to the sidelines. Bonus: he nails the accent on this one.



Revolutionary Road

 #3 REVOLUTIONARY ROAD (2008)

Hyped from the get-go for reuniting Titanic co-stars DiCaprio and Kate Winslet a decade after they set out on their maiden voyage together, Sam Mendes' insightful look at the deteriorating marriage of a superficially happy but really barely-hanging-on couple had all the hallmarks of an iconic performance from tense exchanges infused with the right amount of nuance and almost-bursting rage, to quiet scenes that speak so much about the seriously troubled marriage of Frank and April from just a sideways glance courtesy of DiCaprio. The period piece explores the lost dreams and utter despair behind forced smiles and though the amazing Michael Shannon gives him a run for his money as the truth-spewing son of a gossipy neighbour, Leo owns this movie as a defeated man who's lost the capacity to even be actively unhappy.





#2 CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (2002)

Talk about being born to play a role. DiCaprio is smartly cast as youthful conman Frank Abagnale Jr., the charming, scheming thief who posed as a pilot, doctor and legal prosecutor while relying on millions of dollars worth of fraudulent cheques. The audience never doubts that the people Frank is deceiving want to believe his tall tales because DiCaprio has that Cary Grant-esque gleam in his eye that makes it hard to see his shortcomings. That is, unless you're FBI agent Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks), the cat to Abagnale's mouse and a pleasure to see on-screen with a worthy acting opponent like DiCaprio.



The Departed

 #1 THE DEPARTED (2006)

So besides its historical significance as being the film for which Marty netted his first Oscar, this gritty Southie drama featured outstanding performances by all the main leads - Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen and Alec Baldwin - but Leo really proved to be firing on all cylinders as the conflicted mole who gets into mob boss Frank Costello's (Nicholson) back pocket and finds leading the double life, and the outrageous violence that comes from having friends in low places, may be tantamount to signing his own death sentence. A role that demanded the audience identify with Leo's undercover cop even as the bodies piled up around him, challenging doesn't even begin to explain it. An indisputable example of why DiCaprio is one of today's most accomplished actors.


Over to you - what are some of Leonardo DiCaprio's top roles? Join the discussion below!



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