10 Highest-Rated Leonardo DiCaprio Movies on Rotten Tomatoes

Leonardo DiCaprio has built a career full of prestige collaborations and big audience hits. To spotlight the critical favorites, here are his ten highest-rated films on Rotten Tomatoes arranged from the lowest score in this group to the highest. The scores appear in each subheading for quick reference.

The focus here is on feature films in which DiCaprio has a significant on screen role. Each entry includes essentials like the director, core premise, notable accolades, and key production or box office facts that help place the film in context.

‘Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood’ (2019) – 86%

Quentin Tarantino’s film follows fading television star Rick Dalton and his stunt double Cliff Booth as they navigate a changing Los Angeles industry. DiCaprio plays Dalton opposite Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie, with the story intersecting with figures connected to the Manson murders and the late studio era.

The film earned ten Academy Award nominations and won two, including Supporting Actor for Brad Pitt. It was shot largely on location across Hollywood with extensive practical set work and period cars, and it grossed well over three hundred million dollars worldwide.

‘The Aviator’ (2004) – 86%

Martin Scorsese’s biopic centers on aviation pioneer and filmmaker Howard Hughes, with DiCaprio portraying Hughes across his rise in film production and airplane design as well as the personal struggles that shaped his life. The cast includes Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn and Kate Beckinsale as Ava Gardner.

The film received multiple Academy Award nominations and won five, including Supporting Actress for Cate Blanchett and awards for cinematography, editing, costume design, and art direction. Large scale flight sequences combined miniatures, real aircraft, and digital effects to recreate landmark test flights and record attempts.

‘Django Unchained’ (2012) – 87%

In Quentin Tarantino’s revisionist Western, DiCaprio plays plantation owner Calvin Candie opposite Jamie Foxx and Christoph Waltz. The story follows a freed man who teams up with a bounty hunter to rescue his wife from captivity, with much of the drama unfolding at the Candieland estate.

The film won two Academy Awards for Original Screenplay and Supporting Actor for Christoph Waltz. It became one of Tarantino’s biggest global box office successes and features an eclectic soundtrack, extensive location shooting, and detailed period wardrobe and production design.

‘Inception’ (2010) – 87%

Christopher Nolan’s heist thriller centers on a team that enters the dreaming mind to plant an idea, with DiCaprio as extractor Dom Cobb. The ensemble includes Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe, and Marion Cotillard, and the narrative moves through layered dream environments with precise rules.

The production is known for large scale practical effects like the rotating hallway fight and folding city visuals supported by computer graphics. The film won four Academy Awards in technical categories and earned more than eight hundred million dollars at the global box office.

‘Titanic’ (1997) – 88%

James Cameron’s epic romance follows passengers from different social worlds aboard the RMS Titanic as the voyage turns to disaster. DiCaprio plays Jack Dawson opposite Kate Winslet’s Rose, with a supporting ensemble that includes Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, and Gloria Stuart.

The film won eleven Academy Awards including Best Picture and became one of the highest grossing movies in history. The production used a near full scale ship set, large water tanks, and extensive visual effects to depict the sinking, along with a best selling soundtrack.

‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’ (1993) – 90%

Lasse Hallström adapts Peter Hedges’ novel about a small town family balancing responsibility and limited opportunity. DiCaprio plays Arnie Grape, whose care is central to the life of his brother Gilbert played by Johnny Depp, with Juliette Lewis and Darlene Cates in key roles.

DiCaprio earned his first Academy Award nomination for this performance. The film was shot primarily in Texas, emphasizes grounded character work, and has been used in discussions of caregiving and family dynamics in community settings.

‘The Departed’ (2006) – 91%

Martin Scorsese’s crime drama follows two moles on opposite sides of a Boston gang and the state police. DiCaprio plays undercover officer Billy Costigan opposite Matt Damon’s embedded mob informant, with Jack Nicholson, Vera Farmiga, and Mark Wahlberg rounding out the principal cast.

The film is a remake of the Hong Kong thriller ‘Infernal Affairs’ and relocates the story to Massachusetts with a fresh script by William Monahan. It won four Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director, and it performed strongly at the worldwide box office.

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ (2023) – 93%

Scorsese’s historical crime drama depicts the Osage Nation murders during the oil boom in Oklahoma. DiCaprio portrays Ernest Burkhart opposite Lily Gladstone and Robert De Niro, with the story drawing from the nonfiction book by David Grann and made in collaboration with Osage community members.

The film received numerous Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and Best Actress for Lily Gladstone. It was financed by Apple, released theatrically with Paramount, and is noted for location photography in Oklahoma and a score by Robbie Robertson.

‘Catch Me If You Can’ (2002) – 96%

Steven Spielberg’s cat and mouse caper tells the story of con artist Frank Abagnale Jr., played by DiCaprio, and the FBI agent who pursues him, played by Tom Hanks. The narrative follows forgery and impersonation schemes across airlines, hospitals, and banks as identities and locations shift.

The film earned two Academy Award nominations, including Supporting Actor for Christopher Walken and Original Score for John Williams. It was a solid worldwide box office hit and features rapid montage, period production design, and playful title sequences that establish the tone of the pursuit.

‘One Battle After Another’ (2025) – 97%

This recent release teams DiCaprio with a contemporary ensemble in a tense modern drama built around escalating confrontations and shifting loyalties. The story centers on a protagonist forced into successive showdowns that test strategy, stamina, and moral limits.

Early response focused on the film’s tight structure and grounded set pieces that favor practical staging over heavy effects. Distribution emphasized premium large formats and a platform rollout to build word of mouth, with festival buzz helping the score land at the top of this list.

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